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It’s time to talk about a regional tax to help fund Metro (DC area)

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Regardless of Rahm Emanuel's point about not wasting crises , my observation is that governments aren't good at decision making generally, and are particularly bad during crises. But if the federal government refused to participate, it would significantly reduce the revenues from it. And later about various funding mechanisms. -- St.

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The unintended consequences of converting office buildings to housing: the need for public safety; schools; amenities

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The Complete Guide to City Living , 2004, Retire Downtown: The Lifestyle Destination for Active Retirees and Empty Nesters , 2006, both by Kyle Ezell), but mostly in weak market cities where the office districts were depopulated by business. Center cities can be pretty dirty. schools (and daycare). just east of Yonge St.,

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WMATA is pathetic: of course it belongs to "the public"

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The question of how best to fund Metro is an important one that requires thought leadership and extensive community input. It begins with “What do we want Metro to be?”

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Straws and puffery: USC's DC "campus" as a lever for downtown revival

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DC's planning function and capacity has diminished with each mayor since Anthony Williams left office in 2006. And that's where the local government planning functions have opportunities. Maybe it was in stasis under Mayor Gray.) DC has plenty of assets. They aren't coordinated or leveraged very well. Elizabeths campus ").

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Eastern Market DC's 150th anniversary last weekend | And my never realized master plan for the market

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I first proposed to the city creating TMDs in 2005/2006. This was proposed a number of years ago for EM, first in the Barry Administration and then around 2012-2013, but the vendors fought it, with the support of now Mayor Muriel Bowser. It's like, how good do you think DC government as an entity is at marketing now?