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Community building versus economic development

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

A problem on Market East and in Philadelphia, they said, is the city government only contemplates the future in response to developers’ wishes. Plus they have a bias against development to begin with, think developers are monsters because they make profits, etc. Most economic development planners don't know the difference.

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Federal government research hub development initiative

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

I didn't know NASA originally planned for a big electronics hub in Boston's Kendall Square, as MIT's Draper Laboratory was an original developer of various electronics systems for the Apollo space program. The Department of Defense as a customer of technology firms has also spurred economic development.

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

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Hotel Development ," Bisnow), and retail spaces that are getting crushed. Banner / The Seattle Times) OTOH, it's not just office buildings (" Stress Builds as Office Building Owners and Lenders Haggle Over Debt ," New York Times ), hotels (" Difficulty Securing Financing Halts More Than Half Of U.S.

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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

.” – Mayor Douglas Shere The most recent government statistics available on areas with low numbers of or access to grocery stores is from 2016, part of the federal Food Environment Atlas. By 2016, it had lost that store. Department of the Treasury Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI).

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Proof of Broken Windows theory in Philadelphia and New York City

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We need him to work with community advocates to pass citywide policies that prioritize low-income housing and opt the 2nd District into the mixed-income neighborhood overlay, which would require housing developers to ensure 20% of their units are affordable. -- " Fighting blight by fixing up homes could bring down Philly gun violence, new study shows (..)

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NBA All Star Game in Salt Lake, economic development hype | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on the Pirates baseball team economics

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Utah Business magazine claims that the economic development impact of the Game will be as much as $250 million (" The 2023 NBA All-Star Weekend could boost Utah’s economy by $250M+ "). Economic Development hype versus building the local economy. But it would have to be built into the experience. That would add some money to the till.

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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 (..)