Plat Street · Vol. 1 · No. 5
July 2026 Issue
Block Ops
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Downtown SF: The Ten-Year Bet Comes to the Board July 21
Downtown SF: The Ten-Year Bet Comes to the Board July 21
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Baltimore's Vacancy Tax Is Live. Day-Two Reporting.
Baltimore's Vacancy Tax Is Live. Day-Two Reporting.
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The World Cup Corridor Test: What the District Structures Actually Did
The World Cup Corridor Test: What the District Structures Actually Did
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The ARPA Clock: 169 Days
The ARPA Clock: 169 Days
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Boyle Heights Industrial Flats: The Formation Fight Where Both Sides Are Right About Something
Boyle Heights Industrial Flats: The Formation Fight Where Both Sides Are Right About Something
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Asheville's BID, Year One: The Report Card and the Revenue Nobody Expected
Asheville's BID, Year One: The Report Card and the Revenue Nobody Expected
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Nashville: The Gulch BID Merger Advances in the Shadow of the CBID Fight
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Columbus SID: Fall Petition Window Approaches
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Pittsburgh South Side: Business Owners Turn Out in Support of East Carson Street District
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Old Town Albuquerque Moves Forward With BID Formation
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Waikiki: BID and Improvement Association Move to Align
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Boulder BID: Board Candidate Slate Forms as DDA Formation Track Runs in Parallel
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Ridgewood, NJ: New SID Director Signals Economic Development Focus
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Sunnyside Shines Holds Annual Meeting
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South Haven, MI DDA Launches Downtown Façade Grant Program
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Clinton, Iowa: IEDA Downtown Assessment Findings Released
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Colquitt, GA DDA Begins Rehab of Vacant 1930s Gas Station Site
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Moultrie, GA DDA Weighs the Ameris Bank Buildings
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Frankfort, MI Social District Opens
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Traverse City Counterpoint: Cass Street Crosswalk and a 200-Artist Cherry Festival Fair
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Right of Way
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Nashville Resubmitted the Same CBID Budget With a $1 Change. It Passed 23–10. The Precedent Is the Story.
Nashville Resubmitted the Same CBID Budget With a $1 Change.
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Kehoe Signed HB 3231. The Innovation Zone Race Starts August 28.
Kehoe Signed HB 3231. The Innovation Zone Race Starts August 28.
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West Palm Beach Seats a Second Related Ross Voice on Its DDA Board, 4–1, Over Organized Opposition
West Palm Beach Seats a Second Related Ross Voice on Its DDA Board, 4–1, Over Organized Opposition
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Chicago's $425 Million Question: The Privately Financed Stadium's Public Infrastructure Bill
Chicago's $425 Million Question: The Privately Financed Stadium's Public Infrastructure Bill
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Goldwater v. Santa Barbara County: The Docket, and the Wine-Country Grumbling Behind It
Goldwater v. Santa Barbara County: The Docket, and the Wine-Country Grumbling Behind It
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Traverse City Commissioners Reject the TIF Ballot Wording. The Fight Is Over the Number, Not the Vote.
Traverse City Commissioners Reject the TIF Ballot Wording.
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Miami DDA, Act Four
Miami DDA, Act Four
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Norman: City Moves to Dismiss Three of Five ORED Claims
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Alexandria: After the BID Failures, Council Shops for Alternatives
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NC HB 1089: The Levy-Cap Amendment Is on the November Ballot
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Escambia County, FL: Children's Trust Ruled Exempt From TIF Contributions
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Omaha: Neighbors Challenge TIF Development Projects
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Manchester, NH: Aldermen Conditionally Approve Raise TIF District as Project Scope Shrinks
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Wichita Falls, TX: TIF Board Rescinds 2019 Vote, Freeing $2.4M for Downtown
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Two Rivers, WI: One-Year TIF District Extension for Housing Development
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Huntsville, AL Approves New TIF District. And a 1% Lodging Tax for the Von Braun Center
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Formation-Stage TIF Roundup: Sturgis, Chelan County, and South Rockford
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H.R. 2766: Floor Vote Still Unscheduled
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Corridor Capital
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The Receipts: What the World Cup Actually Paid Host-City Corridors
The Receipts: What the World Cup Actually Paid Host-City Corridors
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The Permanence Test Begins July 20
The Permanence Test Begins July 20
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BofA Group-Stage Data: The Sponsor's Reading
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Whitestone's World Cup Plaza Bet: The Post-Tournament Read
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Savannah: Council Adopts the Waterfront CID Vision Plan and Writes a $1.35M Check for Phase 1
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Shreveport: "Lunch & Discover" Launches to Push Office Workers Into Downtown Restaurants and Retail
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Frontage
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Baltimore, Week Two: Your Landlord's Carrying Cost Just Tripled. Here Is the Conversation to Have.
Baltimore, Week Two: Your Landlord's Carrying Cost Just Tripled.
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The World Cup Merchant Window Closes July 19: The Group-Stage Debrief
The World Cup Merchant Window Closes July 19: The Group-Stage Debrief
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Boyle Heights: The Opposition Petition Is the Merchant Story Too
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Wichita: Council Approves a CID for a Single Restaurant
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Salazar Bill: Session-End Status
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NYC Comptroller Map, Month Two: Is Anyone Using It?
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What the UK Does Differently: The BID Effectiveness Question From Abroad
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Metes & Bounds
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Stein Signed the Freeze. Nine Counties Now Run FY27 on Stale Values.
Stein Signed the Freeze. Nine Counties Now Run FY27 on Stale Values.
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San Francisco Puts a Pharmacy-Vacancy Tax on the November Ballot
San Francisco Puts a Pharmacy-Vacancy Tax on the November Ballot
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SF November Ballot, Second Measure: Foreclosure Transfers Become Taxable March 1, 2027
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Cook County: Commercial Appeal Windows Rolling Through Summer
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Rutland, VT: $4 Million Building Sale Triggers Downtown Reinvestment Plan
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Savannah's Hyatt Sells for $105.2M, Right as the Waterfront CID Plan Puts It on Notice
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Traverse City TIF Disclosure: The $127M vs. $233M Gap Is a Property Owner Question Too
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