Policy Chats

JUNE 1, 2020

About Angelov Farooq: Angelov Farooq is the owner of AVM Innovation Consulting, LLC, a Southern California based economic development firm. In 2013, Dr. Farooq was appointed the Chairman of the California Workforce Development Board under Governor Gavin Newsom's administration. Learn more about Angelov Farooq via [link].

Public Policy 52

Public Policy Economic Development Development Education 52

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

JANUARY 16, 2024

There were clearly haves and have-nots — a divide between prospering urban areas and economically stagnating rural areas. Analysts referred to it as a “two-tiered economic system.” Originally, the system was used to promote economic development through tax incentives for new or expanding businesses.

Economic Development 58

Economic Development Legislation Development Community Development 58

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Housing prices have increased far faster than incomes (Miller 2015), making affordable homeownership inaccessible for many aspiring homeowners (Hackett et al. Inclusionary zoning or LIHTC units only provide below-market housing for a fixed period (Miller 2015), and Housing Choice Vouchers become more costly as rents rise.

Housing 92

Housing Local Government Community Development Laws 92

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 15, 2023

. -- " University President Freeman Hrabowski and an agenda for urban universities ," 2021 -- " President of Washington State University dies: fostered development of the "University District" adjacent to Downtown Spokane ," 2015 -- " Universities as elements of urban/downtown revitalization: the Portland State story and more ," 2014 -- " Better2016 (..)

Economic Development 52

Economic Development Education Development 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Citizen-initiated projects are managed and constructed by one of the four city divisions deemed the subject area for the project (Parks and Public Lands, Public Works and Transportation, Economic Development & Neighborhoods, etc.). Generally they are supposed to.

Budgeting 52

Budgeting Transportation Economic Development Public Works 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 19, 2023

Similarly, the creation of Appalachian School of Law in rural Virginia was touted as a way to build the economic power of the region (" Appalachian School of Law receives final installment of $6 million funding package ," Bluefield Daily Telegraph ). Leveraging higher education institutions for urban economic development.

Economic Development 52

Economic Development Education Development Laws 52

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

JUNE 2, 2023

Aldrich and Meyer argued for greater attention to the role of social capital in a seminal 2015 article by in the American Behavioral Scientist. It matters for economic development. Many scholars of community resilience have highlighted the key role of social capital for community resilience. 363) Social capital matters.

Economic Development 62

Economic Development Engagement Disaster Response Transportation 62

PMRA (Public Management Research Association)

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Adding to the complexity, the answers to these questions might vary depending on service area (ie public education, economic development, etc). Who Benefits from Nonprofit Economic Development? Examining the Revenue Distribution of Tax-Exempt Development Organizations among U.S. Nelson, Ashlyn Aiko and Beth Gazley.

Nonprofit 40

Nonprofit Government Fundraising Economic Development 40

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

It's not particularly forward thinking when it comes to its facilities and urban planning (" The time to plan for retail in and around the Convention Center was long before it opened in 2003 and certainly before 2015 ," 2015, " Yes, modify and extend the RFK Campus lease; No, don't do it for the Washington Redskins football team ," 2018), but then (..)

Urban Planning 52

Urban Planning Development Legislation Government 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

DECEMBER 29, 2022

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.,

Economic Development 52

Economic Development Development Transportation Government 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Those initiatives have influenced me greatly and taught me a lot. -- " Urban economic development strategies: do you invest in people or places?

Housing 52

Housing Community Development Development Economic Development 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 14, 2023

And in the many years ago study by American Business Journals of the capacity of metropolitan areas to add teams, Salt Lake was very low on the list. -- " American City Business Journals calculates the capacity of North American metropolitan areas to support new/additional professional sports teams ," 2015 Partly because college sports are particularly (..)

Development 52

Development Community Development Economic Development 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

DECEMBER 12, 2023

This would provide Metrorail service to the New York Avenue corridor, if somewhat circuitous, and could also connect to a new infill New York Avenue station on the MARC passenger rail system (" One big idea: Getting MARC and Metrorail to integrate fares, stations, and marketing systems, using London Overground as an example ," 2015).

Parks And Recreation 52

Parks And Recreation Development Economic Development Voting 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 4, 2023

In a market economy for housing, to ensure a place for the economically less well off, that requires public intervention to build, own, and operate housing, as well as other subsidies, such as vouchers for people to pay for private market housing. NEIGHBORHOODS ," Brookings Institution The eight factors: External or metropolitan factors 1.

Housing 52

Housing Economic Development Development Community Development 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Small-firm economic development in the cultural sectors. Location of arts development agencies and companies. Alcova was founded at a pivotal moment in the history of Milan, after the 2015 Expo, when big brands began to come to the Design Week in larger numbers. Managed workspaces for office and studio users.

Development 52

Development Economic Development Campaign Leadership 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Council-approved appointees and her chief of staff and deputy mayor for planning and economic development, John Falcicchio, who is an ex officio member. At the heart of the problem is abysmal financial and operational oversight — a searing indictment of D.C. Bowser’s six D.C. The agency reports to the mayor. Performance dashboards.

Housing 52

Housing Government Elected Officials Leadership 52

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

OCTOBER 12, 2023

122, 137–38 (2015) (internal citations, quotation marks, and punctuation omitted). 122 (2015)); loans for persons of low and moderate income to acquire housing ( In Re Denial of Approval of Bonds , 307 N.C. State , 368 N.C. State , 368 N.C. Additionally, G.S.

Social Services 62

Social Services Laws Supervision Community Development 62

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

DECEMBER 11, 2024

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.

Economic Development 52

Economic Development Housing Development Community Development 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 1, 2024

Maybe the National Park Service Urban Agenda: A call to action initiative (2015) can help facilitate this, but I am not holding my breath. Related to either the NRA or an NHA/state heritage area would be a River Towns/Trail Towns initiative along the River, leveraging the economic development opportunities presented by tourism.

Parks And Recreation 52

Parks And Recreation Education Development Economic Development 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

And Maglev and the Central Business District, which is another inducement for a Height increase, one completely unseen by DC's planning and economic development officials (" DC, Transformational Projects Action Planning, and the Baltimore-Washington Maglev project ," 2021). Social urbanism and equity planning.

Economic Development 52

Economic Development Development Advocacy Housing 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

She could just do the stuff I suggested before she was elected: A Marshall Plan for East of the River -- " Social urbanism and equity planning as a way to address crime, violence, and persistent poverty: (not in) DC " (reports on a conversation from 2013 and the process after) and during her two terms of office: Transformational health care -- " A (..)

Elected Officials 72

Elected Officials Economic Development Legislation Constituents 72

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

AUGUST 21, 2022

From a PI blog entry in 2015 : The Navy Yard development is home to GlaxoSmithKline, Urban Outfitters, a Marriott and about 140 other companies. Another two million square feet is slated to be developed and the previous feasibility study estimated about 8,000 people would use rail service by 2045.

Transportation 52

Transportation Development Economic Development Government 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Pontiac in turn was a way station on the way to Flint, etc. Remember too these places were created long before sprawl and served as "regional centers" for farming and light industrial communities.

Housing 52

Housing Economic Development Development Operations 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Also: -- " Another example of how a RFP (request for proposals) isn't a plan ," (2015) -- " What to do about public input when seemingly public facilities are privately owned?:

Transportation 52

Transportation Parks And Recreation Economic Development Urban Planning 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Much of Klyde Warren's nearly $3 billion in economic impact has come from significant increases in surrounding commercial property values, as the park drove up average lease rates for residential and commercial space. It wasn't economic development.

Economic Development 52

Economic Development Housing Parks And Recreation Development 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

focused on capturing worker trips but open to all ," (2017) -- " Revisiting assistance programs to get people biking: 26 programs ," (2024, original 2015, updated 2020) -- " Repeating b.s. By focusing on key concepts that "I've developed" here's a list. I have more than 1,000 entries on this topic.

Transportation 52

Transportation Sustainability Parks And Recreation Development 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JANUARY 23, 2025

As I wrote before, I'd rather see a reconfiguring of HUD around Cities, Regions and Urban Ecology (sustainability), merging in some parts of the EPA and DOE smart growth operations, local and regional Economic Development aspects of the Dept. Transit as a primary mode should be promoted as an economic development augur.

Economic Development 52

Economic Development Development Transportation Housing 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

AUGUST 14, 2024

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. National Monument. Planning document. Evaluation.

Parks And Recreation 52

Parks And Recreation Housing Elected Officials Development 52