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Revisiting Pittsburgh and Allegheny County as an opportunity for city-county consolidation: The "RiversCity" proposal

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

According to the article, 39 communities make up "Rivers City," ranging in population from 232 to 23,000. From the article: “A lot of these really small towns have now been in a position for about 30 years where they just don't have the tax base necessary to support the full slate of services that they had been used to previously,” Mr.

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H Street NE nightlife district, failing?

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

The Washington Post has an article, " H Street was once a symbol of D.C.’s You can never stop (" MAIN STREET NICHES IN A MASS SALES WORLD ," Neil Peirce, 2004). That being said, a Reddit entry in response to the article makes some excellent points that I wouldn't necessarily have come up with, not being there any more.

2016 52
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Social urbanism and Israel

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

From the article: Arley Palomino, 18, says he remembers when just walking to school was an act of bravery. Since the MetroCable system was built in 2004 and the library in 2007, things have changed, Palomino says. Firefights between gangs could break out at any time. "We We were isolated here.

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Commercial district activation issues in smaller communities: Phoenixville, Pennsylvania

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

But the article illustrates to me a number of things: For example, it says the district is so successful it doesn't need a commercial district revitalization manager. I disagree. In response, it's cut back.

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The GSE Public-Private Hybrid Model Flunks Again: This Time It’s the Federal Home Loan Bank System (Part 1)

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

3 The release of the FHFA report has also sparked a flurry of articles, op-eds, and think tank reports either supporting or countering some or all the recommendations. This two-part article argues that the root cause of their need for reform is a fundamental flaw in Congress’ design of GSEs.

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Interesting study on litter focuses on the brand of the trash

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

From the article: The community interest company Planet Patrol created an app for people to record the litter they find and remove. The article first suggests that based on the survey, some of the EU's emphasis on litter interdiction, focused on impact on rivers and the sea, is misdirected.

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Recreation planning and financing failure in Philadelphia: 11 of 12 public swimming pools have closed

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

The Philadelphia Inquirer has an article on the latter, " Philly’s indoor pools have become ‘a travesty’ after decades of disrepair and neglect ," about how 11 of 12 public indoor pools are closed because of facility failure--from 2004 to 2019. And the last third is about worst practice and system and leadership failure.