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Faced with Housing Shortages, Policymakers Test New Reforms To Increase Production

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

While restrictive zoning is not the only reason housing costs are high in the United States, it does play a major role in limiting housing development, especially in parts of the country with high paying jobs in fast-growing industries. Researchers found preliminary evidence that these laws had their intended effect.

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You Can Take It to the Bank: Federal Reserve System Resources for CED Professionals

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

Federal Reserve System was signed into law in 1913 by President Woodrow Wilson. Beyond its many financial and economic responsibilities, one of the stated key functions of the system is to promote community development through the regional Federal Reserve Banks. Background on CED work within the U.S. Federal Reserve System The U.S.

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Revisiting the Community Land Trust: An Academic Literature Review

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

Over 225 CLTs have developed since their inception in the 1960s (Grounded Solutions Network 2021), and fifteen states have some version of a positive law supporting CLT formation and affirming CLT legality in their state (Decker 2018). Journal of Affordable Housing & Community Development Law 26, no. Davis, John E.

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Japan: Science and technology policy

Open Access Government - Technology News

Open Access Government examines some aspects of science and technology policy in Japan, including cooperation and research promotion The Science and Technology Basic Plan in Japan, based on the Science and Technology Basic Law, was implemented in November 1995. 3) Before this, the role was taken by NAGAOKA Keiko, commencing in August 2022. (4)

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Supply Skepticism Revisited: What New Research Shows About the Impact of Supply on Affordability

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

16 hosted at the NYU School of Law. But as concerns about gentrification and displacement in urban areas have become more widespread, supply skepticism has expanded from the traditional anti-development constituencies to renters and social advocates fighting for equitable neighborhood planning.

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Gerrymandering in Utah

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Top right, how Republicans organized the state's House districts after the 2020 Census. In the 2020 cycle, into all four of the districts. The other thing that the State Legislature is very good at is laws directed at Salt Lake City, taking away local authority, such as to create historic districts. But he has good pr.

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Meeting at the intersection of race and ethnicity in federal data analysis

Partnership for Public Service

residents believe the 2020 census questions about race and ethnicity represent their identity “very well.”  Advancing federal race and ethnicity data standards  Federal agencies have collected data about race and ethnicity based on uniform standards since the development of Statistical Policy Directive No. 15 in 1977.

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