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Small college economic issues threaten their ability to function as a community asset

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. -- " University President Freeman Hrabowski and an agenda for urban universities ," 2021 -- " President of Washington State University dies: fostered development of the "University District" adjacent to Downtown Spokane ," 2015 -- " Universities as elements of urban/downtown revitalization: the Portland State story and more ," 2014 -- " Better2016 (..)

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Revisiting the Community Land Trust: An Academic Literature Review

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Housing prices have increased far faster than incomes (Miller 2015), making affordable homeownership inaccessible for many aspiring homeowners (Hackett et al. Inclusionary zoning or LIHTC units only provide below-market housing for a fixed period (Miller 2015), and Housing Choice Vouchers become more costly as rents rise.

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Straws and puffery: USC's DC "campus" as a lever for downtown revival

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Similarly, the creation of Appalachian School of Law in rural Virginia was touted as a way to build the economic power of the region (" Appalachian School of Law receives final installment of $6 million funding package ," Bluefield Daily Telegraph ). Leveraging higher education institutions for urban economic development.

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Capital One Arena, Wizards and Capitals may move to Alexandria | Why not the RFK campus?

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This would provide Metrorail service to the New York Avenue corridor, if somewhat circuitous, and could also connect to a new infill New York Avenue station on the MARC passenger rail system (" One big idea: Getting MARC and Metrorail to integrate fares, stations, and marketing systems, using London Overground as an example ," 2015).

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It's not the age of the housing stock, but the ability of property owners to maintain it: Disinvestment in Pittsburgh

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Those initiatives have influenced me greatly and taught me a lot. -- " Urban economic development strategies: do you invest in people or places? Louis: -- " St. Louis: what would I recommend for a comprehensive revitalization program? Part 1: Overview and Theoretical Foundations " -- " St.

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Uphams Corner, Boston: revitalization "without" gentrification

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In a market economy for housing, to ensure a place for the economically less well off, that requires public intervention to build, own, and operate housing, as well as other subsidies, such as vouchers for people to pay for private market housing.

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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

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Maybe the National Park Service Urban Agenda: A call to action initiative (2015) can help facilitate this, but I am not holding my breath. But even before that I went back and forth on it. Another link. The Directory of NPS Community Assistance Programs is a resource for identifying programs to advance community needs.