In his March, 2018 article “How Boise could keep at least keep some Downtown housing affordable,” Idaho Statesman journalist Sven Berg led off with the following statement: “As Downtown booms, housing is more expensive than ever. Rents for newly built one-bedroom apartments are as high as $1,700. Old housing is getting more expensive, too. If…
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A Data Nerd’s Quest to Make Boise Better
Editor’s note: The following is a guest post to Northend.org. From time to time we will give individuals and organizations the space to tell their story. These are the “what, why, when and how” from people who love our community and are committed to doing the work they feel is needed for positive change and…
Economics of Division
A Balance Approach Balance (noun): A state of equilibrium or equipoise; equal distribution of weight, amount, etc. Each day is spent observing via the internet, Twitter, Facebook and blogs how Americans are behaving. Given the troubles of the past 3+ years it’s not surprise that we, on a whole, are deeply concerned about the future…