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WMATA's latest bus improvement program

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

When I first saw coverage I thought, "what about the 2017" initiative, although granted it was before covid. is discussed by WTOP, " Metro’s future of bus service could bring new routes and end some familiar stops." And when thinking about writing about it, I remembered a bus initiative back in 2006 too.

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Arts as production: The rock music ecosystem in West Seattle

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

This Seattle Times article, " Is West Seattle the rock ’n’ roll capital of Seattle? ," illustrates those ideas--record stores, clubs, artists living there, record labels, the KEXP-FM rock radio station, practice spaces, recording studios, music education programs in Seattle Public Schools, etc., Kylie Cooper / The Seattle Times).

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Louisville Courier-Journal mobile newsroom initiative and Salt Lake Tribune Innovations Lab

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

I was reading an article about a failed shopping mall, and caught this at the end of the article: MEET THE EDITORS NIGHT IN OKOLONA Courier Journal reporters are working from the South Central Regional Library weekdays in September as part of its mobile newsroom. it's still very important.

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Big omission in blog series on advance hospital/health and wellness planning, public health planning: addiction services

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

From the article: Part 1: Colorado alcohol deaths surged 60% in 4 years, but there’s been no public outcry or push to save lives Coloradans die from the effects of alcohol at one of the highest rates in the country, but, in comparison to fentanyl, the state’s reaction has been a shrug.

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London rejects a version of The Sphere

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

From the Barron's article, " Sphere Gives CEO Jim Dolan Options Grants Worth $17 Million ": The Sphere was Dolan’s baby, with the CEO conceiving the idea for a music-focused arena that has over 17,000 seats with a state-of-the-art sound system. Photo: ©FMGB, Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, 2017.

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Indiana BMV Builds on Three Pillars to Drive up CX

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In 2019, the average visit time was 13 minutes, 4 seconds. When Justin Davis joined the BMV in 2017 as Contact Center Director, the employee attrition rate there was almost 200% per year, while customer satisfaction ratings were sinking. ” This article appears in “ Improving Customer Experience: A Nuts-and-Bolts Guide.”

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Tax incentive programs underfund schools

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

From the article: At James Elementary in Kansas City, Mo., Between 2017 and 2023, those schools lost $237.3 A 2021 review of 2,498 financial statements from schools across 27 states revealed that in 2019 at least $2.4 principal Marjorie Mayes escorts a visitor to a classroom with exposed brick walls and pipes.