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6 guideposts for cities to create equitable transit-oriented developments

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True equitable TODs should not only reduce and prevent displacement, but also create new economic opportunities for residents of all income levels and create transit-focused communities that are truly welcoming to lower income residents, communities of color, and others who have historically been pushed out by transit investments.

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This Company Wants to Rent Out Tiny Homes in Your Backyard

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Would you sign a 99 year lease to rent out your backyard? What if it meant you would receive a steady income from it? This Company Wants to Rent Out Tiny Homes in Your Backyard. cbroderick. Thu, 08/20/2020 - 10:04. A new Bay Area co-op wants to do just that to combat the area’s housing crisis.

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Transforming shopping malls into 21st century neighborhoods

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The Opportunity In the San Francisco Bay Area, according to the “ Mall and Office Transformation Guide ” by Perkins&Will for the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG), malls and business parks account for more than 9,000 acres of underutilized property across the region.

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Health & The Built Environment: Scales of Impact

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“We are separated by geography, income, time, size… ultimately, we are fundamentally distanced from the result of our decisions. Photo credit: Jasper Sanidad , NRDC San Francisco office. However, what we decide impacts us and the world at large.”.

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Innovation Is Thriving In Arizona

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While the national average of per-capita income going to taxes is 9.9 In addition, Arizona’s taxes on property, gas and personal income remain low compared to the rest of the country. After leasing the U.S. percent, here the number is only 8.4 MESA: STRATEGIC LOCATION FOR TECH COMPANIES.

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Housing Market Pushes Buyers to Rentals, Intensifying Demand

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One Maryland landlord said they have leased properties for 20 years and have not seen this type of applicant pool before. Strong job and income growth, as well as fierce competition for for-sale housing, is fueling demand for single-family rentals,” Molly Boesel, principal economist at CoreLogic, said in a release.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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INCOME TAX CAPITAL CREDIT: Currently codified as Article 7, Chapter 18, Title 40, Code of Alabama 1975. It is a credit of five percent of the capital costs of a qualifying project, to be applied to the Alabama income tax liability or financial institution excise tax generated by the project income, each year for 20 years.

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