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Responding to retail decay in Friendship Heights (DC/Montgomery County, Maryland)

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

The reality is that then successful districts like Friendship Heights and Georgetown still faced voracious competition, but from the suburbs (" Turnabout is fair play: why Topher Matthews/GGW is wrong about TIF incentives for a department store in Georgetown ," 2012). So I was missing the point.

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What is the competitive advantage for the post-covid city? Doubling down on place values

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Districts are adept at outbound communications but have struggled to manage inbound messages as communications channels expanded beyond phone calls and mail to include texts and emails that can be sent around the clock, the report said. In short, cities are going to have to double down on urban design, placemaking, fun, and co-location.

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Revisiting the 11th Street Bridge Park project as an opportunity rather than a folly: a new revitalization agenda for East of the River, DC

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

For years I've argued that DC should manage itself as a heritage area with or without designation. Many states including Maryland and Pennsylvania also have a local form of this. Maryland's Anacostia Trails heritage area is just across the border in Prince George's County. National recreation area concept/the Anacostia River.