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

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nd building awareness and interest in the institution and the community (" House of Art(s) to open at the Springfield Art Museum ," Springfield News-Leader ), " Drury Students to help with De-Installation of Springfield Art Museum Exhibit ," Ozarks First, " Space as event as ouevre ," Gerard Nadeau). Again, I think this is community building.

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Gil Penalosa is running for Mayor of Toronto

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[problem with Blogger -- He has a pro-public space, pro sustainable mobility based campaign. From the article: The thread running through Penalosa’s campaign is that Toronto is a good place to live, but its timid leadership has held it back. But there are a couple dozen candidates, along with the incumbent John Tory.

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

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Screenshot, Downtown Pittsburgh Partnership marketing campaign, 2009. 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. just east of Yonge St.,

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Post columnist Colbert King says the DC Council needs to do more oversight

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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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What should the program for a Transportation Management District look like?

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While this might not be dense for a much bigger city, Sugar House is becoming the densest SLC neighborhood outside of downtown, especially along the Trax light rail line. The Tribune article asks the question of whether or not the streetcar is contributing to traffic reduction. Photo: Leah Hogsten, Salt Lake Tribune.

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Episode 76: Beyond Bricks and Mortar: Rethinking Community Development Strategy to Address Digital Inequity with Sarah Hope Marshall

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There’s an initiative called the National Collaborative for Digital Equity that has started a campaign called One Percent for Digital Equity, and the call is to ask CRA officers to commit one percent of their CRA budget to digital equity. It’s opened up a really powerful funding stream for organizations who are trying to do this work.”

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Wizards and Capitals teams staying in DC after all and the failure of the mansion tax referendum in Chicago have one thing in common: failure to take the time to build consensus

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An article about the aftermath in the Post , " Va. Campaign flyers for the Bring Chicago Home referendum at a march to the polls event March 9, 2024, in Chicago. In Chicago, new mayor Brandon Johnson proposed a higher transfer tax rate on properties selling for more than $1 million, to pay for affordable housing.

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