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2021 reading list and commentary

Librarian.net

Previous librarian.net summaries: 2020 , 2019 , 2018 , 2017 , 2016 , 2015 , 2014 , 2013 , 2012 , 2011 , 2010 , 2009 , 2007 , 2006 , 2005 , 2004. Here are stats for the books that I finished. average read per month: 9.6. average read per week: 2.2. number read in worst month: 6 (February). number unfinished: 0.

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2023 reading list and commentary

Librarian.net

I’ve been actively seeking out non-binary authors and trying to read print a little more. average read per month: 9.5 average read per week: 2.2 The always-updated booklist, going back to 1997, lives at jessamyn.info/booklist and it has its own RSS feed.

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2022 reading list and commentary

Librarian.net

Previous librarian.net summaries: 2021 , 2020 , 2019 , 2018 , 2017 , 2016 , 2015 , 2014 , 2013 , 2012 , 2011 , 2010 , 2009 , 2007 , 2006 , 2005 , 2004. I’m also retiring my “people of color/non-Western” category only because it relies too much on surface impressions/names. average read per month: 12.

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WMATA's latest bus improvement program

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

And when thinking about writing about it, I remembered a bus initiative back in 2006 too. When I first saw coverage I thought, "what about the 2017" initiative, although granted it was before covid. But of course, conditions have changed greatly since then.

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Emphasizing ‘people over position’: 2023 Exemplary Public Servant James Earp

American City & Country

Howerton, who served Ennis for 32 years before retiring in 2013, became an early mentor to Earp. His philosophy “was to bring in young folks, train them, then push them out of the nest,” Earp recalls.

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Straws and puffery: USC's DC "campus" as a lever for downtown revival

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

DC's planning function and capacity has diminished with each mayor since Anthony Williams left office in 2006. I find DC's planning around higher education to be pretty disappointing. But that's not a unique failing. Maybe it was in stasis under Mayor Gray.) DC has plenty of assets.

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

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

People like me have been saying this for years, that WMATA needs to invest in its relationship with area residents as customers, riders, funders (as taxpayers), and supporters of transit. -- " Making Transit Sexy ," 2005 (!) -- " More on Metro and rethinking transit marketing ," 2006 -- " Helping Government Learn ," 2009 -- " Transit, stations, and (..)