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Post columnist Colbert King says the DC Council needs to do more oversight

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And in " Outline for a proposed Ward-focused (DC) Councilmember campaign platform and agenda " (2015), I suggest more tools for ward-specific oversight. I've written about this over the years, " Continued musing on restructuring DC's City Council (mostly) " (2013), is probably the most complete summation of recommended changes.

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WMATA is pathetic: of course it belongs to "the public"

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In college in the early 1980s, the University of Michigan repositioned its focus on fundraising (what universities call "development") in part by hiring a top development official from Stanford, creating a new campaign, etc.--the the University has successful raised billions since.

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The unintended consequences of converting office buildings to housing: the need for public safety; schools; amenities

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Screenshot, Downtown Pittsburgh Partnership marketing campaign, 2009. In a more micro sense, it's about refocusing on business districts as places for residence, and the factors that matter, as opposed to previous focus on outlying neighborhoods. -- " Keeping families in cities: safety; schools; space + money ," 2015 Or true mixed use.

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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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Bilbao as an example of Transformational Projects Action Planning ," 2017 But I have to say that the student "inspired me" to rethink of the bridge park as an opportunity to reshape revitalization planning and practice in Anacostia. The award-winning orchid curtain in the Exhibition Hall at Longwood Gardens' 2015 Orchid Extravaganza.