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Revisiting the Community Land Trust: An Academic Literature Review

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

Housing costs and supply are dominating the news at the moment. Housing is the highest monthly bill typical Americans face, reaching an average of $1674 a month in 2021. Housing prices have increased far faster than incomes (Miller 2015), making affordable homeownership inaccessible for many aspiring homeowners (Hackett et al.

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Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act: An Initial Analysis of Short-Term Trends

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

The NYU Furman Center analyzed several housing indicators to gain deeper insight into the initial impacts of the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act (HSTPA). This will help to create a more detailed understanding of COVID-19’s impact on multifamily rental housing as well.

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Proof of Broken Windows theory in Philadelphia and New York City

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Our Council member, Kenyatta Johnson, is now also Council president, and he has enormous power to protect affordable housing in his district and beyond.

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Google Public Sector announces Board of Directors

Google Public Sector

From 2014 to 2021, Dawn led the CIA Directorate of Science and Technology, where she spearheaded the exploration and implementation of emerging technologies to serve missions, and led the organization’s first restructure in its 57-year history. Dr. Heather Wilson From 2017 to 2019, Dr. Heather Wilson served as Secretary of the U.S.

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Do Lawyers Matter? Early Evidence on Eviction Patterns After the Rollout of Universal Access to Counsel in New York City

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

In a special issue of Housing Policy Debate on evictions, Ingrid Gould Ellen, Katherine O’Regan, Sophie House, and Ryan Brenner analyze early findings from the NYC Universal Access to Counsel program (UAC). As of 2013, only 1 percent of New York City tenants were represented by lawyers in housing court.

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Arts as production: The rock music ecosystem in West Seattle

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

alongside affordable housing and commercial space, and adaptable buildings--in how it discusses the primacy of West Seattle as the anchor of the rock music ecosystem in Seattle. From the article: On the surface, a budget-proposing government suit doesn’t exactly scream “rock ’n’ roll.”

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Revisiting New Carrollton and the opportunity of transit oriented development: New train hall to be built at transit hub

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

The new train hall at New Carrollton aims to bind together the development of offices, housing and shops. And it is a part of #12 in the action points list in the 2014 piece. Gensler/Urban Atlantic). I hope they read it.) It would make New Carrollton a much more significant business and residential district. Improve the Public Schools.