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

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

I guess WMATA still has this opportunity with upcoming 50th anniversary of the start of service--2026--to get their "stuff" together, rebuild the consensus, actually figure out how to operate the system, grow it, if possible, etc. It begins with “What do we want Metro to be?” BART is celebrating its 50th.

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NBA All Star Game in Salt Lake, economic development hype | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on the Pirates baseball team economics

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

City/government revenues from the lease are minimal. Because the province, not the city, collects income and sales taxes, the City is likely to net less than $4 million in additional revenues (" The proposal to host World Cup games in Toronto is a sucker’s deal. 350,000 maximum annual lease payment.

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July 2023 - Microsoft 365 US Public Sector Roadmap Newsletter

Microsoft Public Sector

Microsoft Teams Premium in GCC Webinar July 19 10:00 AM PST |1 PM EST The Microsoft Teams Product Group is excited to introduce Teams Premium for Government Community Cloud (GCC). Microsoft 365 Government Community Call Join Jay Leask and other members of the Government Community live on LinkedIn!