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MARCH 15, 2023

. -- " University President Freeman Hrabowski and an agenda for urban universities ," 2021 -- " President of Washington State University dies: fostered development of the "University District" adjacent to Downtown Spokane ," 2015 -- " Universities as elements of urban/downtown revitalization: the Portland State story and more ," 2014 -- " Better2016 (..)

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It's definitely a real estate play. From the WBJ : “I think that Chinatown will be fine even if the Verizon Center is moved,” said Ed McMahon, a senior resident fellow with the Urban Land Institute. Because downtown D.C. has come back to life. So it depends. A lot of "old" center cities still have the space.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JANUARY 23, 2023

And sports betting , which is now legal in many states, and would experience a local bump maybe in association with an All Star Game, definitely with the Super Bowl. But it's not huge when it comes down to it. Although not in Utah, where gambling is not legal. Snowbird Resort, Little Cottonwood Canyon. Skiing + the All Star Game.

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AUGUST 9, 2022

While this criticism can be extended to most services delivered by bureaucratic organizations, it's definitely the case that students in public schools are "customers" too, and thinking about and addressing their comfort likely will have a positive impact on educational outcomes.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 1, 2024

But even before that I went back and forth on it. Many years ago Leimert Park in Los Angeles was featured in the Washington Post as a black-business district (" Los Angeles's Black Pride: Taking In the Retro Vibe of Leimert Park ," places , 2006).

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APRIL 18, 2024

I'd say definitely not, the ridership is abysmal. a Bike Expo in association with the 5 Boro Ride, which had more than 100 exhibitors and 50,000 attendees in 2014. The Tribune article asks the question of whether or not the streetcar is contributing to traffic reduction. NYC sponsors(ed?) The TMD should sponsor at least two.

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JANUARY 18, 2024

Definitely this is another example of DC government's failure to focus and to be innovative. There's a letter to the editor in yesterday's Washington Post , " D.C. must step up on road deaths." It's a good letter. I started writing a response in the comments, but it was too long. So a blog entry is better.

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