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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

It had been happening for decades (" Having a Longer View on Downtown Living ," Eugenie Birch, University of Pennsylvania, 2002; Get Urban!: sustainable mobility. Screenshot, Downtown Pittsburgh Partnership marketing campaign, 2009. In general, people don't want schools to be bad. civic assets need to be available.

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Brightline West should also be used to transform public transit service in Las Vegas

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

In 2002, it was extended almost 3 miles, connecting to a number of other casinos. The Deuce is a robust service, connecting to the hotels on the Strip and Downtown, the Airport, and Convention Center, and the football stadium and hockey arena. The Las Vegas Monorail wasn't designed to be mass transit.

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20th anniversary of the blog| Urban revitalization systems thinking's greatest hits: Part two -- not transportation

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

. -- " Arts, culture districts and revitalization ," (2009) In 2015 I made the network/cultural ecosystem element a key addition: -- " Building the arts and culture ecosystem in DC: Part One, sustained efforts vs. one-off or short term initiatives ," (2015) and in 2019 I added another point that was a given, but hadn't been codified into its own point, (..)

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The New Orthodoxy

Public Purpose - An Independent Advisory Company

Why we need a critical review of digital transformation of government and the public sector in Australia to support human flourishing through sustainable and shared prosperity. In 2020, schools, offices and churches shifted online almost overnight, but the internet held up. We hardly stop to think about this, but we should.