Colorado Government Takes a Play from ‘Moneyball’
During an almost thirty-year period beginning in 1970, Downtown Los Angeles gained a grand total of 4,300 units in housing stock. Then, between 1999 and 2008, Downtown gained at least 7,300 housing units just from long-term vacant buildings. What accounts for that tremendous uptick? Many factors, of course; but at least in the policy realm, arguably none are nearly as significant as the Adaptive Reuse Ordinance, or “ARO.”
(via Tulsa councilor fears downtown getting too many parking lots; wants zoning policy | Tulsa World)
Parking mandates stymy development in Cincinnati’s urban neighborhoods — UrbanCincy
“I’m using private capital to improve a public entity that stays public.” — Mayor Rahm Emanuel in Private Aid Will Help Chicago With $7 Billion Plan - NYTimes.com