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BTMFBA: maintaining arts spaces in the face of rising real estate values | Seattle, New York City

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

The Times article is more photo essay, but like the Equinox Studios article, has some kernels of wisdom on how properties have been able to remain comparatively low rent. Mycella Collective. The buildings might be run down, but rents are cheap, and more artists follow.

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"Temporary" uses as a way to foil development: Bruce Monroe Elementary School site, DC | from school to park to housing

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

s zoning commission approved the development plans in 2017, but soon after, a group of neighbors filed a zoning appeal to contest the approval. I really like how the poster mis-states the original intention for the site, and of course, positions the use as a "giveaway to developers."

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Arts as production: The rock music ecosystem in West Seattle

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

This Seattle Times article, " Is West Seattle the rock ā€™nā€™ roll capital of Seattle? ," illustrates those ideas--record stores, clubs, artists living there, record labels, the KEXP-FM rock radio station, practice spaces, recording studios, music education programs in Seattle Public Schools, etc., Kylie Cooper / The Seattle Times).

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New form of BTMFBA in San Francisco

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

From the article: CounterPulse, a staple in the cityā€™s punk arts scene for over 30 years, began as a modern dance hub. According to the article, CAST is considered unique: Other cities are experimenting with their own pilot programs. Although CAST functions like a community-wide arts-focused CDC, so maybe it's not so different.

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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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Linda Lenz, founding editor of Catalyst Chicago, dies at 77 | Technical assistance for local schools advocates

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From the article: a state law decentraliz[ed] the Chicago school system and giving parents and educators the power to review school budgets and hire principals. The same organization that publishes CR published Catalyst , which ceased operation in 2016, after publishing for 26 years. School reform and how can communities respond.

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Why Washington County, Wis. Chose to Pursue Priority Based Budgeting

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Regionalization of services and public-private partnership (ā€œP3ā€™sā€) are among the greatest sources of opportunity for PBB communities (at the 2016 PBB Conference, the PBB data-mine demonstrated $409million in opportunities among PBB communities alone in 2016). Administrator ).