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DC's 11th Street Bridge Park project

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

s first elevated park will link neighborhoods divided by river ") as it nears moving towards construction within the next couple years. What's proposed, rendering with the park in place. " What's proposed, rendering with the park in place. " What's proposed, rendering with the park in place. " The Bridges now.

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

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

After the acquisition of MCI by Verizon, the latter picked up the naming rights for the arena. The arena and revitalization of the East End. Because downtown D.C. has come back to life. Because Chinatown has a Metro stop and virtually all of the neighborhoods around Metro stops are thriving with or without a Verizon Center.”

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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

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

But even before that I went back and forth on it. Was it merely DC trying to copy other unusual creative infrastructure endeavors (at the same time there was an attempt to create a similar bridge in London, under then Mayor Boris Johnson, " An absurd vanity project for our age – Boris Johnson’s garden bridge ," Guardian ). I'd say yes.

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Creating a Culture of Transgender Inclusion in Sports — Episode 092

Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

Meaning that for the purposes of recreational sports, youth should be allowed to participate in the gender with which they identify.? Meaning that for the purposes of recreational sports, youth should be allowed to participate in the gender with which they identify.?Last inclusion in athletics.

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

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Parks, recreation centers, libraries. Usually cities have parks and libraries in the core. Not usually recreation and community centers. It had been happening for decades (" Having a Longer View on Downtown Living ," Eugenie Birch, University of Pennsylvania, 2002; Get Urban!: People don't want to live in fear.