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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

Which infuses two articles outlining a revitalization strategy for St, Louis, and a brief follow up: -- St. Part 1: Overview and Theoretical Foundations ," 2021 -- " St. Part 2: Implementation Approach and Levers ," 2021 -- " Revisiting St. Louis: what would I recommend for a comprehensive revitalization program?

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Regional and multi-state inter city bus transportation. Thanksgiving is a time of big travel.

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

From the article: The past few months have been tough for many passengers using bus stations and curbside spots across the country. Note in my typology on the transit network at multiple scales (" Reprint (with editing): The Meta-Regional Transit Network ," 2009), a commenter had to point out to me that I failed to include buses.

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Reflections on the Turkish-Syrian Earthquakes of 6th February 2023: Building Collapse and its Consequences

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

A short bibliography of sources that deal with common faults in Turkish R/C construction is appended at the end of this article. Korkmaz 2021. An experienced civil engineer could evaluate some of that by eye, but much of the rest is hidden and only exposed once the building collapses. Ecemis, S.Z. Korkmaz, M.H. Arslan and H.H.

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How will low-code tech shape the future?

Open Access Government - Technology News

In a recent article, Gartner identified investments in digitalisation as a way for businesses to prepare for an economic recession. According to a BCS State of the Nation Report, job vacancies in the UK tech sector in the 2021 third quarter were up by 191% from the same period in 2020. This is where low-code tech comes in.

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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?

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

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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Revisiting the 11th Street Bridge Park project as an opportunity rather than a folly: a new revitalization agenda for East of the River, DC

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

The paper " Evaluating the economics of park-tourism from the ground-up: Leakage, multiplier effects, and the enabling environment at South Luangwa National Park, Zambia " Ecological Economics , 2021, argues that simple surveys can collect this type of information. Part 1: Overview and Theoretical Foundations ," 2021 -- " St.

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Community building versus economic development

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

The article " Philadelphia’s Market Street East searches for growth and renewal — with or without a new Sixers arena ," has an interesting section on a community meeting where people who weren't into the arena concept suggested alternatives. They don't want an arena, they want green roofs. Cities cost money to operate.