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In San Francisco, Accessibility Means Better Engagement for Everyone

GovLoop

One in 10 San Franciscans reports a disability — a significant number in a city with a population in excess of 850,000. For San Francisco to engage its diverse population, it needs to focus on accessibility. One issue the city faces in promoting accessibility is the independence of its agencies and departments.

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In San Francisco, Accessibility Means Better Engagement for Everyone

GovLoop

An interview with Deborah Kaplan, Deputy Director of Programmatic Access in the San Francisco Mayor’s Office on Disability. One in 10 San Franciscans reports a disability — a significant number in a city with a population in excess of 850,000. San Francisco is the Wild West,” Kaplan said. Walking the Walk.

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

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

In the near term, we are supporting returning customers with more rapid social media engagement, and extended customer service hours Monday through Friday 7 a.m. Everyone at Metro is focused on providing the excellent experience our customers and the region need and deserve. the University has successful raised billions since.

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Eastern Market DC's 150th anniversary last weekend | And my never realized master plan for the market

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

I got involved in Eastern Market because my mentor in historic preservation was one of the people who helped prevent the market from being converted into a food court in the late 1980s. In 2005, I served on the advisory committee for the International Public Markets Conference which covered both DC and Baltimore that year, led a tour, etc.

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Hospitals as urban anchors/revitalization levers, not usually, but with great potential to serve communities in important ways: Examples are two forthcoming projects by Intermountain Health and University of Utah Health

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

. -- " Ordinary versus Extraordinary Planning around the rebuilding of the United Medical Center in Southeast Washington DC | Part One: Rearticulating the system of health and wellness care East of the River ," 2018 -- " Part Two: Creating a graduate health and biotechnology research initiative on the St. Plan + program + building.