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Culture as infrastructure: What developers can learn from municipal placemaking policies

Philippe Demers Commercial Placemaking National Feb. 24 2026

With construction costs still elevated, entitlement timelines stretching and public scrutiny intensifying, predictability has become a scarce asset. For developers, setbacks rarely come from a single issue.

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