Various studies indicate that approximately 30 percent of city land in the United States is allocated to parking. The Department of Urban Planning has estimated that New York City alone has approximately three million on-street parking spaces. Interestingly, only 3 percent of them have meters. Let’s get this straight. While housing costs are rising, often because of the cost … [Read more...] about The high cost of free parking.
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Building virtual communities.
Michael Lee, a cultural planner and designer with an architectural background, co-founded SNDBOX in 2017. A design studio working to create tools to integrate communities, businesses and creative projects, they are relying on the new tools of the blockchain world. In 2019, Michael and his team launched the BLDGBLOX app, which they describe as “the end-game project for … [Read more...] about Building virtual communities.
No guilt. Just action.
Cynthia Muller is the Director of Mission Investment at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation based out of Battle Creek, Michigan. Described as a “thought leader of the impact investing ecosystem and a trailblazer in the field,” Cynthia has been at Kellogg since 2016, first serving as a program officer with their Mission Driven Investments division, then as its director. … [Read more...] about No guilt. Just action.
Rent to buy.
How do we address the affordable housing crisis? There are lessons to be learned from all over the world. Kris Daff, in Melbourne, Australia, is developing an important solution. Australia’s housing market is very expensive and lack of tenure in the rental market results in significant levels of housing anxiety. At the same time, Kris, a real estate developer, was … [Read more...] about Rent to buy.
Building a strong community.
A strong community is not built with one particular idea or project. There are many actors, ideas, visions and amenities that must come together to build a strong community. The Mayor A strong mayor can be instrumental to making change in a community. She must have a clear and strategic vision and she must have legislative power. Because she is responsible for hiring and … [Read more...] about Building a strong community.