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2023 reading list and commentary

Librarian.net

I think I stubbornly finished every book I started in 2023 although some of them maybe I shouldn’t have. My plan was to read LESS this year than last year and I did a good job. One hundred and fourteen books. I was busier, happier. I did lower my “books by men” percentage an amount that felt good. average read per month: 9.5

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2023 in Libraries

Librarian.net

Previous years: 2022 , 2021 , 2020 , 2019 , 2018 , 2017 , 2016 , 2015 , 2014 , 2013 , 2012 , 2011 , 2010 , 2009 and some reviews from 2003. Hartness/Randolph (1) – I got some books out. I should go by this place more often, it’s such a nice library.

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Future of Government Awards 2023 celebrate use of technology to transform people’s lives

AWS Public Sector Blog

This blog post highlights the 2023 awardees. Pahlka served in President Obama’s administration as the deputy chief technology officer from 2013-14, where she worked on initiatives to modernize government technology and improve digital services. She served as executive director from its formation until 2020.

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

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Louis revitalization planning in the face of population shrinkage ," 2023 Inside NoVA reports, " Report: As Northern Virginia prospers, some neighborhood conditions worsen ," that the wealthy communities of Northern Virginia have communities that have and continue to lag. Part 2: Implementation Approach and Levers ," 2021 -- " Revisiting St.

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

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Basically, I'm interested in continuous process improvement and iterative learning (" Incrementalism as a concept of iterative improvement in government project development no longer a legitimate public administration theory ," 2023) applied to government and social program improvement.

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

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

That's not unlike what I've suggested for the Inauguration (" Should transit on Inauguration Day be free? ," 2013/2016) and other super special events (" Washington Cherry Blossom Festival and event transit ," 2023). It's probably too little too late. And absolutely that it is a key issue.

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Community building versus economic development

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Philadelphia 76ers ," 2023 ). The challenges are (1) reduce the likelihood of negative impacts on Chinatown, (2) figure out how to make Market East incredibly active, (3) especially wrt the ground plane of an arena (" How do you make the ground floor of an arena strengthen the area around it, rather than diminish it?