Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 1, 2023

DC, not being particularly sophisticated politically, was ripe for the picking, and local elected officials welcomed them with open arms. But the elected officials wanted it to happen - - JOBS! miles from our house in Fort Totten, making our area likely the most densely served by Walmart of any other area in the US.

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Elected Officials 2013 2011 Laws 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 18, 2024

I hadn't thought about it, but maybe SLC is ripe for the double deck bus approach (" Making bus service sexy and more equitable ," 2012) for rebranding and repositioning of bus service as sexy, even though the ridership numbers wouldn't justify it otherwise. Sometimes they're led by the elected official for that district.

Transportation 96

Transportation Management Parks And Recreation Housing 96

Public Policy Blog

JUNE 16, 2013

Approximately one year ago, on June 13, 2012, Representative Lisa Brown (D-Bloomfield) uttered the word that runs ice through the veins and casts fear into the hearts of male elected officials: Vagina. Mooney, Christopher (2013). DOI: 10.1177/1532440010391873. Darcy, R (996). Social Science Quarterly , 77(4), 888-898.

Legislation 52

Legislation 2012 Elected Officials Leadership 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 24, 2023

It's fair to say that in NYC Mayor De Blasio cares a lot less about this than former Mayor Bloomberg (" A Playbook on the Politics of Better Streets ," Bloomberg), and in DC, most elected officials are from "the outer city" where the automobile remains dominant (" DC as a suburban agenda dominated city ," 2013).

Transportation 52

Transportation Economic Development Sustainability Development 52