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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). sustainable mobility.

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

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

I have been interested in the opportunity for higher education infused urban revitalization for decades. Leveraging higher education institutions for urban economic development. It is possible to leverage higher education institutions in important ways. I find DC's planning around higher education to be pretty disappointing.

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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. What if the park sponsored daily educational enrichment activities for the young people in nearby neighborhoods? Admission to Longwood Gardens --incredibly beautiful--is $25.

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

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Some parks or recreation centers might have arts production facilities like a kiln for ceramics and arts education programs. Educational programs. Mexico border between 1993 and 2006. Seattle's Art Corps travels to various parks in the summer providing arts workshops (" Arts Corps Breaks Down Barriers in Arts Education ," NEA).

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

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Some parks or recreation centers might have arts production facilities like a kiln for ceramics and arts education programs. Mexico border between 1993 and 2006. Seattle's Art Corps travels to various parks in the summer providing arts workshops (" Arts Corps Breaks Down Barriers in Arts Education ," NEA).

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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. They still haven't. I mentioned it over time. We did this in 2008 or 2009. Membership program.

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Social Media for Social Good: What role does social media play in creation of and sustainability of social movements? A Social Movement Case Study Examining Occupy Wall Street and the Tea Party.

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Social media tends to be decentralized, nonmarket, peer-produced, nonproprietary, open-sourced, commons-based, and provide free or inexpensive access and distribution (Benkler, 2006). 2013; Bennett, Breunig, & Givens, 2008). A study by Vragara et al.,