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Post columnist Colbert King says the DC Council needs to do more oversight

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

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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What should the program for a Transportation Management District look like?

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

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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WMATA is pathetic: of course it belongs to "the public"

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

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.

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The town (or place) that art saved(?): arts as revitalization versus arts as community building

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

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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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

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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The unintended consequences of converting office buildings to housing: the need for public safety; schools; amenities

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

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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The GSEs and the Incoming Trump Administration: Part 1 of 2 – Answering Ten Key Questions About Conservatorship Exit

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

In addition to those needed to fulfill campaign promises, various interest groups are advocating to add to that list, including calls to prioritize having Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, the two large government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) [1] , exit their 16-year-long conservatorships. 7] See [link]. [8] 14] See [link].