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Change takes forever: plastic bag bans, liquor stores and crime

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

There is an article from Fox45 in Baltimore that states: " Law enforcement expert says liquor stores are hotspots for crime in Baltimore City." In fact I was featured on the front page of the Metro section, albeit below the fold, in the Washington Post on Labor Day 2003, on the issue, in an article written by Craig Timberg.

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A History of Ohio Land Banking 2009–2021: From Legislation to Operation

Center for Community Progress

Ohio’s Traditional Land Bank Law. The government land banks’ ability to transact these properties is more regulated and less flexible when it comes to property disposition compared to private-entity transactions. This number rose to 8,700 in 2003, 9,700 in 2004, 13,943 in 2006, and 14,946 in 2007.

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The GSE Public-Private Hybrid Model Flunks Again: This Time It’s the Federal Home Loan Bank System (Part 2)

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

In response to that growing criticism plus how much has changed in markets, legislation, and regulation during the 90-plus years of the FHLBanks’ existence, its regulator – the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) – announced in 2022 that it would undertake a review of the entire System. billion for fiscal 2024.

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Urban planning when things are going well: DC, 2014 (The Office of Planning under Harriet Tregoning)

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Growth vs. shrinking | young vs. old | urban vs. suburban | historic preservation vs. limited building regulation. Another area that I would chalk up to a failure of planning leadership is the discussion of proposed changes to the height limit law. City revival. I chalk that up to a failure of leadership and approach.