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Walmart to close one of its three DC stores

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During the period of the (post) 2008 recession, Walmart, recognizing that it achieved about as much growth as it could in the suburbs and exurbs, decided to focus on cities. 4, Will Employ 600 People ," WAMU/NPR, 2013): Georgia Avenue NW Fort Totten NE 50 New Jersey Avenue NW The store on New York Avenue never came to be. To Open Dec.

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Desperate times sometimes lead to a more marketing-oriented guise: WMATA/Metrorail | Bonus: WMATA's financial crisis

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Second, during the 2008 crash, I got an email from an activist in response to all the budget and service cuts faced by transit systems. My response was you don't develop such relationships in crisis, but when times are good, and hopefully, those relationships and funding streams can survive exogenous shocks.

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More systematic equity and revitalization planning as an imperative and opportunity in the suburbs: Northern Virginia

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According to a new report by the Center on Society and Health at Virginia Commonwealth University, poverty, rates of people without health insurance, educational attainment, job opportunities and overcrowding all worsened in those neighborhoods between 2013 and 2021. Louis: what would I recommend for a comprehensive revitalization program?

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Indiana BMV Builds on Three Pillars to Drive up CX

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percent” in 2008, according to a study by the Sagamore Institute. That work has continued unabated since Daniels left office in 2013, and the rating now sits at 98%, according to the 2021 annual report. Indiana’s success reflects the complex discipline of CX and is built on three pillars: people, processes and technology.

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Learning what not to do from the New England Patriots football team

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From " Design Thinking ," American Libraries, 2008 I used action planning concepts when I did a pedestrian and bicycle plan for Baltimore County (" Best practice bicycle planning for suburban settings using the "action planning" method ," 2010).

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Space needle thinking: Seattle, seizing opportunity, and transformational projects action planning

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And the tram system was developed after the museum opened, and they realized they needed better "intra-district" transit service between subway stations to better serve the patrons of the Guggenheim Museum. One example might be rezoning in Belltown and on blighted Third Avenue to encourage taller buildings and residential development.

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Missing obvious opportunities to strengthen rail-based transit systems: Philadelphia Navy Yard and improvements to the transit "network"/platform

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From a PI blog entry in 2015 : The Navy Yard development is home to GlaxoSmithKline, Urban Outfitters, a Marriott and about 140 other companies. Another two million square feet is slated to be developed and the previous feasibility study estimated about 8,000 people would use rail service by 2045. About 13,000 people work there.

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