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"Temporary" uses as a way to foil development: Bruce Monroe Elementary School site, DC | from school to park to housing

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s zoning commission approved the development plans in 2017, but soon after, a group of neighbors filed a zoning appeal to contest the approval. I really like how the poster mis-states the original intention for the site, and of course, positions the use as a "giveaway to developers."

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WMATA and MWCOG announce new joint transit initiative | Could a regional "transport association" be on the horizon, or just a transit bailout?

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Louis regional transit planning process as a model for what needs to be done in the DC Metropolitan region " (2009) DC area transit planning and operations is an extreme example of gaps. The concept of a multi-regional and multi-state transit network is outlined in " The meta-regional transit network " (2009).

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

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Which infuses two articles outlining a revitalization strategy for St, Louis, and a brief follow up: -- St. Louis: what would I recommend for a comprehensive revitalization program? Part 1: Overview and Theoretical Foundations ," 2021 -- " St. They don't report that there aren't systematic programs to address this.

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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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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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21 August 2017 | Partisan Alignment and Delegation to the U.S. Bureaucracy, By Christine Palus & Susan Webb Yackee*

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It was a great honor to receive the Beryl Radin Award at the 2017 PMRC conference at American University in June for our article entitled, “ Clerks or Kings? In this blog post, we will highlight the article’s main conclusions, as well as our indebtedness to a wonderful mentor and scholar who enabled this project.

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WMATA is pathetic: of course it belongs to "the public"

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From the article: The capital improvement program reflects the region’s commitment to maintaining and improving your community’s $100 billion transit asset. My point is you ask for money when you are wildly successful and everyone is looking to join the bandwagon, not when you are failing, in crisis, and you have few friends.

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