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Detroit needs a transformational projects action plan for the Renaissance Center, the adjoining waterfront and business district, and transit

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

An interesting article in Crain's about "the inner suburbs" makes an indirect point about the "old housing stock." We argue about house flippers--most do a bad job. But houses do need to be refreshed every few decades. Courtesy Bedrock and Gensler) More talk about the benefits.

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Google Public Sector announces Board of Directors

Google Public Sector

Governor Steve Bullock An accomplished lawyer, Steve Bullock served the State of Montana as Attorney General from 2009 to 2013, and as Governor from 2013 to 2021. Prior to that, she represented New Mexico in the United States Congress for 10 years, and served on the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the House Armed Services Committee.

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How to Address Homelessness: Reflections from Research

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

A central finding of the review is that current research illustrates the importance of structural, or macro, causes of homelessness, and the need for policy responses that ameliorate high housing costs, low incomes, and income inequality. 2021 ; Gubits et al. 2019 ; Collinson and Reed, 2017 ).

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Preparing NOW for expected challenges

Librarian.net

White House deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre speaks to reporters. “In September of 2021, we saw a 60% increase in challenges year to year from the previous year,” Vermont doesn’t get as many of these challenges but they do get some. — Angie Manfredi (@misskubelik) November 3, 2021. It recommends.

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Managing Emergencies: The Challenges of the Future

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

Welcome to the 'riskscape' On one day in July 2021 fires devastated large areas of Sardinia, flooding occurred for the second time in two weeks in London and I received a message from research colleagues in Germany that read "the institute was quite destroyed and many colleagues have suffered tremendous damage to their houses."

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What’s the deal with rural land banks? A Q&A with West Virginia Land Stewardship Corporation Executive Director Taylor Bennett

Center for Community Progress

Across the country, small and rural communities grapple with economic challenges and an aging housing stock that leads to similar outcomes: a flood of VAD properties that threaten the health, safety, and resilience of these residents. Bennett has served as the Executive Director of WVLSC since 2021.

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How the Federal Emergency Management Agency has worked to provide more equitable disaster relief

Partnership for Public Service

FEMA has also struggled to coordinate its communication and activities across federal agencies and other organizations. Our analysis noted that FEMA took decisive action to remedy these customer concerns in 2021. Customers seeking aid often get lost within the center of a complex web of procedures and multiple points of contact.