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WMATA "Fleet of the Future" exhibit on the National Mall

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

A prototype of the 1000-series Metro train on display on the White House Lawn in the 1960s. In 1968, Metro built and displayed prototypes at the White House Lawn, the National Mall, Prince George’s Plaza and L’Enfant Plaza. It's only more of a need given how WFH has cut transit ridership in half. -- St.

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What should the program for a Transportation Management District look like?

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

While this might not be dense for a much bigger city, Sugar House is becoming the densest SLC neighborhood outside of downtown, especially along the Trax light rail line. Sugar House has some on Highland Drive, by Fairmont Park on 900 East, is adding more cycle tracks on 1300 East and other streets.

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Google Public Sector announces Board of Directors

Google Public Sector

Governor Steve Bullock An accomplished lawyer, Steve Bullock served the State of Montana as Attorney General from 2009 to 2013, and as Governor from 2013 to 2021. Prior to that, she represented New Mexico in the United States Congress for 10 years, and served on the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the House Armed Services Committee.

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Delinquent Property Tax Enforcement Could Be the Missing Piece in Fighting Vacant Properties

Center for Community Progress

Even at a time of record low housing supply, vacant and deteriorated properties—referred to by some as “blighted properties,” though the Center for Community Progress and others consider the term harmful and problematic*—exist in every community. See The Empty House Next Door for more information.

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Celebrating 20 Years of Land Banks in Michigan

Center for Community Progress

For example, in 2022 the Michigan State House and Senate passed a critical appropriation of over $75 million to a program supporting “blight elimination” across the state—the result of a joint effort between Community Progress and MALB—and later expanded that program by another $75 million. and the mortgage rate increased 5.6%

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Revisiting the 11th Street Bridge Park project as an opportunity rather than a folly: a new revitalization agenda for East of the River, DC

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

The third is preserving housing. But even before that I went back and forth on it. I talked about this during the design process, and now that I am on the board of a park, I am proved right. There just aren't that many jobs. And my park is 110.5 Should have been addressed for decades.

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The GSE Public-Private Hybrid Model Flunks Again: This Time It’s the Federal Home Loan Bank System (Part 2)

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

Introduction The Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) System 1 is a relatively unknown but important part of America’s housing and financial system, with over $1 trillion in assets. It was established by Congress in 1932 and today consists of 11 regional FHLBanks that operate as one system, cross-guaranteeing each other’s debts.

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