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Building community, connection and commitment for African American federal executives

Partnership for Public Service

To mark Black History Month, I spoke with Tyra Dent, president of the African American Federal Executive Association, a nonprofit organization founded in 2002 that is dedicated to preparing and supporting African Americans for advancement into and within the senior ranks of the federal government. What are a few goals for AAFEA in 2024?

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

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Since 2003, when I was on the board of H Street Main Street, and advocating that the group create a housing growth strategy in its retail trade area, I suggested that the RFK parking lots, especially along Benning Road, should be converted to housing and mixed use development. Other areas too.)

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Community building versus economic development

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

A problem on Market East and in Philadelphia, they said, is the city government only contemplates the future in response to developers’ wishes. Plus they have a bias against development to begin with, think developers are monsters because they make profits, etc. Cities cost money to operate.

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How First Northern Bank of Dixon Found the Perfect CRA Support Team

CRA Today

Monica started working at the bank in 2002 as a loan officer assistant. She signed Monica up for the CRA Fundamentals and Hub through CRA Today, knowing that this would give Monica the solid foundation she needed to jump into the data and make sense of the bank’s community development efforts.

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Boost Your Community Engagement Rates with QR Codes

Social Pinpoint

It wasn’t until 2002, that the first mobile phones containing built-in QR readers were marketed in Japan making it possible for more companies to make use of QR codes. smartphone users scanned a QR code in 2021. Placing QR codes in community centres or in context on your development site is also a great way to spread the word.

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Brightline West should also be used to transform public transit service in Las Vegas

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Riffing off of " Florida's Brightline passenger rail as an opportunity to rearticulate and extend transit service in cities like Orlando ," that entry mentioned that Brightline is developing a similar railroad service between "Los Angeles" and Las Vegas, called Brightline West. People lining up for The Deuce. Transit in Las Vegas Bus.

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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!: This reminds me that when Toronto did an urban grayfield development project in the 1970s, creating the St. Screenshot, Downtown Pittsburgh Partnership marketing campaign, 2009.