Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 18, 2023

. -- " Should transit on Inauguration Day be free? ," 2013/2016 Note that DC will be launching free surface transit later this summer (" Free ride: DC unveils bold plan to boost public transit ," Associated Press), something I'll get around to writing about (" Is making surface transit free the best transit investment DC can make? ," 2016).

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The Washington Post has an article, " H Street was once a symbol of D.C.’s That being said, a Reddit entry in response to the article makes some excellent points that I wouldn't necessarily have come up with, not being there any more. You can never stop (" MAIN STREET NICHES IN A MASS SALES WORLD ," Neil Peirce, 2004).

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JULY 4, 2023

From the article : Metro rides are free after 5 p.m. That's not unlike what I've suggested for the Inauguration (" Should transit on Inauguration Day be free? ," 2013/2016) and other super special events (" Washington Cherry Blossom Festival and event transit ," 2023). Tuesday Officials suggest taking Metro to get to the Mall.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 18, 2024

The Tribune article asks the question of whether or not the streetcar is contributing to traffic reduction. The journal article " Making Cycling Irresistible ," inspired my own blog entry in 2008, " Ideas for Making Cycling Irresistible in DC." I'd say definitely not, the ridership is abysmal.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

From the article: The capital improvement program reflects the region’s commitment to maintaining and improving your community’s $100 billion transit asset. In fact, I mention that as an issue a lot in terms of funding.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

AUGUST 11, 2022

In terms of overall waste reduction planning, it's essential to include all properties in a jurisdiction within planning (" More on zero waste practice (and DC) ," 2015). This also came up in comments on a recent Post article on composting, " Composting in NYC is hard." WRT solid waste and recycling it's pretty much the same.

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OCTOBER 7, 2022

Unkempt areas aren't places where people want to live (" Updating the post The "soft side" of commercial district revitalization ," 2006/2016). But these kinds of efforts are often criticized as inequitable ( Marketing Schools, Marketing Cities: Who Wins and Who Loses When Schools Become Urban Amenities , Maia Bloomfield Cucchiara, 2013).

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