Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

It was supposed to go to Virginia Beach, but with opposition they cut that part from the project, expecting that once the system started operating, there'd be a clamoring to expand (" As light rail nears in Norfolk, Virginia Beach begins to reconsider previous decisions to not participate ," 2009).

Public Administration 52

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 13, 2024

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. Parks with extraordinary environmental features face big losses in the face of sustained heat.

Parks And Recreation 52

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Masters in Public Administration

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

News, updates, and future plans are often the topics of posts. Steve also has two master’s degrees in urban planning and economics. Scott Darrington : Although he gave no reason for it, Scott stopped blogging in 2009. Steve Pinkerton : He has been the city manager of Manteca, California since 2008.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 1, 2024

These five elements—artists, place, space, organizations, and businesses—are the components of cultural clusters or cultural quarters. -- " Reprinting with a slight update, "Arts, culture districts and revitalization" from 2009 ," 2019 -- " Cultural Quarters as Mechanisms for Urban Regeneration. s Black arts scene ," Post ).

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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.

Transportation 52

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 7, 2022

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. I haven't written about this being discussed in a number of places like DC (" D.C.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

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. But the firm ended up being able to pivot and change their business model to urban infill and exciting, not chain, retail (some) and (mostly) restaurants.

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