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The unintended consequences of converting office buildings to housing: the need for public safety; schools; amenities

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

It had been happening for decades (" Having a Longer View on Downtown Living ," Eugenie Birch, University of Pennsylvania, 2002; Get Urban!: Unkempt areas aren't places where people want to live (" Updating the post The "soft side" of commercial district revitalization ," 2006/2016). People don't want to live in fear. cleanliness.

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Community building versus economic development

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

The Walking City urban form is the "urban technology" that supports active cities (" Transportation and Urban Form: Stages in the Spatial Evolution of the American Metropolis" ," " Department stores are an "urban technology" built for walking not driving ," 2024). Philadelphia has advantages. Cities cost money to operate.

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Capital One Arena, Wizards and Capitals may move to Alexandria | Why not the RFK campus?

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

October 24, 2002. Proposed Gatineau light rail loop to Ottawa to serve museums and the Byward Public Market is another model for intra-district transportation. From the WBJ : “I think that Chinatown will be fine even if the Verizon Center is moved,” said Ed McMahon, a senior resident fellow with the Urban Land Institute.