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Disorder | Fare evaders at Columbia Heights Metrorail Station, Washington, DC

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Council decriminalizes Metro fare evasion: ‘I’m sad that’s Metro’s losing money, but I’m more sad about what’s happening to black people.’ ," Washington Post , 2018, " Metro cracks down on fare evasion in D.C., leading to jump in fines ," Post , 2024).

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I wonder if Mayor Fenty hadn't dissolved the Anacostia Waterfront Initiative in 2007, merging it into another city agency, if development would have happened faster?

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

The reality is that government buildings don't generate a lot of spillover business development, as I discussed in another entry. government offices, DGS said. Notably, most of the newest developments are city properties--the new DCHD building and a building for the Department of Health. The city will continue to pay $1.46

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NBA All Star Game in Salt Lake, economic development hype | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on the Pirates baseball team economics

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Utah Business magazine claims that the economic development impact of the Game will be as much as $250 million (" The 2023 NBA All-Star Weekend could boost Utah’s economy by $250M+ "). City/government revenues from the lease are minimal. million in total economic impact. 350,000 maximum annual lease payment.

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April 2023 - Microsoft 365 US Public Sector Roadmap Newsletter

Microsoft Public Sector

Newsworthy Highlights What’s New in Microsoft Teams at Enterprise Connect 2023 SIP Gateway is now available for Government Community Cloud customers to enable core Teams calling functionality on legacy devices. Microsoft operates its US Federal business out of the GCC-H and Azure Government cloud.

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How changes to Fair Market Rent affects access to affordable housing for extremely low-income renters

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

As of 2023, about 72,000 North Carolina renters use vouchers to subsidize the cost of rent and utilities. Landlord participation in the voucher program has declined both nationally and in North Carolina from around 90% in 2018 to 80% in 2024. For instance, the 2024 FMR was calculated using ACS data from 2017 to 2021.

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Cities Need a Systems-change Approach to Build Climate-resilient Communities

The City Fix

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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October 2023 - Microsoft 365 US Public Sector Roadmap Newsletter

Microsoft Public Sector

We are excited to announce that we are bringing Universal Print to government organizations with the general availability of Universal Print in GCC/GCC High. government organizations. Microsoft 365 Government Community Call Join Jay Leask and other members of the Government Community live on LinkedIn!