Rebuilding Place in Urban Space
APRIL 27, 2024
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).
Rebuilding Place in Urban Space
MARCH 20, 2023
They are looking to improve transit but haven't had a lot of success--failed tax referenda in 2020 and 2022 with another possible attempt for 2024, and there is back-biting (" Mayor Demings wary of Universal’s SunRail expansion plan, cites ‘lack of transparency’ ," Mass Transit Magazine ).
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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space
MARCH 1, 2024
But even before that I went back and forth on it. Was it merely DC trying to copy other unusual creative infrastructure endeavors (at the same time there was an attempt to create a similar bridge in London, under then Mayor Boris Johnson, " An absurd vanity project for our age – Boris Johnson’s garden bridge ," Guardian ).
Rebuilding Place in Urban Space
MARCH 3, 2024
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.”.
Rebuilding Place in Urban Space
APRIL 22, 2024
Also see " Third place issues " (2024) and " Strangers are good for us ," an op-ed by David Sax in the New York Times. Plus an interesting article about picnic tables versus benches as staging points for interaction (" The power of the picnic table (bench) ," Guardian ).
Rebuilding Place in Urban Space
APRIL 5, 2024
The Bilbao Garden, Balmori & Associates, 2011, International Garden Competition ( article ). Park system versus a particular park. Then you’ll LOVE these ultra urban garden ideas for Manchester " Manchester Evening News ). It ran for a week in the city's center, with demonstrations and presentations and had many thousands of patrons.
Rebuilding Place in Urban Space
APRIL 4, 2024
The Bilbao Garden, Balmori & Associates, 2011, International Garden Competition ( article ). Park system versus a particular park. Then you’ll LOVE these ultra urban garden ideas for Manchester " Manchester Evening News ). It ran for a week in the city's center, with demonstrations and presentations and had many thousands of patrons.
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