The City Fix

JULY 13, 2023

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Development 52

Development Security Urban Planning Public Transportation 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

AUGUST 19, 2023

According to the Washington Business Journal (" Metro seeks development partner for Brookland-CUA Metro station "), WMATA is looking for proposals to redevelop two acres it has on the east side of the Brookland Metro Station. This comes out of Brookland's civic history as a key factor in the fighting off of urban freeways.

Development 40

Development Transportation Management Urban Planning 40

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

AUGUST 2, 2022

More importantly, it will test whether the city really can provide the infrastructure, investment, and urban planning solutions necessary for Center City to realize its full potential. I do believe that basketball and hockey arenas should be located downtown and that they can contribute positively to economic development.

Economic Development 52

Economic Development Development Community Development Urban Planning 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

AUGUST 4, 2022

I have discussed undergrounding/decking for North Capitol Street, the Southeast-Southwest Freeway, and parts of Connecticut Avenue in the core. -- " DC and "city repair" of the urban grid ," 2020 Freeway undergrounding and removal is a trendy move in urban planning these days (" Can Removing Highways Fix America's Cities? ," New York Times ).

Parks And Recreation 52

Parks And Recreation Urban Planning Transportation Outreach 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 7, 2022

This reminds me that when Toronto did an urban grayfield development project in the 1970s, creating the St. Lawrence neighborhood, schools and other public assets (like a children's theater space, medical clinic, health club) were incorporated into the apartment buildings (" Directions for New Urban Neighbourhoods: Learning from St.

Public Safety 52

Public Safety Parks And Recreation Housing Campaign 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 21, 2023

It's creeping out of bankruptcy (" Court order finalizes sale of Harborplace to Baltimore investment management firm ," WBAL-TV). -- " Baltimore's Harborplace in bankruptcy and what that says about certain development trends in urban revitalization ," 2019 There have been a bunch of reports and concept papers in the interim.

Transportation 52

Transportation Sustainability Housing Development 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Main Street commercial district revitalization practice grew out of HP and a desire to save "old buildings" in the face of the development of shopping centers, chain retail, and broken microeconomies. Very soon into my writing, before the blog, a bunch of DC cultural institutions failed, so this became an ongoing topic.

Transportation 52

Transportation Parks And Recreation Economic Development Urban Planning 52