Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 26, 2023

I've written about this over the years, " Continued musing on restructuring DC's City Council (mostly) " (2013), is probably the most complete summation of recommended changes. And in " Outline for a proposed Ward-focused (DC) Councilmember campaign platform and agenda " (2015), I suggest more tools for ward-specific oversight.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 18, 2024

Campaigns, especially focused on workers and the multiunit buildings, are in order. And they had "parking innovation districts" for awhile, but they were idiosyncratic, not systematic, and had many restrictions. I think a Roy Lichtenstein influenced livery, or the Multiplicity branding from Luxembourg would work. Above: Multiplicity bus.

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Transportation Management Parks And Recreation Housing 96

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Screenshot, Downtown Pittsburgh Partnership marketing campaign, 2009. In a more micro sense, it's about refocusing on business districts as places for residence, and the factors that matter, as opposed to previous focus on outlying neighborhoods. -- " Keeping families in cities: safety; schools; space + money ," 2015 Or true mixed use.

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Public Safety Parks And Recreation Housing Campaign 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Leimert Park is decently organized, and successfully campaigned for a more directly accessible transit station as part of a new line being developed to serve their area. Also see " Leimert Park plays to its own beat ," USC, and " Leimert Park: where does it go from here? Large institutional arts districts.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

In college in the early 1980s, the University of Michigan repositioned its focus on fundraising (what universities call "development") in part by hiring a top development official from Stanford, creating a new campaign, etc.--the the University has successful raised billions since.

Transportation 52

Transportation Social Media Fundraising Development 52

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

APRIL 10, 2025

Our data can help that outreach be more effective by identifying at risk households for targeted outreach campaigns. ” Atlanta, GA: 2013; Moodie et al. 2 (June 2015). 244 (2019): 89–92; Georgia Appleseed 2013. Queens and Brooklyn account for 88 percent of At-Risk and Higher Risk properties. 2023; Pippin et al.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 1, 2024

Also see " A National Mall-focused heritage (replica) streetcar service to serve visitors is a way bigger idea than a parking garage under the Mall ," 2013. Maybe the National Park Service Urban Agenda: A call to action initiative (2015) can help facilitate this, but I am not holding my breath. Another link.

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Parks And Recreation Education Development Economic Development 52