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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

This one is from February 2014. Even though the Office of Planning made a reasonable proposal which would only increase height by 25% (I think it could have been higher), the City Council did not vote in favor of considering a change.

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

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

In response, Democrats in California and Massachusetts, Republicans in Utah and Montana, and city governments across the country have enacted legislation designed to address the barriers that restrict new housing development. For example, in the 2014 planning cycle, the statewide target for housing growth was one million units.

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Ben Bishin: 2020 Election and A Divided Congress

Policy Chats

His interests include questions of democracy, representation, identity and ethnicity, public opinion, legislative politics, Cuban-American and LGBT politics. There are 28 states that have seen legislatures introduce bills that are attempting to restrict the ability of people to vote.

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2020 Election: A Divided Congress (with Ben Bishin)

Policy Chats

His interests include questions of democracy, representation, identity and ethnicity, public opinion, legislative politics, Cuban-American and LGBT politics. There are 28 states that have seen legislatures introduce bills that are attempting to restrict the ability of people to vote.

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2020 Election: A Divided Congress (with Ben Bishin)

Policy Chats

His interests include questions of democracy, representation, identity and ethnicity, public opinion, legislative politics, Cuban-American and LGBT politics. There are 28 states that have seen legislatures introduce bills that are attempting to restrict the ability of people to vote.