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Fans line up outside the arena before the opening night game between the Washington Capitals and the Boston Bruins at Capital One Arena on October 12, 2022 in Washington, DC. Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images).

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The Downtown Action Plan highlights summary is available now, and the full Action Plan will be available in Spring 2024. You'd think she'd be reticent (" Exclusive: Mayor Bowser says "don't be so down on D.C." The Downtown Public Realm Plan is online now. From DC's Downtown Public Realm Plan.

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I've written about relocation of DC government agencies over the years as a misguided economic development strategy (" The Reeves Center Myth Revisited ," 2011, " Office Buildings Won't Save Anacostia ," 2005). Especially in secondary and tertiary business districts.

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MARCH 21, 2024

The Walking City urban form is the "urban technology" that supports active cities (" Transportation and Urban Form: Stages in the Spatial Evolution of the American Metropolis" ," " Department stores are an "urban technology" built for walking not driving ," 2024). The monocentric subnetwork of the DC Metrorail system serves the core of DC.

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Doubling down on place values " (2022) The Economics of Uniqueness: Investing in Historic City Cores and Cultural Heritage Assets for Sustainable Development DC (" Bowser, business leaders pitch $400M plan to fix D.C.’s million for a “dedicated team and marketing efforts to facilitate the transformation of Downtown D.C.

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