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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

Screenshot, Downtown Pittsburgh Partnership marketing campaign, 2009. 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. schools (and daycare).

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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

Years ago I wrote a piece (" Outline for a proposed Ward-focused (DC) Councilmember campaign platform and agenda ," 2015) about what would be an ideal approach to a truly ward-focused Councilmember election and governance platform, including having a dashboard on ward-specific data on traffic safety. Ward focused traffic safety programming.

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Improving the food system related host/ess gifts for Thanksgiving

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

The Slow Dough Real Bread Book , published by the Real Bread Campaign in the UK is interesting. Real Bread Campaign 's book on CSBs, Knead to Know. Inflation along with rising wage rates have also affected restaurants. Pandemic: Supply chain and now inflation. Photo © Victoria Harley / Nourish Books Baking.

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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

The paper " Evaluating the economics of park-tourism from the ground-up: Leakage, multiplier effects, and the enabling environment at South Luangwa National Park, Zambia " Ecological Economics , 2021, argues that simple surveys can collect this type of information. Part 1: Overview and Theoretical Foundations ," 2021 -- " St.