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

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The key is to constantly be focused and planning and forward looking. -- " HBCUs and the city: Relocating Cheyney University to Philadelphia? ," 2021 -- " Howard University announces wide ranging building program ," 2022 (Note, not saying HU is forward thinking. They've had a lot of problems)

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

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I have been interested in the opportunity for higher education infused urban revitalization for decades. 1 in 2021 ," Philadelphia Inquirer ). 1 in 2021 ," Philadelphia Inquirer ). Leveraging higher education institutions for urban economic development. EMU and ASL haven't had much impact. I don't know about UT.

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DC's 11th Street Bridge Park project

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Then I was invited to serve as a Ward 6 representative on the Design Advisory Committee when they were picking a design for the project. It's next to a freeway. While being over the river is cool, you'll have to make an effort to get to the Park.

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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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The paper " Evaluating the economics of park-tourism from the ground-up: Leakage, multiplier effects, and the enabling environment at South Luangwa National Park, Zambia " Ecological Economics , 2021, argues that simple surveys can collect this type of information. Part 1: Overview and Theoretical Foundations ," 2021 -- " St.

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Another attempt to raise discussion about the DC Height Limit

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And Maglev and the Central Business District, which is another inducement for a Height increase, one completely unseen by DC's planning and economic development officials (" DC, Transformational Projects Action Planning, and the Baltimore-Washington Maglev project ," 2021). Social urbanism and equity planning.

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CFP: CJAL Special Issue: Libraries and/as Extraction

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We invite articles and essays that interrogate any aspect of extraction in academic libraries and archives related to library policies and practices, library and educator labour, LIS theory and other theoretical traditions, LIS education, and more. or, the University of Michigan has a vast Filipino collection due to U.S.

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

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Elizabeths campus ," 2018 Controversially, because the Park Service has more golf courses than demand, the Langston Golf Course could be redeveloped. This is worth $20 million per year off football based on a study for the Buffalo Bills, it could be more for other sports because of more events. Giants fans leave the MUNI headed for the park.