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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

That even so, transit (and sustainable mobility) is what distinguishes DC from the suburbs and that you need more of it to continue to differentiate DC as a place to choose to live and conduct business. Or the Norfolk light rail. And as a result, the Norfolk light rail is pretty much a failure, with ridership less than a DC bus line.

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

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Parks with extraordinary environmental features face big losses in the face of sustained heat. From " Designing urban parks that ameliorate the effects of climate change ," Landscape and Urban Planning : During heat waves now and in the future urban microclimates put human health at risk.

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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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The unintended consequences of converting office buildings to housing: the need for public safety; schools; amenities

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

mayor unveils plans to incentivize office-to-residential conversions as downtown struggles to recover ," Washington Post ) because there is nothing really special about the phenomenon. Screenshot, Downtown Pittsburgh Partnership marketing campaign, 2009. sustainable mobility. In general, people don't want schools to be bad.

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

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

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. Sustainable mobility. Since, I have a five point concept about how to diffuse innovation.

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African American History Month and Transportation: February 4th | Transit Equity Day

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Also see Labor Network for Sustainability. Transit Equity Day , set by the American Public Transportation Association as February 4th , during African American/Black History Month, is one way to acknowledge this. Trump Administration derides equity as an analytical construct.