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Divided by Design? Urban Renewal’s Long-term Impact on Poverty and Income by Race

The Lowe Down

I test this idea using Collins and Shester’s methodology to analyze economic outcomes from three decades (1990, 2000, 2010) disaggregated by race (Black or White). In 2010, White incomes continued to grow (0.172 percentage points), while the effect on the Black populations diminished to 0.0598 percentage points.

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A Lime electric bicycle front wheel with the spokes iced up, Salt Lake City | Snow clearance issues and sustainable mobility

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

In past years, in November or December, I usually write a piece about "maintenance of way" issues concerning pedestrians, transit riders, and bicyclists in the winter. -- " Snow, winter and the "Sustainable Mobility City" ," 2019 I started this in 2010, although during the winter storms of February, when I was writing a bicycle and pedestrian plan (..)

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Revisiting the Community Land Trust: An Academic Literature Review

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

CLTs provide a community ownership approach to providing affordable housing, trying to balance the homeowner desire to build equity with the community and societal desire to maintain an affordable housing stock and the desire of local governments and other funders to sustain housing intervention funding. Where have CLTs been established?

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Bicycling promotion at the neighborhood scale

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

In " Making cycling irresistible in DC 2.0 " (2008) and " Best practice bicycle planning for suburban settings using the action planning method " (2010), I mentioned the need to promote bicycling at the neighborhood scale, to increase biking take up. Too many people think biking is recreational or a joke in terms of sustainable mobility.

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Gaps in Parks Master Planning: Part Three | Planning for Climate Change

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Parks with extraordinary environmental features face big losses in the face of sustained heat. But not much has been addressed since the plan was released in 2010! Climate change as an opportunity for civic engagement within parks and parks systems Sustainability education. national parks are trying to go carbon-free.

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Lies, damn lies, and misleading data: bus service (DC Circulator)

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

. == I threw up my hands about the Circulator years ago, calling it "political bus service"--created to assuage particular neighborhood groups, not because it's needed (" Throwing up my hands and the "Anacostia" "Circulator" ," 2010). That's crazy.

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The Benefits of Community Engagement for Universities and Colleges

Social Pinpoint

However, consistent and ongoing community engagement can require significant investment. Universities are always thriving to collaborate with council as it usually generates authentic and impactful engagement that would benefit the community and city stakeholders.