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What @sog_ced is reading online: June 2023

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

The following are articles and reports on the web that the Community and Economic Development Program at the UNC School of Government shared through social media over the past month. link] DFI in the news: In 2015, the City of Kannapolis partnered with DFI to revitalize its half vacant downtown. Report finds 7 in NC.

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Earth Day Part 1: DC isn't achieving its sustainability goals wrt waste diversion

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

According to the Washington Informer article, " DC's new plan to slash its trash ," DC is adding ten years, one decade more, to its waste diversion goal, from 2030 to 2040 That's 16 years!!!!!!!!!! I've written about DC's waste practices for years (" More on zero waste practice and DC ," 2015). It's boutique, not substantive.

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Newspaper acquisition as an element of a conservative agenda

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

As newspapers reduce staff, such articles are increasingly run as is, despite the potential slant. From the article: What’s happening in Alabama is an example of how special interests have taken advantage of the diminishing reach and influence of shrinking mainstream newsrooms in the US.

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DC Artomatic is a big arts exhibition: but not oriented to building the arts and culture ecosystem long term

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

And while it's very important to focus on building the community of artists, at the sa.me

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Washington Cherry Blossom Festival and event transit

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Seeing the Washington Post article " 3 maps for getting to the 2023 Washington, D.C., So that makes a chief element of that idea realizable. Photo by alphanumeric. Cherry Blossom Festival ," about getting to the Cherry Blossom Festival, I had a similar thought.

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Post columnist Colbert King says the DC Council needs to do more oversight

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

One of the comments on the article made a point about a local "Government Accountability Office" function. The article mentions Councilmember Robert White question Brenda Donald, director of the DC Housing Authority, asking about her $40,000+ bonus for the year, after the agency was ripped to shreds by a HUD inspection report (" D.C.

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

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

. -- " 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 (..)