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Change takes forever: plastic bag bans, liquor stores and crime

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Some blog entries -- " Alcoholic beverage sales restrictions moving forward in Seattle ," 2006 -- " Disproportionate link between Circle K convenience stores and crime in Phoenix suburbs ," 2011 -- " The sales of alcoholic beverages in cities (DC vs. Chicago) ," 2012 Journal article -- " Regulating Availability: How Access to Alcohol Affects Drinking (..)

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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

Many years ago Leimert Park in Los Angeles was featured in the Washington Post as a black-business district (" Los Angeles's Black Pride: Taking In the Retro Vibe of Leimert Park ," places , 2006). I visited it back then and wasn't impressed. Medical education campus at St.

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The Road Not Taken | a response to a letter to the editor in the Washington Post about DC, traffic deaths and traffic safety

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

In preparing for that interview, I looked at the websites for all of the city's Advisory Neighborhood Commssions (ANCs are block and neighborhood specific councils that weigh in on matters before DC government) and just a handful had transportation/public space committees. And public health.