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Community building versus economic development

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Plus they have a bias against development to begin with, think developers are monsters because they make profits, etc. Building a local economy -- I say there is a difference between building a local economy and economic development. Most economic development planners don't know the difference.

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The town (or place) that art saved(?): arts as revitalization versus arts as community building

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Often, city arts functions are part of the "economic development" cluster of city agencies. For example, Arts Councils probably need to add some economic development planners. But I'm not sure good the average arts council is on these functions either. Large institutional arts districts.

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Revitalization in a distressed residential-industrial neighborhood: Pullman, Chicago, Illinois

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

The idea is layered: financial investors will see financial returns; “social” investors will see financial returns and community impact; and the community will benefit from economic development in the form of jobs, access to goods, services, housing, and quality of life. Planning relevance.

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More systematic equity and revitalization planning as an imperative and opportunity in the suburbs: Northern Virginia

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Part 2: Implementation Approach and Levers ," 2021 -- " Revisiting St. According to a new report by the Center on Society and Health at Virginia Commonwealth University, poverty, rates of people without health insurance, educational attainment, job opportunities and overcrowding all worsened in those neighborhoods between 2013 and 2021.

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City of Kenmore Officials Find the Fun in 2017-18 Priority Based Budget

PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

The City of Kenmore, Washington was the second organization to implement PBB, along with the City of Bainbridge Island , and both have been practitioners since 2013. He also cited economic development as a top priority for the city with the goal of expanding employment and making the city more vibrant.

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Big data/Machine Learning/AI as a policy savior

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

TPAPs should be implemented at multiple scales: (1) neighborhood/district/city/county wide as part of a master plan; (2) within functional elements of a master plan such as transportation, housing, or economic development; and (3) within a specific project (e.g.,

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20th anniversary of the blog| Urban revitalization systems thinking's greatest hits: Part two -- not transportation

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Main Street commercial district revitalization practice grew out of HP and a desire to save "old buildings" in the face of the development of shopping centers, chain retail, and broken microeconomies. Part 2: Implementation Approach and Levers ," (2021) -- " Revisiting St. Part 1: Overview and Theoretical Foundations ," (2021) -- " St.