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H Street NE nightlife district, failing?

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

I summarize this as when you have a choice between two or more districts, you choose to visit the one that's easier to get to, with more and better options (" Updating the post The "soft side" of commercial district revitalization ," 2016). If H Street doesn't measure up, it will lose out. The problem with the streetcar is it's truncated.

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Straws and puffery: USC's DC "campus" as a lever for downtown revival

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Faculty concentration as talent and an element of community development. Faculty creating a cluster, having bright children in schools, supporting community institutions, etc., Some schools have invested in nearby commercial districts, like Catholic University mentioned above.

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Capital One Arena, Wizards and Capitals may move to Alexandria | Why not the RFK campus?

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

This would provide Metrorail service to the New York Avenue corridor, if somewhat circuitous, and could also connect to a new infill New York Avenue station on the MARC passenger rail system (" One big idea: Getting MARC and Metrorail to integrate fares, stations, and marketing systems, using London Overground as an example ," 2015).

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Why Strathcona County Council & Administration have Embraced Priority Based Budgeting

PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

Costs associated with this effort will be used to develop reporting tools and software, determine service levels and expectations, and to hire dedicated staff. Congratulations to Strathcona County for their uniquely innovative and inspiring approach to implementing Priority Based Budgeting.