Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

By the time it debuted, a once-modest local community of directors and performers had grown considerably, backed by the county’s film office, which opened in 2013. Image from Boston Magazine. Meetingpoint also develops digital communications platforms for organizations, with a focus on civic participation.

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GovLoop

JULY 27, 2023

“I used to say that people went to an Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles office with a box lunch and a copy of ‘War and Peace’ and hoped not to finish both of them before somebody noticed they were there,” Daniels said in a 2015 interview with Reason magazine. In 2019, the average visit time was 13 minutes, 4 seconds.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Broken Windows theory (" Broken Windows: The Police and Neighborhood Safety ," Atlantic Magazine , 1982) posits that communities where there are vacant buildings, litter, abandoned cars etc. communicate that it's okay to commit crime.

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Housing Implementation Public Health Local Government 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

When I first was into the idea of reintroducing streetcars into American cities, I favored re-adopting the heritage streetcar vehicle (" A National Mall-focused heritage (replica) streetcar service to serve visitors is a way bigger idea ," 2013).

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 18, 2024

Note that the streetcar has been particularly useful in stoking development (" Streetcar through Sugar House and South Salt Lake has spurred up to $2B in economic growth ," Salt Lake Tribune ), which contributes to density, which helps to build the foundation for shifting more trips to sustainable modes. NYC sponsors(ed?)

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 20, 2023

They are looking to improve transit but haven't had a lot of success--failed tax referenda in 2020 and 2022 with another possible attempt for 2024, and there is back-biting (" Mayor Demings wary of Universal’s SunRail expansion plan, cites ‘lack of transparency’ ," Mass Transit Magazine ). Petersburg Metropolitan Area ," 2017).

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Transportation Public Transportation Management Sustainability 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 5, 2024

Plein Air for the Park is a fundraiser for Grand Teton National Park, where professional artists paint a park scene, and the paintings are sold (" Plein Air in Grand Teton National Park ," Homestead Magazine ). There is the related issue of presenting art in spaces of controversy (" Harsh is truth ," National Parks Magazine ).

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