The City Fix

JUNE 26, 2023

Cities occupy just 3 percent of the Earth’s land, but account for most of the global energy consumption and carbon emissions. Many cities are also more vulnerable to climate change and natural disasters due to their population densities and interconnected infrastructure.

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Center for Community Progress

MAY 25, 2023

In 2018, only 5 percent of the conventional mortgage market were loans to Black borrowers, compared to 15 percent of the FHA/VA market, which are government-mandated to serve underserved borrowers. And lower rates of homeownership are a direct result of limited access to the financial market.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

APRIL 3, 2023

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. Nevertheless, the advocacy I have found with respect to MH demonstrates some confusion regarding this fundamental. 10] See the article from September 2018 - [link].

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

MARCH 10, 2023

5 From 2014 through 2019, however, the average G-fee increasingly became based upon a well-established financial markets concept: 6 to generate, after covering expenses, a proper market return (also known as the “cost of capital”) on the capital that is required to support the risks being taken in the business.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JANUARY 18, 2024

Seattle's Feet First advocacy group is a great resource for such programs. Separately, the State of Washington Safe Routes to School program recommends that all cities create traffic safety committees to address such issues as they relate to schools, and SRTS improvements simultaneously benefit neighborhoods. Vision Zero.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

They remained open during the 2018-2019 shutdown, through restrooms and information desks were closed and waste disposal was halted. Although states and localities can step in with interim funding to keep them open. They were closed during a 2013 shutdown. Security planning for trails.

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