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With the post-covid decline of Downtowns, arts and cultural institutions are affected too

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

The Job Description Is Changing ," New York Times = Other relevant blog entries -- " Reprinting with a slight update, "Arts, culture districts and revitalization" from 2009 " (2019) Cultural quarters and innovation districts -- discussion on the Arabianranta district within " Helsinki as an example of creative industries driving urban revitalization (..)

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A Study of Low-Income Communities and School-to-Prison Pipelines

The Lowe Down

Low income students are 9 percentage points more likely to be suspended in a given year than their non-low-income peers, the Education Research Alliance finds. 18% of black boys and 10% of black girls received an out-of-school suspension in 2013-14, compared to only 5% of white boys and 2% of white girls, the U.S.

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The unintended consequences of converting office buildings to housing: the need for public safety; schools; amenities

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

WRT "daycare" one rise in PreK education for 3 to 5 year olds in cities like DC and NYC is to address the dearth of quality daycare and the expense. Outside of New York City and Vancouver (" In the City " Vancouver Courier , 2006), apartment living with families are uncommon. In general, people don't want schools to be bad.

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DC's 11th Street Bridge Park project

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

The Bridges now. What's proposed, rendering with the park in place. "

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Federalism and the Detroit Bankruptcy Case

Public Policy Blog

Since then, there’s been a flow of federalism or states’ rights cases heading to the Supreme Court, on a regular basis” (Bomboy, 2013). Hortonville Education Association, 426 U.S. 2012, April). 2013, July 18). 2013, July 27). 2013, July 30). 2013, July 18). 2013, July 19). 2013, July 17).

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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

Also see " A National Mall-focused heritage (replica) streetcar service to serve visitors is a way bigger idea than a parking garage under the Mall ," 2013. What if the park sponsored daily educational enrichment activities for the young people in nearby neighborhoods? Create a higher education hub.

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30 November 2017 | Rethinking the Government-Nonprofit Partnership: Who’s Funding Whom?, by Kelly LeRoux

PMRA (Public Management Research Association)

The most prominent example of this is the collective effort by the Ford, Kresge, Mott, and the Knight foundations to fund over $330 million of the bailout for the bankrupt City of Detroit in 2013. Adding to the complexity, the answers to these questions might vary depending on service area (ie public education, economic development, etc).