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Urban planning when things are going well: DC, 2014 (The Office of Planning under Harriet Tregoning)

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Development of new housing and retail is happening even outside of the city core, albeit mostly centered around subway stations (Columbia Heights, Petworth, Fort Totten, Takoma, U Street), but even in a couple areas (14th Street, H Street) where subway access is tangential. U Street NW. Revival spreads beyond the city core.

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Celebrating 20 Years of Land Banks in Michigan

Center for Community Progress

Land banks in Michigan are a flexible tool with unique powers granted to them in state law to return vacant properties to productive use as new homes, businesses, or greenspace through demolition, rehabilitation, and maintenance.

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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

the Diffusion of Innovations Curve of Everett Rogers ," (2018) -- " Yes the neighborhood will change, but it will take 10-25 years ," (2018) -- " House flipping as reproduction of space ," (2018) -- " Q: Could a community land trust help solve D.C.s It's not a matter of not knowing what to do, but how to get support and to pay for it.

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May is National Historic Preservation Month: The future of historic preservation

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

This came up when I first worked on creating a historic district for the H Street NE, Washingron DC neighborhood back in 2001-2002 (we didn't pursue it because I shifted to commercial district revitalization). zzz Intangible culture, UNESCO " Toronto says it wants to protect Kensington Market.

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