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

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

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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Incrementalism as a concept of iterative improvement in government project development no longer a legitimate public administration theory

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

It took 13 years to make it operational after planning first started--by contrast it took Seattle four years, and they've since expanded. Nope, in 2015, plans to move forward were scuttled, seemingly forever (" Virginia Beach was right to reject light rail extension ," Norfolk Virginian-Pilot ).

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Gaps in Parks Master Planning: Part Three | Planning for Climate Change

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

And the reality is that the day to day operations requirements and the increased demand from the public for both more parks and more activities and facilities makes dealing with long term issues, like climate change, difficult. Parks with extraordinary environmental features face big losses in the face of sustained heat.

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The 50 Best City Manager Blogs, Sites, and More

Masters in Public Administration

Steve also has two master’s degrees in urban planning and economics. Their office is responsible for the effective administration and operation of all municipal services for the entire city. Scott Darrington : Although he gave no reason for it, Scott stopped blogging in 2009. There is also a link to the city’s main site.

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Revisiting the 11th Street Bridge Park project as an opportunity rather than a folly: a new revitalization agenda for East of the River, DC

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

The Economic Impact of Local Parks: An Examination of the Economic Impacts of Operations and Capital Spending on the United States Economy , National Recreation and Parks Association). And if there is a lot of kid visitation, well kids don't spend money. They often bring their own food, etc. ( I can't think of a worse walk.

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Women's History Month and urban planning

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

In any case, such divisions are often artificial, with women in developing-world cities undertaking economic activity that has too often been ignored. -- " Female-Friendly Cities: Rethinking the Patriarchy of Urban Planning ," Ms. For the most part, links have not been checked. Women as planners and architects. 3, Supplement.

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Union Market, the revitalized warehouse district of DC

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

There's a great deal of experience in urban planning and revitalization around the makeovers of formerly industrial districts into vibrant urban people filled places. When a couple of large parcels were sold to a regional shopping center operator I thought the area was toast.