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It’s time to talk about a regional tax to help fund Metro (DC area)

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

DECEMBER 19, 2023

In 2009 and a couple times afterwards, I said it was necessary for WMATA to rebuild the regional/metropolitan consensus about support for transit. In 2009 and a couple times afterwards, I said it was necessary for WMATA to rebuild the regional/metropolitan consensus about support for transit. But the funding won't support that.

Transportation

Transportation Budgeting Operations Government

Desperate times sometimes lead to a more marketing-oriented guise: WMATA/Metrorail | Bonus: WMATA's financial crisis

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JULY 4, 2023

Now a goodly amount of that is encapsulated in " Branding's (NOT) all you need for transit " (2018), but old pieces like " Making Transit Sexy " (2005), make the point too, less sophisticatedly. Red Line trains will operate every six minutes, while Blue, Orange and Silver line trains will arrive every 12 minutes. to accommodate crowds.

Transportation

Transportation Budgeting Operations Development

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To and from origin stations can be difficult: More on the Silver Line and intra-neighborhood transit (tertiary network)

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Another example is the taxi collectif program of the STM transit system in Montreal , which operates at end of line stations. The transit network concept I worked out is based on how Arlington County, Virginia, in their 2005 Trasnportation Plan, defined a Primary and a Secondary Transit Network. Tertiary Network concept.

Transportation

Transportation Housing Sustainability Management

Community building versus economic development

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 21, 2024

Cities cost money to operate. I argue that that section of the Metro operates "monocentrically" while the overall design of the system is polycentric, which doesn't help the city so much--BART is a great example of a polycentric system, although SF doesn't really need it because it has its own rail-based transit system.

Economic Development

Economic Development Development Parks And Recreation Housing

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

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

: arts as revitalization versus arts as community building ," (2024) In 2009, I gave a presentation at the Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas conference about "arts districts" and theatre as an example of an artistic-discipline focused approach. -- " Arts, culture districts and revitalization ," (2009) In 2015 I made the network/cultural (..)

Transportation

Transportation Parks And Recreation Economic Development Urban Planning

Social Media for Social Good: What role does social media play in creation of and sustainability of social movements? A Social Movement Case Study Examining Occupy Wall Street and the Tea Party.

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.

Social Media

Social Media Sustainability Communications Grassroots

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

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Operating safely isn’t a choice. I guess WMATA still has this opportunity with upcoming 50th anniversary of the start of service--2026--to get their "stuff" together, rebuild the consensus, actually figure out how to operate the system, grow it, if possible, etc. We are keeping customers at the center of everything we do.

Transportation

Transportation Social Media Fundraising Development

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

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

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. In 2009, I was appointed to serve on the Community Advisory Committee, representing the Eastern Market Preservation and Development Corporation. We did this in 2008 or 2009.

Nonprofit

Nonprofit Development Management Transportation

Current GSE Guarantee Fees Are Too Low to Be Consistent with Regulatory Capital: Does This Mean a Large Increase Is Coming?

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

MARCH 10, 2023

percent average G-fee in 2021, about one-third represents items such as operating expenses and loan losses, i.e., things other than the return on capital, and the other two-thirds the needed capital return – or a split (with some rounding) of about 0.15 Of the current 0.46 percent versus 0.30 31 Increasing the 0.30 percentage points.

Press Release

Press Release Housing Regulations Implementation

Should transit on inauguration day be free (Reprint)

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JANUARY 14, 2025

The first Inauguration in 2009 was probably the absolute peak of success for WMATA, with more than one million subway riders that day--and it was about 6 months before the terrible crash at Fort Totten which killed nine people. in this case Monday January 21st, 2013. Transit Throughput Delays 1. Buying farecards.

Transportation

Transportation Management Operations Social Media

Women's History Month and urban planning

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 3, 2025

From the 2005 New York Times article " Splendor in the Grass ": It was lunchtime at Bryant Park, and thousands of office workers were gathered beneath the emerald veil of trees. Keith Bedford for The New York Times. A man and a woman: Minding the gender gap in Bryant Park. But overall in the US, such services haven't fared too well.

Urban Planning

Urban Planning Transportation Budgeting Voting

20th anniversary of the blog| Urban revitalization systems thinking's greatest hits: Part one -- (in)FAQ and my influences

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

From " Revitalization planning vs. positive thinking* as planning ," (2018) and " Helping Government Learn ," (2009). In terms of operating the business, the Main Street recommendation is that a traditional retailer spend no more than 4% of its gross revenue on rent. I have over 12,000 entries. And an office worker supports 3 s.f.

Transportation

Transportation Community Development Housing Urban Planning

Union Market, the revitalized warehouse district of DC

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

2005, there was an urban renewal plan for the Union Market district, then called Florida Market, which I and others opposed for something more ground up. When a couple of large parcels were sold to a regional shopping center operator I thought the area was toast. Union Market in more humble days. Flickr photo by Tyler Nelson.

Urban Planning

Urban Planning Transportation Housing Operations

20th anniversary of the blog| Urban revitalization systems thinking's greatest hits: Part three -- transportation

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Transit/transportation as a set of networks operating at different scales : this extends the argument laid out in the 2006 Arlington County Master Transportation Plan, where they defined their primary and secondary transit networks. ( I see they're updating their plan.) I see they're updating their plan.)

Transportation

Transportation Sustainability Parks And Recreation Development

It’s time to talk about a regional tax to help fund Metro (DC area)

Desperate times sometimes lead to a more marketing-oriented guise: WMATA/Metrorail | Bonus: WMATA's financial crisis

Trending Sources

To and from origin stations can be difficult: More on the Silver Line and intra-neighborhood transit (tertiary network)

Community building versus economic development

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

Social Media for Social Good: What role does social media play in creation of and sustainability of social movements? A Social Movement Case Study Examining Occupy Wall Street and the Tea Party.

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

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

Current GSE Guarantee Fees Are Too Low to Be Consistent with Regulatory Capital: Does This Mean a Large Increase Is Coming?

Should transit on inauguration day be free (Reprint)

Women's History Month and urban planning

20th anniversary of the blog| Urban revitalization systems thinking's greatest hits: Part one -- (in)FAQ and my influences

Union Market, the revitalized warehouse district of DC

20th anniversary of the blog| Urban revitalization systems thinking's greatest hits: Part three -- transportation

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