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Google Public Sector announces Board of Directors

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federal, state, and local governments, and education institutions. Governor Steve Bullock An accomplished lawyer, Steve Bullock served the State of Montana as Attorney General from 2009 to 2013, and as Governor from 2013 to 2021. public sector customers. Nadja West is a retired U.S. Army lieutenant general.

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Straws and puffery: USC's DC "campus" as a lever for downtown revival

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I have been interested in the opportunity for higher education infused urban revitalization for decades. 1 in 2021 ," Philadelphia Inquirer ). 1 in 2021 ," Philadelphia Inquirer ). Leveraging higher education institutions for urban economic development. EMU and ASL haven't had much impact. I don't know about UT.

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DC's 11th Street Bridge Park project

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When it was first proposed, I was skeptical--I think as an idea it's cool, but it's in an inhospitable location and isn't near residential areas so there isn't a lot of opportunity for adjacent revitalization, which is what you want from an infrastructure investment of more than $100 million (" Flashy one-offs vs. a program: the proposal for an 11th (..)

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Whatever happened to planning when it comes to civic assets, public facilities, revitalization?

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

But a failure to keep renewing the space, a fall off in tourism after the Freddie Gray riots in 2015, and the unfortunate occurrence of a lousy property manager buying the complex combined to drive it into ruin. Take every opportunity to educate about global warming mitigation. Tearing down buildings is not green!

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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

The paper " Evaluating the economics of park-tourism from the ground-up: Leakage, multiplier effects, and the enabling environment at South Luangwa National Park, Zambia " Ecological Economics , 2021, argues that simple surveys can collect this type of information. Part 1: Overview and Theoretical Foundations ," 2021 -- " St.

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

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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.