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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 discussion of Equinox and Brooklyn Army Terminal also covers community building and camaraderie amongst the artists, sharing equipment and help depending on needs, organizing events, etc. Initially, he turned Equinox into a cooperative, with every tenant holding an ownership stake.

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New form of BTMFBA in San Francisco

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

But it is something that a community development corporation tasked to serve the arts and culture community can do. Obviously, that's not something you can expect an individual artist to be able to do.

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NBA All Star Game in Salt Lake, economic development hype | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on the Pirates baseball team economics

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

This isn't a surprise, and is comparable to deals for the Anaheim Angels and Cincinnati Bengals, which are mentioned in the comments on this entry, " Framework of characteristics that support successful community development in association with the development of professional sports facilities."

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

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

| Part 2: Implementation Approach and Levers " -- " Better leveraging higher education institutions in cities and counties: Greensboro; Spokane; Mesa; Phoenix; Montgomery County, Maryland; Washington, DC ," 2016 -- " Naturally occurring innovation districts | Technology districts and the tech sector ," 2014 Design -- " City branding versus identity (..)

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Capital One Arena, Wizards and Capitals may move to Alexandria | Why not the RFK campus?

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Elizabeths campus ," 2018 Controversially, because the Park Service has more golf courses than demand, the Langston Golf Course could be redeveloped. From the WBJ : “I think that Chinatown will be fine even if the Verizon Center is moved,” said Ed McMahon, a senior resident fellow with the Urban Land Institute. Because downtown D.C.

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Straws and puffery: USC's DC "campus" as a lever for downtown revival

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Faculty concentration as talent and an element of community development. Faculty creating a cluster, having bright children in schools, supporting community institutions, etc., Faculty creating a cluster, having bright children in schools, supporting community institutions, etc.,

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Faced with Housing Shortages, Policymakers Test New Reforms To Increase Production

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

” In their research, Monkkonen and his colleagues evaluated California’s 2017 and 2018 reforms to address issues in the state’s “fair share” system. The first reform they looked at led to increased housing production targets for regions across the state. .” Marantz, UC Irvine, Christopher S.

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