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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space
DECEMBER 19, 2023
Regardless of Rahm Emanuel's point about not wasting crises , my observation is that governments aren't good at decision making generally, and are particularly bad during crises. But if the federal government refused to participate, it would significantly reduce the revenues from it. And later about various funding mechanisms. -- St.
Rebuilding Place in Urban Space
JULY 4, 2023
That money provides a base level of support independent of fare revenues and government appropriations. 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).
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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space
SEPTEMBER 23, 2022
The question of how best to fund Metro is an important one that requires thought leadership and extensive community input. It begins with “What do we want Metro to be?” In fact, I mention that as an issue a lot in terms of funding.
Rebuilding Place in Urban Space
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).
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). Sometimes a local government may make grants to organizations in this space that are nonprofits, but the groups are generally a mix of for profits and nonprofits.
Rebuilding Place in Urban Space
AUGUST 21, 2022
From a PI blog entry in 2015 : The Navy Yard development is home to GlaxoSmithKline, Urban Outfitters, a Marriott and about 140 other companies. The project took six years to complete, and the station opened in 2012, with full service in 2013. Union Station railyard with MARC commuter train in the foreground. Conclusion.
PMRA (Public Management Research Association)
NOVEMBER 30, 2017
This is unfortunate, as nonprofits are increasingly compensating for government failures, and becoming more rather than less relevant to the practice of Public Management in the process. While that perspective is not inaccurate, the reality is that the government-nonprofit partnership has become far more nuanced and complex.
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