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I wonder if Mayor Fenty hadn't dissolved the Anacostia Waterfront Initiative in 2007, merging it into another city agency, if development would have happened faster?

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

From the article: Administration officials see the influx of workers as an economic boost and part of a broader effort to scale up critical health infrastructure in a place where life expectancy and health outcomes lag behind neighborhoods to the west.

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Madison Wisconsin should be rethinking its pedestrian "district"

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

I wrote about Boulder's in 2005, " Now I know why Boulder's Pearl Street Mall is the exception that proves the rule about the failures of pedestrian malls." From the article: UW-Madison wants to reimagine and energize Library Mall in the heart of campus with stylish walkways, native plants, shade trees and splashing water.

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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 2005, I served on the advisory committee for the International Public Markets Conference which covered both DC and Baltimore that year, led a tour, etc. I first proposed to the city creating TMDs in 2005/2006. They still haven't. I mentioned it over time. Anselm's is today. Postcard image.

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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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Metrorail Silver Line phase two opening this week

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

DC ," 2011, " Silver line reshaping commercial office market in Fairfax County ," 2015, and " Without the right planning "controls" you can't stop change: Loudoun County and rail service in Northern Virginia ," 2012). This should have been done as part of BRAC planning, something I first suggested in 2005.)

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Transit as a formula for local economic success and improvements in regional quality of life

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

There is an article at Building Salt Lake, " Why isn’t Utah Transit Authority supporting the Rio Grande Plan? ," opining about why the Utah Transit Authority isn't all in on the concept of reviving Rio Grande Station as the "central station" for Downtown railroad and transit service.

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Current GSE Guarantee Fees Are Too Low to Be Consistent with Regulatory Capital: Does This Mean a Large Increase Is Coming?

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

See, for example, the press release, “FHFA Announces Increase in Guarantee Fees” (August 31, 2012), where the first paragraph says, “The changes to g-fee pricing represent a step toward encouraging greater participation in the mortgage market by private firms…” [link]. Also, the 0.10 See [link].

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