Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

AUGUST 21, 2022

And I wrote more pieces over the years. -- " Every litter bit hurts ," 2005 -- " Litter revisited ," 2006 Photo by Inked78. Plastic was the most common material recorded, accounting for 63.1% One of my earliest blog entries was on litter, as a result of those efforts. 700 block of H Street NE. of all items.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Ironically, under the Williams Administration--1998-2006--the resuscitation of the DC Housing Authority was one of the city's great accomplishments , and the director, Michael Kelly, was even detailed by HUD to help fix failing authorities in Philadelphia and New York City. Housing Authority better ," Post ).

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Death and Taxes

JANUARY 28, 2021

As states consider tax-based approaches to bridging the gap, businesses and individuals will need to alter their strategic planning to account for potential tax increases. Join us on December 8, 2020, from 1-2:30 p.m EST for Tax Policy and Planning: How States Propose to Bridge COVID-19 Revenue Shortfall. This webinar, which provides 1.5

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American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

In 2006, after two years in Ennis, Earp left the nest to become assistant city manager in Kyle, Texas, a town of around 18,000 people at the time and where Earp would spend the next 16 years becoming an expert in city government, helping to oversee the town as its population tripled. Members hold each other accountable, according to Earp. “I

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JANUARY 19, 2024

Around 2006 it "repaired" Thomas Circle, which decades before had been cut through with more road travel lanes. Again DC has a great example as c. 2000 it was national best practice in terms of improving streetscapes in commercial districts, significantly boosting success of those areas. They remade it into a full park circle.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

MARCH 4, 2024

20] The Federal Reserve Bank’s combined balance sheet in 2006 was just $.81 25] He resigned in 2004 due to accounting irregularities. [26] It is now commonly known as the retained portfolio, as the Freddie Mac usage was adopted by the government in setting certain limits in 2008 and after. [20] 81 trillion.

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Masters in Public Administration

AUGUST 30, 2011

She is the Hayward, California city manager and has worked in the office since 2006. The local government here strives to be accountable and accessible. Located in Illinois, the city of Evanston’s blog often involves the latest news. City Manager’s Blog. Fran David proves that city managing isn’t just for men. City Manager’s Blog.

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Barrett & Greene

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

A Performance Reader’s Guide Continued: Shelley Metzenbaum, Demetra Smith Nightingale and Batia Katz, Communicating Evidence , Urban Institute, September 22 Ken Miller, We Don’t Make Widgets: Overcoming the Myths that Keep Government from Radically Improvement , Governing Books, 2006 Theodore H. Poister, Maria P.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

APRIL 29, 2024

In 2007, the Government Accountability Office (GAO), a non-partisan research arm of Congress, studied title insurance. As the government has successfully implemented low downpayment mortgage products, closing costs now account for roughly half of all the cash needed upfront by many first-time homebuyers to purchase a home.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

I first proposed to the city creating TMDs in 2005/2006. 2006 and beyond, although what it's become is perhaps far beyond what I suggested, " Retail planning and Florida Market ," 2009. I suggested many things over the years including: -- creating a transportation management district for the Capitol Hill area, serving Eastern Market.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

These two recent entries recount many of the pieces as step by step I developed a more comprehensive approach to arts-based revitalization. -- " Lack of a system breeds more of the same: Source Theater, Washington DC, up for sale 2006, 2024 ," (2024) -- " The town (or place) that art saved(?):

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Public Policy Blog

JUNE 16, 2013

at with opportunity for direct “horizontal communication” between network peers (Schmidtchen, 2006) and as I would also point out, leaders inspire social action or other participatory behavior. These complex networks are optimal when fully connected and ?at Mergel, Ines and Greeves, Bill (2013). San Francisco, CA:Jossey Bass.

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Barrett & Greene

OCTOBER 14, 2024

At the top of the list were Jay Fountain, then at the Governmental Accounting Standards Board; Harry Hatry, whose work with the Urban Institute and other organizations made him a giant in the field, and John Kamensky, who was then with the General Accounting Office (as the U.S. Government Accountability Office was known until 2004.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 14, 2025

Examples would be Shell Oil in Nigeria or Kennecott Copper in Chile, Years ago, I applied these ideas to the Anacostia neighborhood of DC (" Enclave development won't "save" Anacostia ," 2006) and Prince George's County (" Can enclave development "save" Prince George's County? ," 2012).

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JANUARY 21, 2025

1959 Cadillac Coupe de Ville Transportation also accounts for 28% of US greenhouse gas emissions, according to the US Environmental Protection Agency, with nearly 60% coming from cars, SUVs and pickup trucks. I've suggested DC create TMDs since about 2006. In the European Union, its only 11%.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

DECEMBER 19, 2023

I get a kick out of this because this has been raised on and off for 20 years, such as in these reports from 2004-2006. -- Washington Metro: Deficits by Design , Brookings, 2004 -- Keeping Metro On Track: The Federal Government's Role in Balacing Investment With Accountability at Washington's Transit Agency , Brookings, 2005 -- " Mass Transit: Issues (..)

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Public Policy Blog

JANUARY 3, 2014

Social media tends to be decentralized, nonmarket, peer-produced, nonproprietary, open-sourced, commons-based, and provide free or inexpensive access and distribution (Benkler, 2006). These pages, open to anyone with a Facebook account, include ‘friends’ not only from one’s home country or state, but from throughout the world.

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Public Purpose - An Independent Advisory Company

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

And that would be a substantial deposit in the “strengthening democracy” account to rescue trust and confidence in democracy and the potential of good government done well.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

DECEMBER 5, 2024

The US then is an economic powerhouse, so much so that it has persistently run a large deficit in its capital account. These are not only far more valuable than those in Europe, but far more concentrated in the digital economy. Donald Trump protests. Yet this is a powerful vote of confidence. Well, its homicide rate of 6.8

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