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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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Hospitals as urban anchors/revitalization levers, not usually, but with great potential to serve communities in important ways: Examples are two forthcoming projects by Intermountain Health and University of Utah Health

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. -- " Ordinary versus Extraordinary Planning around the rebuilding of the United Medical Center in Southeast Washington DC | Part One: Rearticulating the system of health and wellness care East of the River ," 2018 -- " Part Two: Creating a graduate health and biotechnology research initiative on the St.

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

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

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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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Change takes forever: plastic bag bans, liquor stores and crime

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I noticed an article that Baltimore County, Maryland is on the verge of passing a plastic bag ban. There is an article from Fox45 in Baltimore that states: " Law enforcement expert says liquor stores are hotspots for crime in Baltimore City." DC did that in 2009. increase in violent crimes. “We In the early 2000s!

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Updating the best practice elements of revitalization to include elements 7 and 8 | Transformational Projects Action Planning at a large scale

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From another NYT piece, " What We Learned From Bogotá’s Buses ," about the article: That’s a lesson I took away from my reporting. Around 2006 it "repaired" Thomas Circle, which decades before had been cut through with more road travel lanes. TransMilenio bus routes. Photo by Julio Plaza for the New York Times.