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I wonder if Mayor Fenty hadn't dissolved the Anacostia Waterfront Initiative in 2007, merging it into another city agency, if development would have happened faster?

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

I've written about relocation of DC government agencies over the years as a misguided economic development strategy (" The Reeves Center Myth Revisited ," 2011, " Office Buildings Won't Save Anacostia ," 2005). Especially in secondary and tertiary business districts.

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Crain's Chicago Business: Crain's Forum on Rebranding Chicago

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Office vacancy rates downtown have crept up to a record high of at least 21 percent so far in the first quarter of fiscal 2024, according to data provided by the DowntownDC Business Improvement District (BID). million for a “dedicated team and marketing efforts to facilitate the transformation of Downtown D.C. into a global learning hub.”.