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People aren't "hanging out" as much outdoors during the workday in the center city

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Whyte ," Wall Street Journal ), which formed the basis of the book, The Social Life of Urban Spaces , and the larger version, The City , which is a classic in urban design. At each site, pedestrians walked faster in 2010 than they had in 1980, by an average of 15%. Researchers replicated the studies of William H. Unhospitable space.

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The basic lesson of intensification that government officials and activists don't understand: intensification happens first in high value areas, not low value areas

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Illustration from The House Book by Keith DuQuette, showing the intensification of land use as you move from suburban areas to the center city. It's a similar process to that of the original development of city centers (Downtowns). That's why smaller communities have less intensely developed centers. Where do I begin?

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How ETH Library uses Apigee to make its open data holdings available to the public

Google Public Sector

The mission of the ETH Library is to ensure the access of information to employees and students of ETH Zurich and other universities worldwide, to the public, and to companies engaged in research and development. The current application landscape is rather isolated.

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3 Library Marketing Experts Agree: It’s Time for Your Library To Abandon Twitter

Super Library Marketing

Laura Solomon , MCIW, MLS is the Library Services Manager for the Ohio Public Library Information Network and a W3C-certified front-end web developer. She’s a 2010 Library Journal Mover & Shaker. She has written several books about web design, social media, and content marketing for libraries, and speaks internationally.

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National Library Week, 4/7 - 4/13

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

We are not a disparate collection of books,: Today’s libraries function as vibrant community centers that contribute to the social, cultural, and educational fabric of our neighborhoods, enriching the lives of young and old. Campaigns all across the US, in conservative areas, to ban books. The four biggest issues these days are: 1.

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February 2017 | Some Principles of Strategic Thinking, By John M. Bryson

PMRA (Public Management Research Association)

While I haven’t read the book yet, a New Year’s Day review in the New York Times Book Review got me thinking. This last theory I found particularly intriguing – especially given my interest in mapping as a tool for strategy development. What might compass over map mean? And where does a sense of purpose come from? References.

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Nationalization of banks came at the expense of local communities

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Philadelphia Inquirer business columnist Joseph DiStefano has a piece, " How Philly lost its big banks, and a little survivor that’s grown in the vacuum ," about two books about the history of Philadelphia's banks, most of which have met similar fates to those of Detroit, St. But that story isn’t in this book; he plans a sequel.