Rebuilding Place in Urban Space
AUGUST 4, 2022
s first elevated park will link neighborhoods divided by river ") as it nears moving towards construction within the next couple years. What's proposed, rendering with the park in place. " What's proposed, rendering with the park in place. " Is written up in the Washington Post (" D.C.'s The Bridges now.
Rebuilding Place in Urban Space
MARCH 1, 2024
But even before that I went back and forth on it. Was it merely DC trying to copy other unusual creative infrastructure endeavors (at the same time there was an attempt to create a similar bridge in London, under then Mayor Boris Johnson, " An absurd vanity project for our age – Boris Johnson’s garden bridge ," Guardian ). I'd say yes.
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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space
AUGUST 23, 2022
The primary reason that business improvement districts and parks conservancies (" Creating a Parks Conservancy That Fits ," Parks & Recreation ) were created was to provide for a higher level of maintenance and care than can normally be provided by a city or county agency, because they don't focus on just one place, but many.
Rebuilding Place in Urban Space
APRIL 18, 2024
And they had "parking innovation districts" for awhile, but they were idiosyncratic, not systematic, and had many restrictions. A TMD is the way to go, focusing on everything, not just parking, which is more typical. At the time, my focus was trying to create a shared parking scenario, and to invest in sustainable mobility.
Rebuilding Place in Urban Space
MARCH 21, 2024
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. No one spoke in favor of a Sixers arena.
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