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BTMFBA: maintaining arts spaces in the face of rising real estate values | Seattle, New York City

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

The discussion of Equinox and Brooklyn Army Terminal also covers community building and camaraderie amongst the artists, sharing equipment and help depending on needs, organizing events, etc. Initially, he turned Equinox into a cooperative, with every tenant holding an ownership stake.

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New form of BTMFBA in San Francisco

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

But it is something that a community development corporation tasked to serve the arts and culture community can do. Obviously, that's not something you can expect an individual artist to be able to do.

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Why Strathcona County Council & Administration have Embraced Priority Based Budgeting

PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

As the first municipality in Canada to implement online PBB, this will result in Strathcona County being more proactive, strategic and effective in program and service delivery. Costs associated with this effort will be used to develop reporting tools and software, determine service levels and expectations, and to hire dedicated staff.

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

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

There is an educational television program I saw over the weekend, " Towns in Tune ," featuring two communities, one in Canada, one in the US. Amanda Browders Spectral Locus, 2016, included in ArtPrizes Project 1 biennial. Photo: Tom Loonan/Project 1. Last year, they had over 700,000 attendees at 50 events.

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Strathcona County Updating Priority-Based Strategic Plan

PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

As the first municipality in Canada to implement online PBB, this will result in Strathcona County being more proactive, strategic and effective in program and service delivery. Congratulations to Strathcona County for their uniquely innovative and inspiring approach to implementing Priority Based Budgeting.

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What is the competitive advantage for the post-covid city? Doubling down on place values

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Is there a way for such commercial and neighborhood revitalization and management programs to be developed and implemented at a scale that doesn't reach that of the groups that typify downtowns and large parks? Can cities step up and take a more direct, assertive, and agile role in this process?

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The GSE Public-Private Hybrid Model Flunks Again: This Time It’s the Federal Home Loan Bank System (Part 1)

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

2 The report came about at a time when the FHLBs have been increasingly criticized for neglecting their housing and community development mission and instead using their subsidies and privileges to benefit their financial institution owners and executives. CEO compensation at public-private hybrid levels.