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Community radio as an element of local cultural planning

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

The station was originally owned by another nonprofit, and sold off to a different nonprofit a few years ago. Also see " A comprehensive list of funding sources for arts and culture ," 2019. But for $3.5 A loss for community-based radio programs.

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

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Released in 2019, GOV.BR Pahlka served in President Obama’s administration as the deputy chief technology officer from 2013-14, where she worked on initiatives to modernize government technology and improve digital services. has become an indispensable service and is part of Brazilians’ daily lives.

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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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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. And it's not particularly systematic.

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Eastern Market DC's 150th anniversary last weekend | And my never realized master plan for the market

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I stepped down when we moved to Salt Lake in late 2019, although I thought at the time somehow I'd be maintaining residences in both places. Master Plan contract, 2019. Recommendation for how Eastern Market should be managed: an independent nonprofit. Maybe bike valet services? Maybe they use the MoCo application there.

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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. A big concern about the park concept is that it will spur displacement and gentrification. That will add to the activation-specialness-fun element of the concept of the Bridge Park.

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With the post-covid decline of Downtowns, arts and cultural institutions are affected too

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The Job Description Is Changing ," New York Times = Other relevant blog entries -- " Reprinting with a slight update, "Arts, culture districts and revitalization" from 2009 " (2019) Cultural quarters and innovation districts -- discussion on the Arabianranta district within " Helsinki as an example of creative industries driving urban revitalization (..)

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