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Washington Cherry Blossom Festival and event transit

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

. -- " Should transit on Inauguration Day be free? ," 2013/2016 Note that DC will be launching free surface transit later this summer (" Free ride: DC unveils bold plan to boost public transit ," Associated Press), something I'll get around to writing about (" Is making surface transit free the best transit investment DC can make? ," 2016).

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H Street NE nightlife district, failing?

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

The Washington Post has an article, " H Street was once a symbol of D.C.’s That being said, a Reddit entry in response to the article makes some excellent points that I wouldn't necessarily have come up with, not being there any more. As Project for Public Spaces says, you need multiple attractions.

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Small college economic issues threaten their ability to function as a community asset

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

. -- " 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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"Temporary" uses as a way to foil development: Bruce Monroe Elementary School site, DC | from school to park to housing

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

I really like how the poster mis-states the original intention for the site, and of course, positions the use as a "giveaway to developers."

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WMATA and MWCOG announce new joint transit initiative | Could a regional "transport association" be on the horizon, or just a transit bailout?

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

From the article: In a news release sent out Wednesday, officials said that the organizations’ Boards of Directors will meet on May 1 to start “months-long discussions about how to efficiently provide, fund, and govern public transit.”

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The Future Is Customer-Centered

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But in 2015, VA set up the Veterans Experience Office to begin to address the way veterans’ needs were met. Barbara Morton, the VA’s deputy chief veterans experience officer, who joined the office in 2016, has been a leader in that change. I wish I’d known back in 2016 that there were others like me.

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What should the program for a Transportation Management District look like?

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

The Tribune article asks the question of whether or not the streetcar is contributing to traffic reduction. The journal article " Making Cycling Irresistible ," inspired my own blog entry in 2008, " Ideas for Making Cycling Irresistible in DC." I'd say definitely not, the ridership is abysmal.