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Community building versus economic development

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

A problem on Market East and in Philadelphia, they said, is the city government only contemplates the future in response to developers’ wishes. Plus they have a bias against development to begin with, think developers are monsters because they make profits, etc. Cities cost money to operate.

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Follow up: arenas and stadiums as "performing arts centers" attractions for cities: experience versus retail

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

He was very clear about the point of the arena being developing the area around the arena, which has resulted in over $3 billion in new development over about 25 years. It's also another lesson about planning and development. That's pretty amazing. This relates to my lesson about such facilities.

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Small college economic issues threaten their ability to function as a community asset

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Mostly about urban universities, but the principles still apply to smaller towns. -- " 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 (..)

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Smaller cities lose out when it comes to business consolidation and headquarters relocation: WInston-Salem, North Carolina

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Corporate headquarters or at least research and development for manufacturers--with Boeing being a big exception--tend to stay proximate to major manufacturing clusters. shifting supply chains and where added value is developed. R&D functions and manufacturing proximity.

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December 2022 - Microsoft 365 US Public Sector Roadmap Newsletter

Microsoft Public Sector

What’s New in Microsoft Teams | November 2022. We will be retiring the Reports landing page from the Microsoft Purview compliance portal by the end of December 2022. When this will happen: Targeted Release: We expect this to begin rolling out in early December 2022. When this will happen: December 7, 2022.

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New form of BTMFBA in San Francisco

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

"Buy the Mother F Building Already" is a series of entries about best practice and worst practice in buying, holding, and developing properties for arts and culture related uses. My lament was the lack of systematic, community-wide initiatives to buy, hold, develop and preserve properties for arts and culture related uses.

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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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