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

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Applying modern artificial intelligence techniques to old video footage, the researchers compared pedestrian activity in 1980 and 2010 across prominent locations in Boston, New York City and Philadelphia. At each site, pedestrians walked faster in 2010 than they had in 1980, by an average of 15%.

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The Benefits of Community Engagement for Universities and Colleges

Social Pinpoint

Community engagement can have many benefits for universities and colleges. So, it only seems natural that community engagement within universities and colleges can have far-reaching benefits. So, it only seems natural that community engagement within universities and colleges can have far-reaching benefits.

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Innovating, investing, and improving: AWS Summit New Delhi and AWS Summit Singapore 2022 keynote recaps

AWS Public Sector Blog

Elsie Tan, country manager for worldwide public sector at AWS, opened up the AWS Summit Singapore keynote by highlighting how AWS’s continued investment in the ASEAN region is driving innovation in the public sector. Since the launch of the Singapore Region in 2010, AWS has invested over $6.51

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Building Resilience: Leveraging Innovative Partnerships and Low Cost Capital to Meet Affordable Single-Family Housing Needs

Center for Community Progress

COVID-19 has spotlighted the deep racial inequities in housing and illustrated the importance of housing stability to protecting public health. ANDP Single-Family Developments Shaded by LMI Census Tracts, January 2010 – June 30, 2020. Source: Atlanta Neighborhood Development Partnership.

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

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

But not much has been addressed since the plan was released in 2010! Trees as Nature-Based “Shade Sails” ," American Journal of Public Health ). Climate change as an opportunity for civic engagement within parks and parks systems Sustainability education. Denver Post. There was definitely a participation boost.

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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

," (2013) Civic assets as a network The "change isn't that simple" entry discusses multiple cities with wide-ranging anchor project development with branding similarities to the "Signature Streets" proposal. Other cities have differently named similar organizations. Generally, they have the power to weigh in on matters before government bodies.

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The Road Not Taken | a response to a letter to the editor in the Washington Post about DC, traffic deaths and traffic safety

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

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). And public health. Safe routes to school programs.