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FEBRUARY 22, 2021

One study counted 54 building collapse deaths and 122 injuries in Kampala, Uganda, between 2004 and 2008. Incidents of building collapse are worryingly common in large African cities. Another identified 112 cases in Lagos, Nigeria, from 1978 to 2008. Cities in Ghana and Kenya, Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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AUGUST 2, 2022

More importantly, it will test whether the city really can provide the infrastructure, investment, and urban planning solutions necessary for Center City to realize its full potential. I do believe that basketball and hockey arenas should be located downtown and that they can contribute positively to economic development.

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APRIL 3, 2023

But I attribute this in large part to the groundbreaking approach of the McMenamin brothers (" Vision and Versatility: The Story of McMenamins ," Spirited Magazine , " Preservation Brotherhood ," Chicago Tribune , 2004). In the process they've helped to preserve neighborhood embedded cinemas across the city.

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APRIL 29, 2024

which describes a community trying to save a noteworthy tree from being torn down by a developer. I first heard this concept expressed by David Barth at a presentation in 2004. 1920s Most cities have urban forestry units. Most cities, at least the big cities, address street tree planning very seriously. Their historicity.

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MARCH 1, 2024

Equitable development plan. The student asked me about the equitable development plan , which I wasn't involved in developing It has a bunch of points. First is workforce development. First, address the crappy location: Urban design and transit connection s. Who wants to hang out by a freeway?

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OCTOBER 7, 2022

It had been happening for decades (" Having a Longer View on Downtown Living ," Eugenie Birch, University of Pennsylvania, 2002; Get Urban!: This reminds me that when Toronto did an urban grayfield development project in the 1970s, creating the St. Not mixed commercial use. Or some housing on top of retail. Rec-reating Downtown.

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