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State of the Nation - a UK Perspective on Covid-19

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

The scenario for this pandemic (excluding the recovery) was fully formulated over the period 2003-2009. The last two of these were either not developed enough or were allowed to lapse. The exercises revealed, for example, that special attention needed to be given to protecting the residents of care homes (PHE 2017, pp.

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Eastern Market DC's 150th anniversary last weekend | And my never realized master plan for the market

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

In 2009, I was appointed to serve on the Community Advisory Committee, representing the Eastern Market Preservation and Development Corporation. I participated in a workshop on the plaza led by Project for Public Spaces and Scenic America in 2004 ( write up ). It laid the groundwork for connecting civic assets.

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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

Bilbao as an example of Transformational Projects Action Planning ," 2017 But I have to say that the student "inspired me" to rethink of the bridge park as an opportunity to reshape revitalization planning and practice in Anacostia. Equitable development plan. First is workforce development. Who wants to hang out by a freeway?

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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

Screenshot, Downtown Pittsburgh Partnership marketing campaign, 2009. This reminds me that when Toronto did an urban grayfield development project in the 1970s, creating the St. Interestingly, years ago I wrote about the DC Zoning Commission allowing developers to opt out of providing recreation space. Not mixed commercial use.

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It’s time to talk about a regional tax to help fund Metro (DC area)

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

In 2009 and a couple times afterwards, I said it was necessary for WMATA to rebuild the regional/metropolitan consensus about support for transit. This pamphlet was an advertising supplement inserted in the Washington Star, 3/21/1976. And later about various funding mechanisms. -- St. Right now, Virginia has a Republican Governor.

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