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Future of Government Awards 2023 celebrate use of technology to transform people’s lives

AWS Public Sector Blog

This diversity is apparent in the awardees who represent a broad array of sectors from healthcare to public service to education to agriculture. She served as executive director from its formation until 2020. Entries more than doubled from the inaugural 2022 edition, with 334 nominations from 63 countries across six continents.

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DC's 11th Street Bridge Park project

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

I have discussed undergrounding/decking for North Capitol Street, the Southeast-Southwest Freeway, and parts of Connecticut Avenue in the core. -- " DC and "city repair" of the urban grid ," 2020 Freeway undergrounding and removal is a trendy move in urban planning these days (" Can Removing Highways Fix America's Cities? ," New York Times ).

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More on the Covid-19 Academic Gold Rush

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

In this context, I salute the thoughtful work of Christopher Gomez, Dierdre Hart and JC Gaillard (Gomez and Hart 2013, Gaillard and Gomez 2015) on the phenomenon of the "disaster gold rush". Between 1st January and 3rd April 2020, 6,659 papers on Covid-19 were published. References Baker, Simon, 2020. Gomez 2015.

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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

Also see " A National Mall-focused heritage (replica) streetcar service to serve visitors is a way bigger idea than a parking garage under the Mall ," 2013. What if the park sponsored daily educational enrichment activities for the young people in nearby neighborhoods? Another link.

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Gaps in Parks Master Planning, Part Six | Art(s) in the Park(s) as a comprehensive program

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Some parks or recreation centers might have arts production facilities like a kiln for ceramics and arts education programs. Educational programs. Anti-Semitic vandalism on Anish Kapoor’s Dirty Corner, Versailles, France, 2015. Some parks might have an amphitheater for music and theater presentations. As mentioned.

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Gaps in Parks Master Planning, Part Six | Art(s) in the Park(s) as a comprehensive program

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Some parks or recreation centers might have arts production facilities like a kiln for ceramics and arts education programs. Anti-Semitic vandalism on Anish Kapoor’s Dirty Corner, Versailles, France, 2015. Lee statue with a revisionist exhibit placed around it (" Monuments, historiography, and change ," 2020).

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The unintended consequences of converting office buildings to housing: the need for public safety; schools; amenities

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

WRT "daycare" one rise in PreK education for 3 to 5 year olds in cities like DC and NYC is to address the dearth of quality daycare and the expense. Outside of New York City and Vancouver (" In the City " Vancouver Courier , 2006), apartment living with families are uncommon. In general, people don't want schools to be bad.