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Interesting study on litter focuses on the brand of the trash

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

It's definitely a transformational approach, one that hadn't occurred to me before. -- " Planet Patrolling: A citizen science brand audit of anthropogenic litter in the context of national legislation and international policy ," Journal of Hazardous Materials (2022).

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University of Utah University Neighborhood Partners program and community revitalization in West side Salt Lake City/County

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

There's definitely a lot of personal impact, with more west side youth going to the University of Utah and other higher education institutions for college. The real question is how much economic and social impact. That I don't know and need to look into more deeply.

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The GSE Public-Private Hybrid Model Flunks Again: This Time It’s the Federal Home Loan Bank System (Part 2)

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

Together, parts 1 and 2 of the analysis are essential to understand the FHFA Report and how its proposed reforms are most definitely needed. It did so, for example, in 2004 to cover the budget year 2003, when its estimate was $3.2 19] See CBO letter to Senator Richard Shelby dated April 8, 2004. billion for fiscal 2024.

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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 ). But definitely eater-tainment. , another not served commercial district on the 200 and 300 blocks of Pennsylvania, one by Potomac Metro, the Eastern Market, etc. -- Make Eastern Market Metro Plaza great.

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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

The academic literature has tended to not differentiate between hard and soft infrastructure, but instead focuses on the definition of types of facilities, focusing on differences in type of space and programming. When it is the Idea Store ,” 2004, Guardian ). Cultural infrastructure is both hard and soft.

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The Social Media President – @POTUS final #SOTU

Public Policy Blog

First high definition television broadcast of the address also took place under George W. Bush in 2004. First president to deliver the speech in primetime was Lyndon Johnson in 1965. First live webcast on the Internet happened in the President George W. Bush administration in 2002.