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What should the program for a Transportation Management District look like?

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And they had "parking innovation districts" for awhile, but they were idiosyncratic, not systematic, and had many restrictions. And they had "parking innovation districts" for awhile, but they were idiosyncratic, not systematic, and had many restrictions.

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National Public Lands Day, Saturday September 24th

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It's not just in support of "national" public lands managed by various federal agencies (National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, USDA Forest Service, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Reclamation), but is supposed to encourage recognition of public lands of all types. Videos/Television. Last year's entry lists these issues.

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

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Art has shaped our perception of landscapes, parks, and other public spaces for 200+ years in the United States alone, and longer in Europe (" ‘Nature’s Nation’: How American art shaped our environmental perspectives ," Princeton University Art Museum). Gene Harris Bandshell (amphitheater), Julia Davis Park, Boise, Idaho.

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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

Art has shaped our perception of landscapes, parks, and other public spaces for 200+ years in the United States alone, and longer in Europe (" ‘Nature’s Nation’: How American art shaped our environmental perspectives ," Princeton University Art Museum). Gene Harris Bandshell (amphitheater), Julia Davis Park, Boise, Idaho.

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Master planning for solid waste | Creating a VV equivalent for solid waste management and service operating at the metropolitan scale

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One of my points about master planning is that for functional areas: transportation; parks and recreation; culture; etc., One of my points about master planning is that for functional areas: transportation; parks and recreation; culture; etc., WRT solid waste and recycling it's pretty much the same.

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

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Parks, recreation centers, libraries. Usually cities have parks and libraries in the core. Not usually recreation and community centers. It had been happening for decades (" Having a Longer View on Downtown Living ," Eugenie Birch, University of Pennsylvania, 2002; Get Urban!: People don't want to live in fear.

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DC's 11th Street Bridge Park project

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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. " What's proposed, rendering with the park in place. " The Bridges now.