The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

MARCH 4, 2024

Introduction In November of last year, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) published a report 1 (the Report) recommending reforms for the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) System. As an example of their lobbying power, in 2004 and 2005 the George W. This was all laid out by Congress in their charters (i.e.

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Center for Community Progress

JUNE 6, 2022

Once-thriving middle-class neighborhoods with much history, shops, solid housing stock, and cultural treasures transitioned almost overnight into vacant and abandoned streets and retail strips. This number rose to 8,700 in 2003, 9,700 in 2004, 13,943 in 2006, and 14,946 in 2007. Everything seemed to work as planned—until 2008.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

MARCH 11, 2024

Introduction The Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) System 1 is a relatively unknown but important part of America’s housing and financial system, with over $1 trillion in assets. It was established by Congress in 1932 and today consists of 11 regional FHLBanks that operate as one system, cross-guaranteeing each other’s debts.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 21, 2024

," " Park View Residents Continue To Oppose Redevelopment at Bruce Monroe Park " Washington City Paper , also see " "Temporary" uses as a way to foil development: Bruce Monroe Elementary School site, DC | from school to park to housing "). blocks from a light rail station. Building the station cost a lot. It's expensive to build.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 1, 2024

The third is preserving housing. When it is the Idea Store ,” 2004, Guardian ). I talked about this during the design process, and now that I am on the board of a park, I am proved right. There just aren't that many jobs. And my park is 110.5 Should have been addressed for decades. s Black arts scene ," Post ).

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

At the Urban Forum in Philadelphia in 2003, I asked one of the speakers, Charles Buki, what were some of his key influences. Later I summarized it as building better housing for low income residents was important but not the way to improve the local microeconomy. My influences: Why I look at things and draw conclusions the way I do.

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