Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

I suggested something like this to the DC Main Street program in 2003, but it was too ambitious for them to understand.) Such programs and relatedly, business plan competitions, should really be run at the scale of a city (something I suggested to DC Main Streets in 2003, but they couldn't wrap their head around it).

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Reposition and relaunch city operated cable channels as a network comparable to what NYC does with "NYC Life" which has great programming, and a locally produced equivalent of CSPAN's BookTV and "American History TV" programming on weekends. No reason why PGC can't do it, even if DC won't. From that piece: 29.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

It's not particularly forward thinking when it comes to its facilities and urban planning (" The time to plan for retail in and around the Convention Center was long before it opened in 2003 and certainly before 2015 ," 2015, " Yes, modify and extend the RFK Campus lease; No, don't do it for the Washington Redskins football team ," 2018), but then (..)

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

In a way, he did more to revive the corridor than the city or the Main Street group I helped found, as he brought buildings, capital, vendor relationships, operators, and creative concepts together in multiple locations (" Joe Englert, DC nightlife impresario, dies | Lessons about nightlife-based revitalization ," 2020).

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Washington Post , July 13, 2003. Later, I realized that along the lines of thinking about transit as a network operating at different scales I propose a metropolitan scale as the foundation, usually heavy rail and railroad, and then center city and suburban (sub)networks within it. Adding a Tysons tram system to that list.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JANUARY 19, 2024

The city did a plan for the area around 2003. Another DC example is development on the site of the Takoma Metrorail station (" The Takoma Metro Development Proposal and its illustration of gaps in planning and participation processes ," 2014).

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 21, 2024

Cities cost money to operate. Community building versus revitalization. Cities have to earn money to pay for all the things that people say they want. An art gallery type building won't have near the economic return as a sports arena, provided it is super well planned.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

MARCH 11, 2024

It was established by Congress in 1932 and today consists of 11 regional FHLBanks that operate as one system, cross-guaranteeing each other’s debts. Additionally, other recommendations were made to update aspects of how the FHLBanks operate to reflect the current environment rather than what existed many decades ago.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 13, 2022

But I think the primary purpose is to make it harder for Walmart and Target to open stores in areas where Kroger operates. (It And earlier than some of their competitors, they began opening new stores in center cities, starting with Portland in 2003. Plus, their loyalty program and coupon doubling (they probably don't do that now).

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 1, 2024

The Economic Impact of Local Parks: An Examination of the Economic Impacts of Operations and Capital Spending on the United States Economy , National Recreation and Parks Association). And if there is a lot of kid visitation, well kids don't spend money. They often bring their own food, etc. ( I can't think of a worse walk.

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The Lowe Down

DECEMBER 9, 2022

When corporate boards decide to move manufacturing operations overseas, they similarly focus on complementary infrastructure when choosing a destination. But why did you choose it? The coaching staff, training facilities, and other players give you the complementary infrastructure to succeed.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

DECEMBER 11, 2024

A lot of my thinking about arts revitalization and more generally as an element of a community's culture was influenced by the failure of a bunch of DC arts organizations around 2003-2006. Ultimately owning facilities is key to protect the city's interest. Develop an open and transparent grant process.

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Public Policy Blog

JANUARY 3, 2014

Use of Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Tumblr, blogs and photo sharing sites illustrate the flexibility of ICT platforms in supporting collective action and social movements while the mediums themselves are both inexpensive to operate and instantaneous; multiple messages can be conveyed clearly and consistently over the course of movement evolution.

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