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Proposal to build new basketball arena in Downtown Philadelphia

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

An article in the Philadelphia Inquire r makes the point that the "fashion" initiative had no legs because of white flight and a change in the industry in terms of fast fashion (" White flight and fast fashion meant Market Street never got the attention it deserved. billion arena in Center City "). Could the 76ers change that? ").

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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

But these kinds of efforts are often criticized as inequitable ( Marketing Schools, Marketing Cities: Who Wins and Who Loses When Schools Become Urban Amenities , Maia Bloomfield Cucchiara, 2013). It had been happening for decades (" Having a Longer View on Downtown Living ," Eugenie Birch, University of Pennsylvania, 2002; Get Urban!:

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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. . -- " Why can't the "Bilbao Effect" be reproduced?

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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

I participated in a workshop on the plaza led by Project for Public Spaces and Scenic America in 2004 ( write up ). An article, " West Side Market to transition to nonprofit management ," in the Cleveland Plan Dealer reports that the West Side Market there is moving to nonprofit management, while the city will still own the building.