Urban Issues: Spaces Under Freeways, Rough Time In Chicago, Olympic Village Transformation, Creativity In Cities
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Vacant Spaces Under Freeways For Working and Playing Washington Post
You can't get something out of nothing. This is common sense, not to mention a principle of physics and mathematics. Read On |
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A Rough Time for Some Chicago Neighborhoods New York Times
On a 100-degree day last summer, on Chicago's southernmost edge, Willie Fleming, who goes by J. R. ("It stands for Just Righteousness"), crept up to an abandoned ranch house shrouded in overgrown weeds. Read On |
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Olympic Village Now an Urban Housing Scheme The National
It's 10 months after the likes of Michael Phelps, Jessica Ennis, Mo Farah and Usain Bolt were staying in the Olympic Village at the London 2012 Games. Read On |
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Location, Affordability on Mortgage Default Prediction Fannie Mae, Gary Pivo
In my commentary in October 2012, I discussed the first in a series of papers on the multifamily housing market that are being developed by Hoyt Advisory Services (HAS). Fannie Mae engaged HAS to conduct the research and to document their findings. Read On |
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Eight Guidelines to Keep Creativity in Cities Urban Times
The buzzword 'creativity' comes in handy when making top-down planning strategies sound somewhat more positive, inclusive or even alternative; making them attractive Read On |
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The Conventional Wisdom of Community Development Living Cities
Last week, I participated in a panel at the Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group's Community Development Summit focused on the theme of comprehensive community development. Read On |
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Rural Areas Taking Advantage of Tax Credits Next City
When people think of revitalizing undeveloped areas in need, the mind often wanders to formerly prosperous American cities - Baltimore, Detroit, Oakland, Pittsburgh. Read On |
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Economic Development: In the Belly of a Whale The Urbanophile
Here's a test to see how many of you are actually serious about attracting creatives and building a creative economy in your city: will you actually watch this 53 minute documentary about Berlin that's in German with subtitles? Read On |
