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The unintended consequences of converting office buildings to housing: the need for public safety; schools; amenities

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

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. People don't want to live in fear. cleanliness. Center cities can be pretty dirty.

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How Vacant and Abandoned Buildings Affect the Community

Center for Community Progress

How Vacant and Abandoned Buildings Harm Public Health Physical health : Individuals living in substandard housing can be exposed to dangerous toxins such as mold, lead, and asbestos, increasing the risk for asthma, cardiovascular disease, increased aggression, learning disabilities, sexually transmitted diseases, and poor health outcomes.

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2023 Year-End Boxscore Charts, Billboard Magazine

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

," 2024 The thing is to improve cities in the post industrial entertainment city paradigm, you have to do everything you can to attract patrons, and urk, even casinos (" As Bally's troubles mount, City Hall has to make sure casino is a winning bet ," Chicago Sun-Times ). -- " Crain's Chicago Business: Crain's Forum on Rebranding Chicago ," 2024 - " (..)

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How Livingston Parish prepares for natural disasters by improving resiliency in the cloud

AWS Public Sector Blog

Such was the case for the 911 system in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, an agency that dispatches for 21 public safety agencies including law enforcement, fire, and emergency medical services, and averages over 325 calls for service per day. When a natural disaster strikes. “In Not just for our agency, but for the people that we serve.”.

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Proof of Broken Windows theory in Philadelphia and New York City

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Our Council member, Kenyatta Johnson, is now also Council president, and he has enormous power to protect affordable housing in his district and beyond.

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Downtown St. Paul needs 20,000 more people to thrive | implications for urban revitalization in the post covid city

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

The thing is to improve cities in the post industrial entertainment city paradigm, you have to do everything you can to attract patrons, and urk, even casinos (" As Bally's troubles mount, City Hall has to make sure casino is a winning bet ," Chicago Sun-Times ). -- " Crain's Chicago Business: Crain's Forum on Rebranding Chicago ," 2024 - " The unintended (..)

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The state of the residential real estate market

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Housing Market Needs 5.5 Most economists predict prices will fall some (" Moody's: Home prices to fall in these 210 housing markets—while these 204 markets will go higher ," Fortune ). Amenities as a factor in housing choice. But the froth is reduced, especially because of the rise in mortgage interest rates.

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