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Economic impact of big name concert tours: Taylor Swift in Philadelphia

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

According to the urbanism blog Billy Penn (" Taylor Swift’s tour stop was a boom weekend for Philly, with hotel rooms nearly selling out — at $450 a night "), Taylor Swift's concert contributed to a hotel booking rate of over 90% in Philadelphia's Center City, and a significant increase in pricing.

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The economic impact of AWS’s investment in Japan

AWS Public Sector Blog

I’m humbled to share that since 2011, AWS has invested ¥1.35 During 2011-2022, the investment in our AWS Regions in Japan resulted in ¥1.31 An overview of AWS investments and economic impact in Japan from 2011 to 2022. In 2022, we invested ¥348 billion in capital and operational investments in our data centers in Japan.

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Revisiting the Community Land Trust: An Academic Literature Review

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

More background on the legal and tax aspects of CLTs in North Carolina can be found in this earlier CED Blog post. One-time investments in CLT properties can keep those properties affordable as long as the CLT exists, ensuring affordability for far longer (Institute for Community Economics 1982, Jacobus and Brown 2010, White 2011).

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Regional and multi-state inter city bus transportation. Thanksgiving is a time of big travel.

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

I have written about this from time to time, including problems with the set up at DC's Union Station, by comparing it to Toronto and Montreal (" Union Station bus terminal, DC ," 2011). . = One overlooked segment in regional transportation planning is inter-city bus service/travel.

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How to Keep the Local Grocery Store Open: A Challenge for NC CED Professionals

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

Almost 15 years ago, a brief CED blog post highlighted several resources for supporting or attracting local grocery stores, especially ones in rural areas. In 2011, Camden County, in far eastern North Carolina, had only one grocery. Source: Library of Congress – U.S. By 2016, it had lost that store.

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National Community Planning Month: Schools as neighborhood anchors

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Note that sometime in the next few months, I plan to write a dedicated blog entry on this topic.) Individual schools need a program to systematically build relationships with their neighborhood. A big problem, at least in cities, is that households have a lot fewer children.

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CFP: Book About Teaching with Digital Storytelling

A Library Writer's Blog

To learn more about the digital storytelling collaboration that inspired this book project, visit our Global Digital Stories blog at: [link] To learn more about metaliteracy visit: [link] Please send a 1–2-page chapter proposal and a current CV to Tom at Tom.Mackey@esc.edu no later than Friday, July 29, 2022. American Library Association.

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