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Community building versus economic development

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

The other element that was educational for me was the velocity of change resulting from the new station. Plus the economic impact on the other four areas, totaling in the billions of new construction. Velocity of positive economic change from public investment. Granted a lot of development was going on in DC at the time.

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Revisiting the 11th Street Bridge Park project as an opportunity rather than a folly: a new revitalization agenda for East of the River, DC

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Also see " A National Mall-focused heritage (replica) streetcar service to serve visitors is a way bigger idea than a parking garage under the Mall ," 2013. What if the park sponsored daily educational enrichment activities for the young people in nearby neighborhoods? Admission to Longwood Gardens --incredibly beautiful--is $25.

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Social Media for Social Good: What role does social media play in creation of and sustainability of social movements? A Social Movement Case Study Examining Occupy Wall Street and the Tea Party.

Public Policy Blog

It doesn’t take long before thousands of Facebook users join these pages (Fieser, 2009). Occupy folks used blogging as a means to tell in-depth stories from the field, photos to document and illustrate the stories, and podcasting to make the voice of the protesters heard and to amplify the message (Tocchi, 2013).