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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

In Brooklyn and parts of Queens, rent is at least 10 to 15 percent higher than it was in March 2020.) 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.

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H Street NE nightlife district, failing?

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

In a way, he did more to revive the corridor than the city or the Main Street group I helped found, as he brought buildings, capital, vendor relationships, operators, and creative concepts together in multiple locations (" Joe Englert, DC nightlife impresario, dies | Lessons about nightlife-based revitalization ," 2020).

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

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

The kinds of initiatives that helped cities revived need to be reassessed and further strengthened and extended and revised for today's circumstances Along these lines, at the beginning of the pandemic, I wrote this piece, " From more space to socially distance to a systematic program for pedestrian districts (Park City (Utah) Main Street Car Free (..)

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

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

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. has come back to life.

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The GSE Public-Private Hybrid Model Flunks Again: This Time It’s the Federal Home Loan Bank System (Part 1)

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

2 The report came about at a time when the FHLBs have been increasingly criticized for neglecting their housing and community development mission and instead using their subsidies and privileges to benefit their financial institution owners and executives. CEO compensation at public-private hybrid levels.

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

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

Since 2016, the state has taken steps to facilitate the creation of accessory dwelling units , small apartments in garages or basements or backyards, by reducing regulations of the size and shape of the units and limiting local governments’ ability to require the units to come with a parking spot, among other changes. Kim, UC Irvine.

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