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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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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. This might be a way to amp up the planning function.

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In a more micro sense, it's about refocusing on business districts as places for residence, and the factors that matter, as opposed to previous focus on outlying neighborhoods. -- " Keeping families in cities: safety; schools; space + money ," 2015 Or true mixed use. Not mixed commercial use. Or some housing on top of retail.

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Anti-Semitic vandalism on Anish Kapoor’s Dirty Corner, Versailles, France, 2015. In response, the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities attempted to suppress certain forms of expression (" After outcry, D.C. commission backs down on censoring art ," Washington Post ). Exhibit: The Landscape Architecture Legacy of Dan Kiley.

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Anti-Semitic vandalism on Anish Kapoor’s Dirty Corner, Versailles, France, 2015. In response, the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities attempted to suppress certain forms of expression (" After outcry, D.C. commission backs down on censoring art ," Washington Post ). Exhibit: The Landscape Architecture Legacy of Dan Kiley.

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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. Maybe the National Park Service Urban Agenda: A call to action initiative (2015) can help facilitate this, but I am not holding my breath. Another link.

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