Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 1, 2023

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. DC, not being particularly sophisticated politically, was ripe for the picking, and local elected officials welcomed them with open arms. To Open Dec.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JANUARY 19, 2024

Another DC example is development on the site of the Takoma Metrorail station (" The Takoma Metro Development Proposal and its illustration of gaps in planning and participation processes ," 2014). Transformational Projects Action Planning. This has been going on since 2000, and finally a better project, albeit ugly as sin, is going forward.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 18, 2024

The journal article " Making Cycling Irresistible ," inspired my own blog entry in 2008, " Ideas for Making Cycling Irresistible in DC." a Bike Expo in association with the 5 Boro Ride, which had more than 100 exhibitors and 50,000 attendees in 2014. Sometimes they're led by the elected official for that district.

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