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WMATA's latest bus improvement program

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

And when thinking about writing about it, I remembered a bus initiative back in 2006 too. When I first saw coverage I thought, "what about the 2017" initiative, although granted it was before covid. But of course, conditions have changed greatly since then.

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Interesting study on litter focuses on the brand of the trash

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

One of my earliest blog entries was on litter, as a result of those efforts. And I wrote more pieces over the years. -- " Every litter bit hurts ," 2005 -- " Litter revisited ," 2006 Photo by Inked78. We used it to map the location, materials, type and, where possible, brands of 43,187 items of litter collected across the UK in 2020.

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Metrorail Silver Line phase two opening this week

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

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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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

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

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Photo of Lollapalooza 2022. Note that in retrospect I should have published this piece before the public art piece, " Gaps in Parks Master Planning: Part Five | Planning for Public Art as an element of park facilities ," because that blog entry does not address controversy. Mexico border between 1993 and 2006.

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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

Photo of Lollapalooza 2022. Note that in retrospect I should have published this piece before the public art piece, " Gaps in Parks Master Planning: Part Five | Planning for Public Art as an element of park facilities ," because that blog entry does not address controversy. Mexico border between 1993 and 2006.

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The Road Not Taken | a response to a letter to the editor in the Washington Post about DC, traffic deaths and traffic safety

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

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."