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

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

I have written about this from time to time, including problems with the set up at DC's Union Station, by comparing it to Toronto and Montreal (" Union Station bus terminal, DC ," 2011). . = One overlooked segment in regional transportation planning is inter-city bus service/travel. Although this rendering is more lively than the actual.

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Revisiting the Community Land Trust: An Academic Literature Review

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

More background on the legal and tax aspects of CLTs in North Carolina can be found in this earlier CED Blog post. Meehan, 2014). It’s important to be strategic to promote relationship synergy and maximize benefits for both parties (White 2011). 2 (2014): 113-133. Where have CLTs been established? Meehan, James.

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How to Keep the Local Grocery Store Open: A Challenge for NC CED Professionals

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

Almost 15 years ago, a brief CED blog post highlighted several resources for supporting or attracting local grocery stores, especially ones in rural areas. In 2011, Camden County, in far eastern North Carolina, had only one grocery. Source: Library of Congress – U.S. By 2016, it had lost that store.

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Metrorail Silver Line phase two opening this week

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

It fell into the same trap ," Washington Post ), reminds me that some of my earliest substantive blog writings concern WMATA and the Silver Line. But the failures in planning extend beyond DC (" Silver Line Metro expansion a classic example of the need to have true regional transportation planning ," 2011).

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CFP: Book About Teaching with Digital Storytelling

A Library Writer's Blog

To learn more about the digital storytelling collaboration that inspired this book project, visit our Global Digital Stories blog at: [link] To learn more about metaliteracy visit: [link] Please send a 1–2-page chapter proposal and a current CV to Tom at Tom.Mackey@esc.edu no later than Friday, July 29, 2022. American Library Association.

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National Community Planning Month: Schools as neighborhood anchors

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Note that sometime in the next few months, I plan to write a dedicated blog entry on this topic.) Individual schools need a program to systematically build relationships with their neighborhood. A big problem, at least in cities, is that households have a lot fewer children.

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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 Vision Theater in Leimert Park Village will be a cultural anchor and will bring new customer segments to the commercial district throughout the day and into the evening, Photo from Horizon and Skyline blog. But even before that I went back and forth on it. Also see " Leimert Theater: Envisioning a Neighborhood Landmark ," KCET.