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I wonder if Mayor Fenty hadn't dissolved the Anacostia Waterfront Initiative in 2007, merging it into another city agency, if development would have happened faster?

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And as far as health outcomes go, I outlined a brilliant approach (" Ordinary versus Extraordinary Planning around the rebuilding of the United Medical Center in Southeast Washington DC | Part One: Rearticulating the system of health and wellness care East of the River ," 2018) that the city ignored.

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Wizards and Capitals teams staying in DC after all and the failure of the mansion tax referendum in Chicago have one thing in common: failure to take the time to build consensus

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In Tampa, the two counties can't figure out how to work together on transit, nor can they build support within their counties ( Voters reject Greenlight Pinellas ," Tampa Bay Times , " My Ride/My Road: Polk County Voters Reject 1-Cent Sales Tax Increase ," Lakeland Ledger, 2014). There are plenty of other examples.

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NBA All Star Game in Salt Lake, economic development hype | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on the Pirates baseball team economics

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Utah Business magazine claims that the economic development impact of the Game will be as much as $250 million (" The 2023 NBA All-Star Weekend could boost Utah’s economy by $250M+ "). million in total economic impact. A table tent promoting the NBA All Star Game at Level Crossing Brewing Company. 350,000 maximum annual lease payment.

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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

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To its credit the Bridge Park has helped develop a land trust, but I don't see it doing that much (" Scattered site buying of houses in high cost neighborhoods doesn't seem to be a good way to develop scale for a community land trust ," 2023). -- Douglass Community Land Trust The fourth is using the bridge to leverage arts and culture.

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Transit safety and security: Broken Windows theory and reality | and the state of transit safety today

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31, 2023, in Oakland, Calif. By spring 2024, the first four stations should be complete. After a series of violent crimes, leaders here took decisive action starting in 2018. Liverpool Echo photo. Louis article (paragraphs reordered): Every aspect of operations was reexamined with an eye toward keeping passengers safe.