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WMATA and MWCOG announce new joint transit initiative | Could a regional "transport association" be on the horizon, or just a transit bailout?

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

From the article: In a news release sent out Wednesday, officials said that the organizations’ Boards of Directors will meet on May 1 to start “months-long discussions about how to efficiently provide, fund, and govern public transit.” inter-city) transit planning ," 2011). It's about speed versus access.

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California Forests Are Disappearing–And So Are Air Pollution Disparities

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Article by Derik Suria & Meghna Pamula Air pollution is a serious public health concern. Between 1972 and 2018, the number of large wildfires in California increased by 784 percent, and the area burned increased by more than 1,200 percent (Environmental Market Solutions Laboratory, UC Santa Barbara). in the period 2006-2010.

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

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

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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Public housing administration as a measure of government (in)competence

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

From the article: A damning, 72-page report the agency authored portrays a housing authority in disarray and at risk of defaulting on its agreement with the federal government. From the article: The U.S. Housing Authority’s leadership is failing, HUD report says ," Washington Post ). Housing Authority better ," Post ).

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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

Maybe the National Park Service Urban Agenda: A call to action initiative (2015) can help facilitate this, but I am not holding my breath. The award-winning orchid curtain in the Exhibition Hall at Longwood Gardens' 2015 Orchid Extravaganza. Another link. I visited it back then and wasn't impressed.