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Local Government Support for Privately Owned Affordable Housing

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

Constitutional case law examines (1) the necessity of a local government’s proposed affordable housing activity and (2) whether the private sector is “unable to meet the need.” 744 (1938) (holding that the Housing Authorities Law serves a constitutional public purpose); Mallard v. Housing Authorities Law. Chapter 157).

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The White House’s Focus on Closing Costs: Long Overdue and Worth the Fight (Part 2)

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

” 4 Starting nearly half a century ago, antitrust law in the U.S. ” Two, as several government officials told me, issues related to subverted price competition in housing and mortgage markets generally have little, if any, impact on election voting outcomes. Naturally, those opposing reform often exploit these fears.

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20th anniversary of the blog| Urban revitalization systems thinking's greatest hits: Part two -- not transportation

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Rather than adamantly saying "no," I came to realize that since advocates mostly lose out on such initiatives--except if the city or state requires a public vote--we should be focusing on mitigating the problems from such facilities and increasing the benefits. I and many activists were against public funding, but it happened anyway.

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Social Media for Social Good: What role does social media play in creation of and sustainability of social movements? A Social Movement Case Study Examining Occupy Wall Street and the Tea Party.

Public Policy Blog

Social Media Definitions. By being able to connect with each other and share the stories and accounts, citizen journalists are learning that “the ‘sphere of legitimate debate” as defined by journalists doesn’t match up with their own definition” (Rosen, 2009).

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DC's crime bill overturned by Congress

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

-- " Senate votes to block controversial DC crime bill ," CNN I haven't written a blog entry on this, just comments, and comments on Washington Post article. In this case, how the law would be perceived in the world of public opinion, and the competition between Republicans and Democrats. This letter to the editor (" The D.C.

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Women's History Month and urban planning

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

One of the strands from which the planning profession in the US was birthed was out of women-initiated "good government" and "good places" initiatives in a time when women still didn't have the right to vote. From the article: In a classic 1980 essay called What Would a Non-sexist City Be Like? , 3, Supplement.

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Is DC screwed economically because of Trump and the Republicans? Probably.

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

A vote that would have eliminated the Department of Education failed to garner the needed 60 votes to pass in the Senate in 2023. It will definitely reduce office demand regardless. I'd say yes. Moving agencies and firing employees reduces the demand for office space and housing in DC proper. Uncertainty won't help either.