September 2026 Issue
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BO·1·7·1
Denver's DDDA Chose Renovation Over Demolition. The $615 Million Question Is Still Open.
Denver's DDDA picked renovation over demolition, but the $615 million financing question remains unresolved.
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BO·1·7·2
Miami DDA's Director Search Just Got a Political Complication
Miami DDA's director search has picked up a political complication that could reshape the hire.
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BO·1·7·3
Traverse City's TIF Plan Is on the November Ballot. Here's the Number Voters Will Actually See.
Traverse City's TIF plan is on the November ballot, and the number voters will see is the story.
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BO·1·7·4
The ARPA Clock: 121 Days
The ARPA clock has 121 days left, and district managers should be tracking what that means.
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BO·1·7·5
Coral Gables Said No to a District. The Corridor Still Has the Problem the District Was Meant to Solve.
Coral Gables rejected a district, but the corridor problem the district was meant to solve remains.
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BO·1·7·6
Chicago Now Has Two Feasibility Clocks Running to the Same Date
Chicago now has two feasibility clocks running to the same date, and both matter.
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BO·1·7·7
North St. Louis County's 17-Mayor TDD Just Finished Its First Full Year. Here's What Governing By Committee of Mayors Actually Looks Like.
North St. Louis County's 17-mayor TDD finished its first full year, and governing by committee of mayors looks like this.
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BO·1·7·8
Springfield, MO Is Using a CID as a Homeowners' Association for 14 Starter Homes. That's Not What CIDs Are For - Or Is It?
Springfield, MO is using a CID as a homeowners' association for 14 starter homes, raising the question of what CIDs are actually for.
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BO·1·7·9
Delaware Is About to Name Its Three New Downtown Development Districts. Here's Who's Actually Competing.
Delaware is about to name its three new downtown development districts, and here's who is actually competing.
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BO·1·7·10
Las Vegas' Arts District Wants to Be the City's Next BID. The Petition Math Is the Story.
Las Vegas' Arts District wants to be the city's next BID, and the petition math is the story.
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BO·1·7·11
A Water Main Broke Under the Sunset Strip. The BID's Response Is a Field Test Every District Manager Should Read.
A water main broke under the Sunset Strip, and the BID's response is a field test every district manager should read.
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RW·1·7·1
H.R. 2766 Cleared Committee in March. It's Still Waiting for a Floor Vote in September.
H.R. 2766 cleared committee in March and is still waiting for a floor vote in September.
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RW·1·7·2
Nashville's Gulch-CBID Merger Isn't Closing This Year. The Council Vote Was Step One of a Two-Year Runway.
Nashville's Gulch-CBID merger isn't closing this year; the council vote was step one of a two-year runway.
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RW·1·7·3
Goldwater v. Santa Barbara County: What 'The Takings Claim Is the One to Read' Actually Means
Goldwater v. Santa Barbara County: what the takings claim being the one to read actually means.
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RW·1·7·4
Four Cities, One Question: Who Actually Gets to Approve a Tax Increment District?
Four cities, one question: who actually gets to approve a tax increment district?
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RW·1·7·5
St. Louis Hasn't Filed for Innovation Zone Status Yet. A $350M Tower Conversion Is Moving Anyway.
St. Louis hasn't filed for innovation zone status yet, but a $350M tower conversion is moving anyway.
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RW·1·7·6
Missouri Just Revived a Tax Tool That's Been Dead Since 2013. It Could Help Fund a New Royals Stadium.
Missouri just revived a tax tool that's been dead since 2013, and it could help fund a new Royals stadium.
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RW·1·7·7
Missouri's Historic Tax Credit Expansion Died Over a Backyard Chicken Coop. It Just Came Back From the Dead.
Missouri's historic tax credit expansion died over a backyard chicken coop and just came back from the dead.
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RW·1·7·8
North Carolina's Revaluation Freeze Covers Nine Counties. The State Still Hasn't Said Which Nine.
North Carolina's revaluation freeze covers nine counties, and the state still hasn't said which nine.
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RW·1·7·9
Kentucky's First Transportation Improvement District Needs a Regional Council to Take It Seriously Before It Can Get Real Money
Kentucky's first transportation improvement district needs a regional council to take it seriously before it can get real money.
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RW·1·7·10
Pittsburgh's South Side District Doesn't Need a Yes Vote. It Needs the Absence of a No.
Pittsburgh's South Side district doesn't need a yes vote; it needs the absence of a no.
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CC·1·7·1
The World Cup Receipts, Closed Out: What 6.3% Actually Means for the Corridors That Didn't Host a Final
The World Cup receipts are closed out, and 6.3% means something specific for corridors that didn't host a final.
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CC·1·7·2
Houston's Green Corridor Permanence Test Still Hasn't Published a Result
Houston's green corridor permanence test still hasn't published a result.
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CC·1·7·3
The Sponsor-Funded Grant Program Is the Most Durable Form of Corridor Capital Right Now. Here's Why That's Not Necessarily Good News.
The sponsor-funded grant program is the most durable form of corridor capital right now, and that's not necessarily good news.
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FR·1·7·1
Kansas City's Pop-Up Leases Are Hitting Their Expiration Dates. Which Storefronts Convert?
Kansas City's pop-up leases are hitting their expiration dates, and the question is which storefronts convert.
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FR·1·7·2
Baltimore's Vacancy Tax Bills Just Escalated. Merchants Should Know What 'Escalating' Actually Means on Their Statement.
Baltimore's vacancy tax bills just escalated, and merchants should know what 'escalating' actually means on their statement.
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FR·1·7·3
San Francisco's Vacancy Tax, Five Years On: North Beach Halved Its Rate. What Actually Did That?
San Francisco's vacancy tax, five years on: North Beach halved its rate, and here's what actually did that.
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FR·1·7·4
Massachusetts Restructured Its Vacant Storefront Credit. Merchants Now Compete for It.
Massachusetts restructured its vacant storefront credit, and merchants now compete for it.
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MB·1·7·1
Traverse City's Ballot Question, Translated Into What It Costs an Individual Property Owner
Traverse City's ballot question, translated into what it costs an individual property owner.
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MB·1·7·2
The Fall Appeal Calendar: Where the Windows Actually Close Between September and December
The fall appeal calendar: where the windows actually close between September and December.
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MB·1·7·3
Baltimore's Split-Rate Land Tax Proposal: Pull Your Allocation Before the Debate Starts
Baltimore's split-rate land tax proposal: pull your allocation before the debate starts.
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MB·1·7·4
The Backfill Held. National Shopping Center Vacancy Is Near Cyclical Lows - Except Where Anchor Categories Are Still Departing.
The backfill held: national shopping center vacancy is near cyclical lows, except where anchor categories are still departing.
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