April 1st, 2008 | by admin | published in DC, cities, economic development, housing, public policy
The Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy at NYU has released a new study on inclusionary zoning, using DC, LA, SF, and Boston as case studies. Inclusionary zoning is an affordable housing practice that either requires or encourages (via various incentives) developers to include low and moderate income units in their new projects. In […]
April 1st, 2008 | by admin | published in art, creative economy, economic development, education, museums, public policy
Not surprisingly, the emphasis on standardized tests through policies like No Child Left Behind have weakened education in areas like the arts inside the classroom. According to a recent Newsweek article, the emphasis on standardized test scores have also had a detrimental effect on arts education outside of the classroom. Major museums nationwide are suffering […]
March 31st, 2008 | by admin | published in economic development, housing, public policy
This work is by artist…just kidding! (on an aesthetic note, I do love the colors used to represent each ward, especially the tangerine color for Ward 7. Obviously, this is not what the researcher had in mind when creating this graph). The figure below is pulled from the latest District of Columbia Housing Monitor and […]
March 31st, 2008 | by admin | published in economic development, housing, public policy
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson will resign from his post on April 18th. During his tenure, his administration has faced the challenges of the economic fall-out following the subprime crisis and its implications on credit markets (re: Bear Stearns). It’ll be interesting to see how his successor handles these obstacles.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080331/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/hud_chief
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