Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 7, 2022

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. are topics I've blogged about over the years. Center cities can be pretty dirty.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JANUARY 18, 2024

So a blog entry is better. Since 2005 or 2006 I have been recommending that the city create Traffic Management Districts as a way to coordinate transportation management and improvements at the commercial district scale (e.g. There's a letter to the editor in yesterday's Washington Post , " D.C. must step up on road deaths."

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

It fell into the same trap ," Washington Post ), reminds me that some of my earliest substantive blog writings concern WMATA and the Silver Line. The centrality of the center city as the foundation of the transit network is changing. == Improvements recommended in the original Silver Line program blog entry Overarching recommendations : 1.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 19, 2023

DC's planning function and capacity has diminished with each mayor since Anthony Williams left office in 2006. Faculty creating a cluster, having bright children in schools, supporting community institutions, etc., I find DC's planning around higher education to be pretty disappointing. But that's not a unique failing.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 4, 2024

Music in the American Wild ( webpage , Eastman School of Music) was a program where new music compositions were commissioned to play in 12 National Parks, in honor of the 100th anniversary of the park system in 2016. Mexico border between 1993 and 2006. Wall art, Dig the City.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

I first proposed to the city creating TMDs in 2005/2006. 2006 and beyond, although what it's become is perhaps far beyond what I suggested, " Retail planning and Florida Market ," 2009. I suggested many things over the years including: -- creating a transportation management district for the Capitol Hill area, serving Eastern Market.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 1, 2024

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. Also see " Leimert Theater: Envisioning a Neighborhood Landmark ," KCET.

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