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WMATA and MWCOG announce new joint transit initiative | Could a regional "transport association" be on the horizon, or just a transit bailout?

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

According to Twitter and other news sources (" WMATA and MWCOG announce new joint transit initiative ," DC News Now) WMATA the operator of regional subway and bus services, and the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, are going to start working together. This concept eludes almost everyone who writes about transit.

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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 increased targets led to changes in behavior from local governments, too.

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Denver and Rio Grande Rail Trail in Davis County, Utah: a great foundation, full of (missed) opportunity

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Also see for discussion of robust trail planning: -- " Comments on the Central Avenue Connector Trail concept (Prince George's County, Maryland ," 2015 And a framework for sustainable mobility planning: -- " Further updates to the Sustainable Mobility Platform Framework ," 2018. .

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Times Square Alliance Streetwatch program for reporting problems in the public space

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Times Square in 2017. Problems such as graffiti, people in mental health crisis, sanitation, etc., bother people and make them feel unsafe, making it that much harder for cities to compete with the suburbs for commerce and residential location. Like most places, New York City has city-provided reporting mechanisms, 911 and 311.

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Manufactured Housing Is a Good Source of Unsubsidized Affordable Housing - Except When It’s Not: Q&A on Eight Key Policy Topics (Part 2)

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

14 A separate calculation by the Urban Institute, an MH supporter, from 2018 claims manufactured homes are 35 to 47 percent cheaper per square foot than site-built homes. without any qualification as to whether the underlying land is owned or rented), and how the evidence shows that, based on data from 1995 to 2018, it appreciated at 3.4

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CRA Today

The CFE Fund is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization; our programmatic, research and policy efforts focus on designing, embedding and replicating financial empowerment initiatives within the fabric of local government. Emily joined First Western in June of 2017 and currently serves as CRA Analyst. Emily Gardner, Senior CRA Analyst.