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FEBRUARY 22, 2021

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

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

AUGUST 9, 2022

Five are under the city-- Liberty, Pioneer, Fairmont, Jordan, and Sunnyside, and one, Sugar House, is owned by the city and county both, and run by an independent authority (I'm on the board). Over time, Minneapolis made complementary investments of its own, light rail was added to the program, and the city's decline was reversed.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Rational planning is pretty static at least to me, with constrained scopes and less willingness to change approaches and recommendations as new information is uncovered. Once too, I misheard a presentation at a conference, and I thought the presenter said she applies "graphic design" approaches to urban planning.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 5, 2024

After the last one I went to, I joked "we don't need to do one in Sugar House Park. Nina Berman , Homeland Security Advisory Billboard, Country Club Hills, IL, 2008, from the Homeland series. The event features more than 250 artists offering varied fare, from glass and metalwork, to pottery and textiles, jewelry and toys!

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 4, 2024

Nina Berman , Homeland Security Advisory Billboard, Country Club Hills, IL, 2008, from the Homeland series. Washington, DC paints a giant ‘Black Lives Matter’ message on the road to the White House ," CNN Developing policies for response in advance of such controversies is advised. Monuments that are controversial.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

My contribution to the field of urban planning. If I were to assess my contribution to the profession of urban planning and revitalization, it would be about applying systems thinking to various elements that make up cities. Homogeneous housing and moderate to upper income, insurance, and conventional financing available.

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