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More systematic equity and revitalization planning as an imperative and opportunity in the suburbs: Northern Virginia

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Which infuses two articles outlining a revitalization strategy for St, Louis, and a brief follow up: -- St. Part 1: Overview and Theoretical Foundations ," 2021 -- " St. Part 2: Implementation Approach and Levers ," 2021 -- " Revisiting St. Louis: what would I recommend for a comprehensive revitalization program?

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Indiana BMV Builds on Three Pillars to Drive up CX

GovLoop

The number jumped in 2020 and 2021 (the most recent year for which stats are available), first because of COVID restrictions and then staffing shortages. Still, 50% of transactions were completed in less than 15 minutes, according to the bureau’s 2021 annual report (the most recent report available). Residents have noticed.

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Revisiting the Community Land Trust: An Academic Literature Review

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

Housing is the highest monthly bill typical Americans face, reaching an average of $1674 a month in 2021. Over 225 CLTs have developed since their inception in the 1960s (Grounded Solutions Network 2021), and fifteen states have some version of a positive law supporting CLT formation and affirming CLT legality in their state (Decker 2018).

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Updating the best practice elements of revitalization to include elements 7 and 8 | Transformational Projects Action Planning at a large scale

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

From another NYT piece, " What We Learned From BogotĂ¡â€™s Buses ," about the article: That’s a lesson I took away from my reporting. I will say that adaptive management is a lot like my old "Action Planning" approach, which uses the design method, and dates back to 2008 and observation of best practice then. TransMilenio bus routes.

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How to Address Homelessness: Reflections from Research

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

With a critical eye toward the creation and perpetuation of racial disparities, the article examines four categories of policy responses: addressing root causes, preventing homelessness, providing services, and facilitating sustained exits from homelessness, which this post, too, will examine in turn. 2021 ; Gubits et al.

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More remonstration about the molasses of change: Transit planning, Baltimore County, Maryland and Towson

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Now everything I wrote was rejected because it was at the peak of the post-2008 recession, and the planners were ordered to omit "any recommendations that cost money." From the article: State transportation officials are asking for public input on seven proposed transit routes that would connect Towson to downtown Baltimore.

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The Inland Empire’s Industry Resilience

The Lowe Down

Article By Anya Syed. The 2001 recession was concentrated in tech; the 2008-9 recession in housing. This increased to 9.35% in January 2021. During the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, unemployment rates soared throughout the US, with rates differing across US counties. in September 2022.

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