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Economic impact of big name concert tours: Taylor Swift in Philadelphia

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

. == More entries about music performance as an element of cultural planning -- " Song remains the same ," 2011 -- " Ground up (guerrilla) art #2: community halls and music (among other things) ," 2011 -- " Leveraging music for cultural and economic development: part one, opera ," 2017 -- " Leveraging music as cultural heritage for economic development: (..)

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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.) From the article: THE TYPICAL TRAJECTORY for an urban arts community goes something like this: A couple of creative types set up shop in a neighborhood bypassed by development. Suitable spaces are passed down, sublet, shared in secret.

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The importance of chronicling presidential transitions

Partnership for Public Service

The Partnership formally launched its Center for Presidential Transition in 2016, and since then, we have sought new ways to engage the public, presidential candidates and their teams about this critical but often taken-for-granted process.

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WMATA's latest bus improvement program

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Currently, TheBus system is the least well developed of the suburban transit agencies (" By choosing coverage over frequency, Prince George’s caps what its buses can accomplish ," GGW). Change the name of the service and the graphic design of the bus livery.

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Proof of Broken Windows theory in Philadelphia and New York City

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

We need him to work with community advocates to pass citywide policies that prioritize low-income housing and opt the 2nd District into the mixed-income neighborhood overlay, which would require housing developers to ensure 20% of their units are affordable. -- " Fighting blight by fixing up homes could bring down Philly gun violence, new study shows (..)

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How SkillsFuture Singapore provides access to skills training resources and more with AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG), a statutory board under the Ministry of Education (MOE), was formed in 2016 to promote a culture of lifelong learning in Singapore and strengthen the country’s ecosystem of industry-relevant training and adult education. Providing all Singaporeans with seamless access to skills development resources.

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2023 Year-End Boxscore Charts, Billboard Magazine

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

about the importance of CapitalOne Arena on the development of Downtown's East End. Fort Worth Star-Telegram ). I argued it would have happened anyway. said "no, the Arena has had significant impact." The reality is that he was right (" More sports: sports-anchored entertainment districts and LA Live."