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I wonder if Mayor Fenty hadn't dissolved the Anacostia Waterfront Initiative in 2007, merging it into another city agency, if development would have happened faster?

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The Post reports, " DC Health moves to Anacostia with high hopes for community impact ," about a new revitalization effort by the city, bringing the Department of Health and its 600 employees to Anacostia.

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Purple Line Corridor Coalition study: Same Old, Same Old | Gentrification will result from investment in transit infrastructure

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This is in response to this Washington Post article, " Purple Line study: Without help, light-rail line will bring gentrification." Poster board from the 2014 meetings. Communities most at risk include Long Branch, Langley Park and Riverdale Park, study leaders said.

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Regional and multi-state inter city bus transportation. Thanksgiving is a time of big travel.

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From the article: The past few months have been tough for many passengers using bus stations and curbside spots across the country. The previous owner sold off the real estate--many inner city terminals are big and worth a lot as redevelopment opportunities. Why it may get worse for these passengers. ").

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Public restrooms: single versus multiple-occupant

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Many places have installed them, as they are often specified as part of street furniture/advertising projects (" City Room City Room Blogging From the Five Boroughs In 9 Years of Work, Just 3 Public Toilets Go Live ," New York Times , 2014, " JCDecaux wins San Francisco's iconic Street Furniture contract ").

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Community building versus economic development

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The article " Philadelphia’s Market Street East searches for growth and renewal — with or without a new Sixers arena ," has an interesting section on a community meeting where people who weren't into the arena concept suggested alternatives. and Baltimore metropolitan areas ," Transport Policy , 2014.

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Metrorail Silver Line phase two opening this week

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First, Virginia's focus on privatization, which is why the Silver Line was not built by Metro (" Silver Line delays: maybe the real lesson is that contracting out construction to the private sector doesn't always work so well ," 2014). You don't complain about system problems when it opens, but before. Proposed Gatineau-Ottawa transit loop.

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Closing Cost Reform: Long Overdue and Worth the Fight (Part 1)

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

Part 1 of this article will address several questions to lay the groundwork for a broader discussion about closing and related transaction costs in Part 2. For the sake of simplicity, this article will mainly focus on lender’s title insurance. The ten-year average from 2014 to 2023 was 6.4 Behind a paywall.)

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