Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Screenshot, Downtown Pittsburgh Partnership marketing campaign, 2009. To riff off this, there are five other elements at a minimum that matter a lot, that cities aren't budgeting or planning for, if their central business districts become meccas for housing: public safety. Or some housing on top of retail.

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Public Safety Parks And Recreation Housing Campaign 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 20, 2024

Note that this was written before it was announced that the Washington Wizards and Capitals would be moving to Alexandria, Virginia.

Public Safety 52

Public Safety Budgeting Housing Development 52

Let's Talk Parks

MARCH 2, 2022

The housing market crisis had just occurred in 2007, and I graduated in 2009. The park district only receives about 5% of the community’s tax dollars, and the rest of a very small portion of our budget is tax funded. Is their budget doing really well? Is their budget not doing well? The rest is fee based.

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Parks And Recreation Budgeting Nonprofit Operations 130

Emergency Management Degree Guide

APRIL 26, 2013

The hotel opened in 2009 and didn’t provide any luxury amenities such as flat-screen TVs. We managed to attract customers who wanted a good quality of service but who had recently tightened their budgets.” Because this was formerly a launch facility whose underground silo housed an Atlas-F intercontinental ballistic missile.

Housing 52

Housing Government Local Government Budgeting 52

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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Regulations Housing Legislation Community Development 59

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 24, 2024

Sugar House Park is almost 70 years old, and has different planning needs compared to when the park was created. Many of the "natural features" in Sugar House Park are specified in the post on climate change, " Gaps in Parks Master Planning: Part Three | Planning for Climate Change."

Housing 52

Housing Management Fundraising Development 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 13, 2024

Planning at the landscape scale for Sugar House Park: the cultural landscape. Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) High water levels in Salt Lake City's Sugar House Park on Wednesday, April 26, 2023. As a result, Sugar House Park was rebuilt in part as a flood control structure. Fortunately this is an infrequent occurrence.

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Parks And Recreation Sustainability Housing Management 52