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Purple Line Corridor Coalition study: Same Old, Same Old | Gentrification will result from investment in transit infrastructure

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Also see " The Howard and Lincoln Theatres: run them like the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust/Playhouse Square Cleveland model ," 2012, and the discussion of "transformational projects action planning," " Why can't the "Bilbao Effect" be reproduced? Bilbao as an example of Transformational Projects Action Planning."

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How the Tri-COG Land Bank is Transforming Vacant Properties in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Center for Community Progress

By: Liz Kozub I got my start in transforming vacant properties in 2012 as an intern for the City of East McKeesport, Pennsylvania, a dense community of just over 2,000 residents with tremendous community pride. Since then, TCLB has: Recruited 38 members (28 municipalities, 9 school districts, and Allegheny County), and growing.

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Are you one of the 95 percent of banks that are underreporting community development loans under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA)? SHOWNOTES: Community Development Loans Demystified with Krista Shonk, VP & Senior Counsel, Regulatory Compliance and Policy, Fair & Responsible Banking, ABA.

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Uphams Corner, Boston: revitalization "without" gentrification

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Photos by Bob Haas Second, people with choices did move into the neighborhood some, and unlike the in-migrants described in the movie " Flag Wars " in the Old Towne East neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio, they were very much focused on working with the people in the community, not being disconnected "urban pioneers."

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What is the competitive advantage for the post-covid city? Doubling down on place values

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

I'm not into it, but it's a kind of extension of that idea, but for space and place.

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