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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

I've written so much about how Prince George's County, Maryland has been handed so many opportunities to reposition the county around transit oriented development, yet they've failed to take advantage of the opportunities time and time again. Gensler/Urban Atlantic). And it is a part of #12 in the action points list in the 2014 piece.

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Revisiting the Community Land Trust: An Academic Literature Review

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

Housing prices have increased far faster than incomes (Miller 2015), making affordable homeownership inaccessible for many aspiring homeowners (Hackett et al. More background on the legal and tax aspects of CLTs in North Carolina can be found in this earlier CED Blog post. Housing costs and supply are dominating the news at the moment.

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Remote workers: When do they count for local economic development incentives?

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

The shift to remote work, whether universal or not, represents a significant challenge for public officials focused on economic development. Any discussion about economic development incentives must begin with the state constitution. 2015); John Martinez, 3 Local Government Law ยง 21:7, at 21-25 (2d ed. Constitutional context.

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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 (..)

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Future of Government Awards 2023 celebrate use of technology to transform peopleโ€™s lives

AWS Public Sector Blog

A core focus of the Future of Government Awards is the importance of open source,โ€ said Joe Hooper, director of the UNDP Global Centre for Technology, Innovation, and Sustainable Development. This blog post highlights the 2023 awardees. Pahlka is recognized for her work in civic tech and government innovation.

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Mapping CED Progressโ€ฆand Struggle: The 2024 NC County Tier Rankings

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

General Assembly developed a tax incentive program to promote economic development, with access to the incentives based on a countyโ€™s place (designation) in an ordered list reflecting the relative economic distress of all 100 NC counties. Analysts referred to it as a “two-tiered economic system.”

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Introducing the Government Lens for the AWS Well-Architected Framework

AWS Public Sector Blog

Since 2015, the AWS Well-Architected Framework has been helping AWS customers and partners improve their cloud architectures and reduce their technical risk. In its development process, the Government Lens was tested with government leaders and AWS Partners, whose feedback has been incorporated in this launch.