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Washington Cherry Blossom Festival and event transit

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

. -- " Should transit on Inauguration Day be free? ," 2013/2016 Note that DC will be launching free surface transit later this summer (" Free ride: DC unveils bold plan to boost public transit ," Associated Press), something I'll get around to writing about (" Is making surface transit free the best transit investment DC can make? ," 2016).

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National Research Center Exclusive Interview with CPBB Co-Founder Chris Fabian for the 2016 (Un)Conference

PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

With snacks, games and giveaways, this event will not be one to miss. Click here for more information on the 2016 CPBB (Un)Conference. It’s going to be the biggest event that we’ve ever been able to throw for the conference, so we’re really excited. Budgeting in local government today is a prioritized world.

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4 Things You'll Learn About Data, Leadership + Budgeting at the CPBB 2016 (Un)Conference!

PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

The Center for Priority Based Budgeting 2016 "Prioritized World" (Un)Conference is just over a month away. The 2016 CPBB Unconference is going to be our biggest and most dynamic event to date! Last year NRC engaged at our 2015 conference (and is a sponsor of the 2016 conference). Visit our home on the Web at www.n-r-c.com.

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Three ideas about presentation of African American History in the context of Black History Month | reprint with an addition about the US Civil Rights Trail (versus the Dixieland Trail)

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

I wrote about this in more depth in " 6Ps and cultural planning and the failure to create a network of African American historic sites across the DMV " (2016) in response to articles spurred by the opening of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. The Toronto Star even publishes an event guide.

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WMATA's latest bus improvement program

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

From the presentation (" The Sign Design Society Event: Defining a City ," designworkplan) by Ivan Bennett, Design Manger for London Buses: One reason other systems have failed is the lack of continuity. This has been discussed in depth here, " Will buses ever be cool? Boston versus the Raleigh-Durham's GoTransit Model."

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With the post-covid decline of Downtowns, arts and cultural institutions are affected too

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

At the same time, new galleries, pop-up exhibits and artist-led events like Forest For The Trees are bringing fresh blood to the neighborhood and upending the long-held ways galleries have operated.

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Resilience is an illusion

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

This is not to denigrate the work of resilience managers, as there is obviously much to be done to reduce the risk and impact of adverse events. After much pondering of the question, I have come to the conclusion that resilience is an illusion. However, the concept of resilience is, I think, suspect. Holling, C.S Manyena, B. Whatmore, R.

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