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Eastern Market DC's 150th anniversary last weekend | And my never realized master plan for the market

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In 2009, I was appointed to serve on the Community Advisory Committee, representing the Eastern Market Preservation and Development Corporation. This was proposed a number of years ago for EM, first in the Barry Administration and then around 2012-2013, but the vendors fought it, with the support of now Mayor Muriel Bowser.

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What should the program for a Transportation Management District look like?

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The Tribune article asks the question of whether or not the streetcar is contributing to traffic reduction. The journal article " Making Cycling Irresistible ," inspired my own blog entry in 2008, " Ideas for Making Cycling Irresistible in DC." I'd say definitely not, the ridership is abysmal. They had a very sophisticated approach.

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Florida's Brightline passenger rail as an opportunity to rearticulate and extend transit service in cities like Orlando

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. -- " Two train/regional transit ideas: Part 1 | Amtrak should acquire Greyhound ," 2021 The fifth is writing on bus transit. -- " Making bus transit service sexy and more equitable ," 2012 --" Will buses ever be cool? They started planning in 2012, construction in 2014, and opened the first stations in South Florida in 2018.

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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

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Also see " A National Mall-focused heritage (replica) streetcar service to serve visitors is a way bigger idea than a parking garage under the Mall ," 2013. That will add to the activation-specialness-fun element of the concept of the Bridge Park.

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With the post-covid decline of Downtowns, arts and cultural institutions are affected too

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From the article: Meanwhile, a few hundred feet away, Pioneer Square mainstays Linda Hodges Gallery and the Center on Contemporary Art are celebrating a different milestone: their last First Thursday Art Walk. Hotel Development ," Bisnow), and retail spaces that are getting crushed.

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

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There are tons of "leadership books" and seminars and articles about leadership lessons from sports team coaches. The Stanford Social Innovation Review has published articles over the years about application of design thinking to social enterprises and social issues. But to dig deeper for the right lesson. Learning from sports teams.

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The unintended consequences of converting office buildings to housing: the need for public safety; schools; amenities

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Screenshot, Downtown Pittsburgh Partnership marketing campaign, 2009. But these kinds of efforts are often criticized as inequitable ( Marketing Schools, Marketing Cities: Who Wins and Who Loses When Schools Become Urban Amenities , Maia Bloomfield Cucchiara, 2013).