As the Community knows, the UEL takes a dim view of public money and public land going to to private entities. We believe that tax dollars and public lands should be utilized to benefit the most people possible, and that public lands should not charge admission to the public for using their own land....
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Planning News
- Traffic Deaths at 60-Year Low
- Recovery Through Open Data in Detroit and New Orleans
- Street Art Inspired by the Cityscape
- The Urban Impact of Richard Daley
- Developing Detroit's New Comprehensive Plan
- Backing the Infrastructure Bank
- Does Transportation Funding Violate the Civil Rights Act?
- Subway (and Subway Riders) To Heat Apartment Building
- Obama Calls For $50 Billion Transportation Stimulus
- Sharing the Civic Commons
Archive for January, 2010
Miami Today: Michael Lewis Editorial on Sport’s Stadium Deals
Miami Today: Michael Lewis Editorial on Sport’s Stadium Deals
As the Community knows, the UEL takes a dim view of public money and public land going to to private entities. We believe that tax dollars and public lands should be utilized to benefit the most people possible, and that public lands should not charge admission to the public for using their own land....
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Should Tourist Taxes be raised for the Dolphin Stadium Upgrades?
The Miami Herald reports that Ron Book, a lobbyist for the Dolphins wants to raise the tourist tax to pay for renovations to Land Shark stadium, he says are needed to continue to attract the Super Bowl: Aiming to raise public dollars to improve their privately-owned stadium, the Miami Dolphins and team backers have...
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Should Tourist Taxes be raised for the Dolphin Stadium Upgrades?
The Miami Herald reports that Ron Book, a lobbyist for the Dolphins wants to raise the tourist tax to pay for renovations to Land Shark stadium, he says are needed to continue to attract the Super Bowl: Aiming to raise public dollars to improve their privately-owned stadium, the Miami Dolphins and team backers have...
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Miami Herald: Glenn Garvin against public financing of Dolphin’s Stadium.
In a stinging editorial, Glenn Garvin made a case against public financing of the Dolphin’s Land Shark Stadium. He said that giving public money to the stadium is welfare for rich people — the stadium owners: The conga line for a stadium handout starts with the Estefans, but includes their equally glamorous Dolphins co-owners....
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Miami Herald: Glenn Garvin against public financing of Dolphin’s Stadium.
In a stinging editorial, Glenn Garvin made a case against public financing of the Dolphin’s Land Shark Stadium. He said that giving public money to the stadium is welfare for rich people — the stadium owners: The conga line for a stadium handout starts with the Estefans, but includes their equally glamorous Dolphins co-owners....
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Super Bowl by the Numbers: Is the Economist right or Rodney Barreto?
The Miami Herald reported that economist, Victor Matheson, said that a Super Bowl brings in less than $100, million into the economy of the host city: His research shows that the Super Bowl’s economic punch likely tops out at around $90 million, though it can dip lower for large tourist destinations like Miami that...
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Super Bowl by the Numbers: Is the Economist right or Rodney Barreto?
The Miami Herald reported that economist, Victor Matheson, said that a Super Bowl brings in less than $100, million into the economy of the host city: His research shows that the Super Bowl’s economic punch likely tops out at around $90 million, though it can dip lower for large tourist destinations like Miami that...
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The Amendment 4 Debate
Last night almost 100 people showed up for the debate on Amendment 4. Florida Hometown Democracy President, Lesley Blackner, faced off against Clifford Schulman, an attorney who belongs to Floridians for Smarter Growth. Helen Ferre moderated. Blackner believes giving people a say in Comprehensive Land changes –by giving them what amounts to a veto–...
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The Amendment 4 Debate
Last night almost 100 people showed up for the debate on Amendment 4. Florida Hometown Democracy President, Lesley Blackner, faced off against Clifford Schulman, an attorney who belongs to Floridians for Smarter Growth. Helen Ferre moderated. Blackner believes giving people a say in Comprehensive Land changes –by giving them what amounts to a veto–...
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