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Revisiting the Community Land Trust: An Academic Literature Review

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

Housing is the highest monthly bill typical Americans face, reaching an average of $1674 a month in 2021. Over 225 CLTs have developed since their inception in the 1960s (Grounded Solutions Network 2021), and fifteen states have some version of a positive law supporting CLT formation and affirming CLT legality in their state (Decker 2018).

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DC Public Safety Summit, Wednesday May 10th, 9am

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

I was critical that they were mostly window dressing, but I did attend one, and if they were organized to engage people in substantive ways, they could be very effective. DCCF has a post, " Questions for Mayor Bowser's Public Safety Summit ," providing lots of questions to be asked of the public officials.

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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)

During the study period, answering rates—or the rate at which tenants appeared in response to court filing—increased dramatically throughout the city, likely due to citywide outreach and tenant engagement. As of 2021, the City has expanded UAC citywide. Background. Methodology. Research Questions.

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The Future of Recycling Programs and the Role of Community Feedback

zencity

Local governments are increasingly working to expand their recycling programs, promote resident engagement and knowledge, and innovate to combat climate change. From 2014 to 2019 alone, the number of communities offering composting programs grew by 65 percent ! In April of 2021, Stamford, CT , announced a new composting initiative.

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

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

So it's the "entertainment city" idea but extending it to many more elements, making work and other spaces "more fun," engaging and active. The FT article mentions the Prudential Center in Boston, calling attention to how the first two floors of the building are set up to be open and connected and engaging-- shopping and food.

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Optimizing the US mortgage market with AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

Launching the CSP with AWS CSS worked closely with AWS from the outset of the CSP project launch in 2014. Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, who was with AWS at the time, operated as an executive sponsor for the engagement, providing a direct escalation path to prioritize the project’s success.

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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

The paper " Evaluating the economics of park-tourism from the ground-up: Leakage, multiplier effects, and the enabling environment at South Luangwa National Park, Zambia " Ecological Economics , 2021, argues that simple surveys can collect this type of information. Part 1: Overview and Theoretical Foundations ," 2021 -- " St.