Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Over 225 CLTs have developed since their inception in the 1960s (Grounded Solutions Network 2021), and fifteen states have some version of a positive law supporting CLT formation and affirming CLT legality in their state (Decker 2018). A list of the full citations of the articles referenced can be found at the end of this post.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 26, 2023

One of the comments on the article made a point about a local "Government Accountability Office" function. The article mentions Councilmember Robert White question Brenda Donald, director of the DC Housing Authority, asking about her $40,000+ bonus for the year, after the agency was ripped to shreds by a HUD inspection report (" D.C.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 9, 2023

"Buy the Mother F Building Already" is a series of entries about best practice and worst practice in buying, holding, and developing properties for arts and culture related uses. My lament was the lack of systematic, community-wide initiatives to buy, hold, develop and preserve properties for arts and culture related uses.

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GovLoop

MAY 1, 2024

The Federal Data Strategy, released in 2018, set high-level goals for using and handling data. Since then, agencies including the Department of Defense (DoD) have developed their own policies to implement those goals. This article appears in our guide, “ A Fresh Look at Data.” Linked: Connected to related elements.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 20, 2024

Yesterday, my SmartNews feed was on fire, with so many great articles. about the importance of CapitalOne Arena on the development of Downtown's East End. 1 venue in the world." Fort Worth Star-Telegram ). I argued it would have happened anyway. said "no, the Arena has had significant impact." I was too parochial.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 7, 2024

What’s really happening to the visitor is they’re starting to develop their own curatorial skills,” he says. “If If I go to a gallery or museum, somebody has selected everything for me. When I go to Artomatic , I’m making my own decisions.” In other words, stiffen your spine and take the plunge.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

MAY 25, 2023

On 25th May 2018, the EU implemented the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR); Robin Campbell-Burt discusses what’s changed 5 years later On 25th May, the EU implemented the General Data Protection Regulation – shortened to GDPR – which ultimately changed the way we deal with data.

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GovLoop

JULY 27, 2023

In 2018, the bureau made a big training push, updating curricula and ensuring that all employees received training in their first two weeks on the job, according to the BMV’s 2018 annual report. ” This article appears in “ Improving Customer Experience: A Nuts-and-Bolts Guide.”

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Private equity doesn't do stuff "out of goodness" but to make a profit, and quickly--often much faster than it is possible for a developing business to do. So I wasn't surprised to see some articles about the bankruptcy of Bird (Superpedestrian), the major player in the electric scooter space (" E-scooter companies are going bankrupt.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 20, 2024

According to the Washington Informer article, " DC's new plan to slash its trash ," DC is adding ten years, one decade more, to its waste diversion goal, from 2030 to 2040 That's 16 years!!!!!!!!!! Why so long, so obtuse, about developing a yard waste diversion program? That's the major reason why DC lags so much.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

DECEMBER 29, 2022

The Post has an article about how Virginia Congressman Don Beyer is getting a masters degree in machine learning so he can apply AI to government and creating better policy (" A 72-year-old congressman goes back to school, pursuing a degree in AI "). Positive deviance theory: Hope amidst failure.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

AUGUST 11, 2022

From the article: He has a history of floating false solutions to the drawbacks of our over-reliance on cars that stifle efforts to give people other options. Elon Musk said he came up with the hyperloop to diminish planning and funding for high speed rail in California (" Elon Musk Is Convinced He's the Future.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

This is in response to this Washington Post article, " Purple Line study: Without help, light-rail line will bring gentrification." The second biggest thing I learned was the need for focused and effective implementation organizations.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

AUGUST 2, 2022

An article in the Philadelphia Inquire r makes the point that the "fashion" initiative had no legs because of white flight and a change in the industry in terms of fast fashion (" White flight and fast fashion meant Market Street never got the attention it deserved. billion arena in Center City "). Could the 76ers change that? ").

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

JANUARY 13, 2022

The review highlights how new research developments can facilitate a shift towards "upstream," or preventative, homelessness interventions, while making necessary "downstream" emergency services more equitable and effective. 2021 ; Gubits et al. Housing First, voucher-based, and supportive housing models offer more sustainable solutions.

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GovLoop

MAY 19, 2023

Such a shortage makes it difficult for any organization to develop systems and processes to prevent cyberattacks, and to respond quickly and effectively when attacks happen. This article appears in our guide “ Bright Ideas for Making Cyber Stick.” Everyone else is a partner [in the process].”

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 15, 2023

Mostly about urban universities, but the principles still apply to smaller towns. -- " 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 (..)

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 30, 2023

Elizabeths campus ," 2018 -- " Part three: the potential for donations around an expanded program ," 2018 -- " Update on DC's plans to build a new United Medical Center ," 2018 I argue that "a building" isn't enough, you have to have a plan to address health inequities in innovative and novel ways. Plan + program + building.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

From the article: The District is playing hardball in a dispute with the owner of Nationals Park, effectively threatening to shut down the stadium if Events DC fails to develop the commercial and retail space it promised before the ballpark’s 2008 opening. Flickr photo. The Washington Post reports (" D.C.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JULY 4, 2023

Now a goodly amount of that is encapsulated in " Branding's (NOT) all you need for transit " (2018), but old pieces like " Making Transit Sexy " (2005), make the point too, less sophisticatedly. From the article : Metro rides are free after 5 p.m. Tuesday Officials suggest taking Metro to get to the Mall. Starting at 5 p.m.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In 2018, I wrote a piece about the attempt to extend the RFK campus lease, but at the behest of the "Washington" NFL team, which has been based in Suburban Prince George's County for a couple decades. -- " Yes, modify and extend the RFK Campus lease; No, don't do it for the Washington Redskins football team " The RFK campus is on the right.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 12, 2022

The upheaval in the planning agency’s governance has shocked even longtime political observers in a county accustomed to intense development spats. Casey Anderson, chair of the Montgomery County Planning Board, in Forest Grove Park in Silver Spring in 2018. We thank the commissioners for their service to our county.” Sometimes it is.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 4, 2023

The Boston Globe has an interesting article, " Gentrification is washing over America’s wealthiest cities. The article has an interesting discussion about how this came about. Transforming a building. " Now and There " by Faith Ninivaggi , 555 Columbus Avenue, Uphams Corner neighborhood, Boston.

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Housing Economic Development Development Community Development 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MAY 13, 2024

Currently, TheBus system is the least well developed of the suburban transit agencies (" By choosing coverage over frequency, Prince George’s caps what its buses can accomplish ," GGW). Change the name of the service and the graphic design of the bus livery.

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GovLoop

JANUARY 3, 2023

In 2018, the Office of Management and Budget made VA a lead agency partner to pilot improving CX across the federal government. This article appears in our guide, “Agency of the Future: How New Possibilities are Emerging in the Present.” Agencies had their rules, and constituents had to navigate them to get the services they needed.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 19, 2023

Howard does have its bookstore on Georgia Avenue and they tried for a hotel and have worked on developing a town center there for a couple decades). Businesses developed out of university-based research. Faculty concentration as talent and an element of community development. 1 in 2021 ," Philadelphia Inquirer ).

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Economic Development Education Development Laws 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JANUARY 23, 2023

When I was doing research on public markets a few years ago, I came across a book called Civic Agriculture , about the development of local food systems centered upon small business. One of the interesting discussions within the book was how the prominent sociologist C. pharmacists worry ," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ).

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

AUGUST 9, 2022

charlie shares with us an article by Edwin Heathcote, the architecture columnist for the Financial Times , " Can a city be redesigned for the new world of work? an urban design dating from the walking and transit city eras of urban development, therefore supporting walkability, transit, and biking 3. historic architecture 2.

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GovLoop

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Such a shortage makes it difficult for any organization to develop systems and processes to prevent cyberattacks, and to respond quickly and effectively when attacks happen. This article appears in our guide “ Bright Ideas for Making Cyber Stick.” Everyone else is a partner [in the process].” Get the guide.

Local Government 59

Local Government Government Relations Budgeting Security 59

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 19, 2022

From the article: Metro’s prospects for replacing hundreds of millions of dollars in fare revenue that vanished during the pandemic appeared to be waning as stimulus money runs dry, particularly as weary elected officials watch the agency struggle during a year-long train shortage. It's really hard when you're failing. It's worth a read.

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A Library Writer's Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

We invite articles and essays that interrogate any aspect of extraction in academic libraries and archives related to library policies and practices, library and educator labour, LIS theory and other theoretical traditions, LIS education, and more. Articles submitted for review must fit the journal’s Focus and Scope.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 19, 2022

From the article: A damning, 72-page report the agency authored portrays a housing authority in disarray and at risk of defaulting on its agreement with the federal government. From the article: The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s scathing report on management and operational shortcomings in the D.C.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 19, 2023

But there have been a bunch of Associated Press articles in my newsfeed, which clued me in. -- " Volunteers speak on why they serve and why more people don’t " -- " Nonprofits scramble for help amid dearth of volunteers " -- " New to volunteering? They also have a small grant program for friends of parks groups.

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PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

The evolution of PBB to incorporate the rigorous evaluation of one-time initiatives and capital projects relative to their benefit to the community has been a recent development; led by cities like Kenmore, WA, South Jordan, UT and Strathcona County, Alberta, Canada. This piece is reprinted in full below. 24 meeting.

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Social Pinpoint

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

The proportion of which stakeholder pressure has played a role in project delay also rose from 76 percent of instances in 2018 to 80 percent in 2020. Consensus is a cooperative process in which all group members develop and agree to support a decision in the best interest of the whole. So, what is community consensus?

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Death and Taxes

JULY 21, 2021

We started reviewing the revenue structures of all municipalities in Florida from 2008 to 2018, considering recession exerts different impacts on each revenue source. As concluded in the article, a continuing effort is needed to examine the revenue structure and the fiscal relationship with upper-level governments. Authors’ Bios.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

From the article: Community schools, which, among other things, integrate nonprofits, businesses and colleges on the school site to offer services to students and their families, have existed for more than a century. Students, parents, and teachers participating in a clean up of the school grounds, Wasatch Elementary School, Salt Lake.

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