Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JANUARY 23, 2023

Utah Business magazine claims that the economic development impact of the Game will be as much as $250 million (" The 2023 NBA All-Star Weekend could boost Utah’s economy by $250M+ "). The analysis finds that the team doesn't spend much more on payroll than it makes from ticket and concession sales.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 26, 2024

Waverly Market Pete Seeger tribute singalong, Columbia Heights Plaza, Washington, DC, 2/1/2014 Sometimes plazas are poorly placed, like Freedom Plaza in Washington, DC, so it often goes unused. DC's Franklin Square is more centrally located, but wasn't designed for such a function. Campus Martius beach. They are often strongly branded.

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Parks And Recreation Press Release Strategic Planning Engagement 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

William Bratton, the former police commissioner for New York City, is attributed as the leading proponent of the "Broken Windows" theory of policing (" Broken Windows: The police and neighborhood safety ," Atlantic Magazine ) which posits that visible disorder in communities--vacant windows, abandoned buildings and cars, litter etc.--left

Security 52

Security Public Safety Implementation Elected Officials 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 20, 2023

They started planning in 2012, construction in 2014, and opened the first stations in South Florida in 2018. To ride is expensive compared to the regional commuter rail in South Florida and Brightline has had serious problems with crashes with vehicles and pedestrians. Lots of deaths. But it's quite impressive in two ways.

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