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

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

From the article: The capital improvement program reflects the region’s commitment to maintaining and improving your community’s $100 billion transit asset. The question of how best to fund Metro is an important one that requires thought leadership and extensive community input.

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

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That's why I have to laugh at the article in today's Post about USC, " D.C. From the article: District officials have spent months figuring out how to counter negative economic trends spurred by emptied offices downtown. DC's planning function and capacity has diminished with each mayor since Anthony Williams left office in 2006.

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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 first proposed to the city creating TMDs in 2005/2006. An article, " West Side Market to transition to nonprofit management ," in the Cleveland Plan Dealer reports that the West Side Market there is moving to nonprofit management, while the city will still own the building. They still haven't. I mentioned it over time.

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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

Also see " A National Mall-focused heritage (replica) streetcar service to serve visitors is a way bigger idea than a parking garage under the Mall ," 2013. That will add to the activation-specialness-fun element of the concept of the Bridge Park. I visited it back then and wasn't impressed.

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

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

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).

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Gaps in Parks Master Planning, Part Six | Art(s) in the Park(s) as a comprehensive program

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The National Parks article discusses presentation of potentially controversial contemporary art in parks (also see " Home Land Security" art certain to spark dialogue in uncertain times ," Golden Gate Conservancy). From the article: “Home Land Security” opened a few months after the Brexit vote and ran through the U.S.

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Swarming and Followership; Distance Leading

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Image: Faggard, 2013. at with opportunity for direct “horizontal communication” between network peers (Schmidtchen, 2006) and as I would also point out, leaders inspire social action or other participatory behavior. Mergel, Ines and Greeves, Bill (2013). These complex networks are optimal when fully connected and ?at Faggard, D.