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

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17-17 Troutman Street, Queens, former textile factory, 90 studios 64 Fulton Street, Financial District, Manhattan, mix of religious and nonprofit organizations and 20 studios Equinox Studios, Seattle. He can afford it. They can't. Mycella Collective.

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New form of BTMFBA in San Francisco

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CAST currently supports another Tenderloin fixture, Luggage Store Gallery, through the same model, and is developing agreements with 12 more arts nonprofits in the Bay Area, eight of which are in San Francisco’s downtown core. Not all arts nonprofits have the funding for such a hefty purchase, and the model favors those with deep pockets.

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No more housing filtration? (at least in big cities)

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per cent in 2016, and to 30.28 per cent in 2021. per cent more than they did in 2016. From 2016 to 2021, renters’ average bills went up 48.2 Where owners in all areas spent 45.35 per cent more than tenants in 2011, it fell to 38.84 The average tenant in Canada last year paid 17.6 per cent over that period.

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Community radio as an element of local cultural planning

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The station was originally owned by another nonprofit, and sold off to a different nonprofit a few years ago. But for $3.5

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

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So cities have been relying on nonprofit entities--business improvement districts, parks conservancies, etc., Flower chair, Street Furniture Australia. This is going to require much more serious and ongoing public space management, which cities tend to lack the agility and funding for. to provide this kind of service.

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Revisiting the 11th Street Bridge Park project as an opportunity rather than a folly: a new revitalization agenda for East of the River, DC

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The paper " Evaluating the economics of park-tourism from the ground-up: Leakage, multiplier effects, and the enabling environment at South Luangwa National Park, Zambia " Ecological Economics , 2021, argues that simple surveys can collect this type of information. Part 1: Overview and Theoretical Foundations ," 2021 -- " St.

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Community building versus economic development

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The Bok Building served as a model, the former South Philadelphia high school now home to a bounty of small businesses, nonprofits, and artists, attracting people from around the city to the spectacular views of its rooftop bar. Instead, people wanted to open its walls so pedestrians could more easily move between Chinatown and Market East.