Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

AUGUST 10, 2023

For years they haven't been reporting data by bus line--there are six. Obviously it's because most of the lines have minimal ridership. The fact is that public services ought to be offered where they are used, although breadth--offering services where they wouldn't otherwise be available--is an important criterion too.

Public Service 52

Public Service Regulations Budgeting Sustainability 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

Because that space doesn't exist in DC, either innovative uses don't develop -- such as the nonprofit advocacy sector, which as cheap spaces disappeared groups stopped being created counter to the heyday of the 1960s and 1970s -- or they develop in the suburbs.

Economic Development 52

Economic Development Development Advocacy Housing 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JANUARY 18, 2024

And that there should be ward-specific subcommittees of the pedestrian and bicycle advisory committees to put greater focus on ward specific improvements (this was something I wrote into the Pedestrian and Bicycle Plan I did for Baltimore County in 2010). Seattle's Feet First advocacy group is a great resource for such programs.

Transportation 40

Transportation Campaign Public Health Laws 40