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Revisiting what I wrote about in 2010/2012 back to the fore: regional cultural funding in Greater Detroit

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

In 2010 and 2012 I wrote about such initiatives for the Detroit Zoo (actually located in Oakland County) and the Detroit Institute of Arts, which were caught up in the city's bankruptcy. That bill is before the House for final approval next week. Brooks Patterson (" The rise of Oakland County is built on Detroit's Fall ") died).

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The basic lesson of intensification that government officials and activists don't understand: intensification happens first in high value areas, not low value areas

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Illustration from The House Book by Keith DuQuette, showing the intensification of land use as you move from suburban areas to the center city. From the article: This involved allowing additional dwelling units, or ADUs, typically basement or attic apartments or coach houses. Where do I begin? Some units are called “granny flats.”

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California Forests Are Disappearing–And So Are Air Pollution Disparities

The Lowe Down

This correlation occurs because air quality is an amenity that is capitalized into housing prices; cleaner air is among the many goods purchased by more affluent households in California. in the period 2006-2010. As the average air quality in 2006-2010 is 10.95, this is roughly a 1.4 for 2016-2020. in 2011-2015 and 0.09

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Three ideas about presentation of African American History in the context of Black History Month | reprint with an addition about the US Civil Rights Trail (versus the Dixieland Trail)

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

I wrote about this in more depth in " 6Ps and cultural planning and the failure to create a network of African American historic sites across the DMV " (2016) in response to articles spurred by the opening of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. In North America, Doors Open Toronto is probably the biggest.

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Do Lawyers Matter? Early Evidence on Eviction Patterns After the Rollout of Universal Access to Counsel in New York City

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

In a special issue of Housing Policy Debate on evictions, Ingrid Gould Ellen, Katherine O’Regan, Sophie House, and Ryan Brenner analyze early findings from the NYC Universal Access to Counsel program (UAC). As of 2013, only 1 percent of New York City tenants were represented by lawyers in housing court. Methodology.

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Archangel: The future of telecare service providers is now

Open Access Government - Technology News

Analogue to digital transition is now an urgent issue across sectors that rely on monitoring data from, responding to, or communicating with service users over whom an organisation has a duty of care, such as TEC (technology-enabled care), assisted living and housing. Digital telephony networks are here and expanding faster than ever.

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The GSE Public-Private Hybrid Model Flunks Again: This Time It’s the Federal Home Loan Bank System (Part 1)

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

Introduction In November of last year, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) published a report 1 (the Report) recommending reforms for the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) System. 5 The similar key behaviors exhibited by both F&F and the FHLBanks should not come as a surprise. This was all laid out by Congress in their charters (i.e.

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