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Repeating b.s. about everything being about race and class: bike infrastructure in Washington, DC

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Plus, for each person shifted to sustainable modes, that's one less car on the road, one less competitor for limited parking spaces, etc. Plus it's cheaper (" AAA: Your Driving Costs: The Price of New Car Ownership Continues to Climb ").

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Parks, access, equity and use

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Also see the Wall Street Journal article, " Cities Want Young Families to Play and Stay: New Features Include Parks, Playgrounds and Beer Gardens ," 2014. And when you have parks and open space assets in your own neighborhoods.

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Washington State Emergency Management

Eric Holdeman's Disaster Zone Podcast

During his tenure, the State has successfully supported the response to and recovery from numerous major disasters to include the COVID Pandemic, the SR 530 Oso Landslide, the record-setting wildfire seasons of 2014 and 2015, and a host of devastating weather events.

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Sprawl washing/sprawlwashing

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

The term "greenwashing" is used to refer to organizations that announce sustainability initiatives as a way to detract from their generally poor practices. Weekend travelers join the traffic on I-15 near Point of the Mountain near Draper Thursday, Aug.

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Revisiting assistance programs to get people biking: 1826 programs

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Creating "sustainable mobility stores." Ciclavia in December 2014. Bike (sustainable mobility) Festivals. Obviously it's a way to get people consider sustainable mobility. Creating "sustainable mobility stores". Bike (sustainable mobility) Festivals. Cycling training 9. Campus specific bike share programs.

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WMATA "Fleet of the Future" exhibit on the National Mall

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

We took best practices from all over the world — open gangways, more space, better digital screens for real-time information, enhanced video systems to improve safety, a more sustainable aluminum shell, and eye-catching design — and put them in this train,” Metro General Manager and CEO Randy Clarke said in a statement.

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Technology: What, When and How to Adopt

Eric Holdeman's Disaster Zone Podcast

He was later appointed Interim Fire Chief (2013-2014). We advise public and private organizations on an all-inclusive approach to disaster preparedness that addresses governance, planning, operational procedures, technology implementation, training, and exercises in order to achieve a successful and sustainable program.