Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 27, 2024

The Washington Post reports on a press conference in Anacostia, the most economically lagging area in DC, where the Mayor discussed improvements in the area, in association with a new building for the Department of Housing and Community Development, which was already there, in a not so old building (" After decades of disinvestment, D.C.’s

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JANUARY 23, 2023

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+ "). Economic Development hype versus building the local economy. But it would have to be built into the experience. That would add some money to the till.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 30, 2024

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. That's 6 months!

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 1, 2024

Equitable development plan. But even before that I went back and forth on it. Who wants to hang out by a freeway? A big concern about the park concept is that it will spur displacement and gentrification.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 20, 2023

They started planning in 2012, construction in 2014, and opened the first stations in South Florida in 2018. To ride is expensive compared to the regional commuter rail in South Florida and Brightline has had serious problems with crashes with vehicles and pedestrians. Lots of deaths. But it's quite impressive in two ways.

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