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How to Quantify Benefits of Trees

Public Works Group Blog

What surprised me is that these tools known as i-Tree have been around since 2006. I-Tree Logo The post How to Quantify Benefits of Trees first appeared on Public Works Group Blog. You can access the website to learn more about these tools here: i-Tree Website.

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A unified National Park Service Visitor Center for DC (and the region)

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

According to this past blog entry from 2006, " Baltimore City Visitor Center has enviable financial return ," the economic return from the Baltimore center was over $3.5 Baltimore, independent of the Heritage Area, has a nice visitor center on the Inner Harbor. DC just doesn't come anywhere near having such an equivalent.

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Top 50 City Government Blogs

Masters in Public Administration

To see for yourself, check out the below top 50 city government blogs. Top City Mayor Blogs. These mayors run larger cities and blog all about it. Stop here for the blog of Antonio R. The blog is used as a way for the mayor to check in on issues such as city clean up and city employment. The Mayor Blog.

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UK Biobank enables medical research worldwide through vast database powered by AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

From 2006–2010, UK Biobank recruited 500,000 UK citizens between the ages of 40 and 69 to supply biological samples (blood, urine, and saliva) and information about their lifestyle regularly on an ongoing basis. UK Biobank is the world’s most comprehensive source of health data used for research.

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The 50 Best City Manager Blogs, Sites, and More

Masters in Public Administration

To help learn more about what a city manager does, we have gathered the 50 best city manager blogs, sites, and more. Best West City Manager Blogs. Rick Cole : This blog is a civic forum for real time news and dialogue regarding the city of Ventura, California. Check out her blog to get the latest on the happenings at City Hall.

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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. 700 block of H Street NE.

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

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

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.