Monthly Archives: December 2023

The ingredients that are allowing Salt Lake City’s thriving downtown? Cultural amenities, residential offerings, and tourism. What is Salt Lake not relying on? office workers. A study found that its working because Salt Lake City had the strongest downtown economic recovery in the US. Governing | How Salt Lake Succeeded in Keeping Its Downtown Busy

You know, YIMBY, yes in my backyard, policies that allow for more residential development flexibility? Well, some say this should also be applied to commercial development. The National Bureau of Economic Research policy paper, The Impact of Commercial Real Estate Regulations on U.S. Output, suggests flexible commercial development policies will bring more high paying jobs and more […]

Oregon property owners and electric utility PacifiCorp have agreed to a $299 million settlement concerning a catastrophic 2020 wildfire. Governing | By the Numbers $299 Million

University of Michigan School of Public Health found a link between more green space and less gun violence. “The range of the study showed that KIB greenspaces reduced the incidence of an assault with a gun by 6% at minimum — and in some cases — as much as 20%.” @goodgoodgoodco

Get your briefs ready, the Texas Attorney General is set to opine as to whether a real estate license is necessary to negotiate a lease for wind power. RQ-0523-KP

 Cities are inviting small businesses into their urban centers. One approach is to create  policies to make it easier for pop-up businesses to operate in urban centers. Non-profits like SF New Deal work with the city’s Office of Workforce and Economic Development to help small businesses, artists, and community organizations set up pop-ups in coordination with a […]