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Downtown Revitalization the Utah Way!
Check out their plan, which I uploaded for you. They put a lot of time and effort into it and there are plenty of great ideas and nice...
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Jul 8, 20241 min read
Is your city prepared for Airbnb’s growth? 7.7 million + listings so far. Airbnb CEO Responds To Pushback From Cities
“Here’s the one thing I learned, we’re in a hundred thousand cities. There’s Barcelona. Or like New York. It turns out they’re not one...
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Jul 8, 20241 min read
A Group of Billionaires Secretly Bought 50,000 Acres in California for $900 million With a Plan To Build Their Own City.
Here Are Those Plans. I have also included a link to some renderings that express their vision for what will be a city of about 400,000...
ggretsas
Jun 23, 20241 min read
Father's Day Battle - Johnson vs Nixon
President Lyndon Johnson signed Proclamation 3730 on June 15, 1966, to give official recognition of Father's Day. In 1972, Richard Nixon...
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Jun 23, 20241 min read
New Study Alert - 10 Ideas For Making Housing More Affordable For College Students
This newly released study from the City of Austin also includes information from other cities on the college student affordability issue...
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Jun 23, 20241 min read
Freshly Released Housing Study
Check out this freshly released housing study.  It’s about Tennessee but the issues discussed in it are relevant everywhere. Most of...
ggretsas
Jun 13, 20241 min read
Does Your City Need a Balloon Launch Ordinance?
The Las Vegas City Council, in a 4-3 vote, has banned the outdoor release of balloons inflated with gases such as helium. They carved out...
ggretsas
Jun 13, 20241 min read
Is Your City a "City of Yes"?
Mayor Eric Adams has a plan to transform New York City.  He calls it a “City of Yes”. The plan is controversial and is jammed packed with...
ggretsas
Jun 13, 20241 min read
Innovative Solution or Urban Nightmare? Controversial Pilot Program to Replace Empty Office Buildings With “Pod Hotels” Approved
Vancouver's bold pilot program to convert vacant office spaces into 'pod hotels' has sparked a heated debate. Champions of this idea say...
ggretsas
Jun 4, 20241 min read
Time For Paid Parental Leave?
Attached World Report Puts Us Last. Are we ok with that? I have seen a few cities adopt paid parental leave policies recently and...
ggretsas
May 31, 20241 min read
How Zoning Policies Affect the Housing Supply: City of Denver Case Study
AEI Study Just Released. I uploaded a PDF of their findings. Summary: “The City of Denver switched to a new zoning code in June 2010....
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May 31, 20241 min read
“They’re Coming For The Suburbs"!
“They’re Coming For The Suburbs"! That’s what some have been saying after the White House released their Federal Housing Supply Action...
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May 31, 20241 min read
Are You Ready For The 32 Hour Work Week?
Are You Ready For The 32 Hour Work Week? You get paid for a 5 day, 40 hour work week but only have to work 32 hours a week, 4 days per...
ggretsas
May 31, 20242 min read
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