Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 14, 2022

The US has a very homogeneous approach to land use and transportation planning. No city has the kind of bicycling for transportation penetration common in the Netherlands or Denmark. A few of the legacy cities (New York City, Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, San Francisco) are dominated by transit. Flickr photo by zakiakhamad.

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State Tech Magazine

JANUARY 26, 2023

Department of Transportation Connected Vehicle Pilot Deployment Program sites, the $27 million Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority pilot tested the technology from 2015 to 2022. Tampa, Fla., As one of three initial U.S. The THEA pilot also involved auto manufacturers, private motorists and other entities.

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First State Insights

DECEMBER 4, 2020

In 2015, Mr. Page helped to launch the Logistics Report, the Wall Street Journal's dedicated site for all things supply chain and logistics. He came to the Journal from Congressional Quarterly, where he was economic policy editor from 2012 to 2015.

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Data.gov

MARCH 1, 2017

In recognition of this importance, the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 4, 2015; … Continued. As intermodal connectors for domestic and international freight, our nation’s ports serve a critical role in numerous supply chains and the national economy. 114-94; Dec. ports appeared first on Data.gov.

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First State Insights

JUNE 24, 2021

CEI) since 2015. CEI) since 2015. Cliff Grunstra, Chief Marketing Officer for the Delmarva Central Railroad, speaks with Troy Mix, Associate Director of the University of Delaware's Institute for Public Administration (IPA), about the role of shortline railroads on Delmarva.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 18, 2023

Why not improve transit on the National Mall specifically for the Cherry Blossom Festival , a highly important special event?

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Is separate from the annual appropriations process and is connected, in that primary funding source is the General Fund, but supplemented by other tax sources (special sales taxes usually), impact fees on new development, and transportation related funding. And the city and citizen-initiated projects use the same process, forms, etc.

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The City Fix

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

degrees F) as part of the 2015 Paris Agreement. Countries agreed to limit global warming to well below 2 degrees C (3.6 degrees F) and ideally 1.5 degrees C (2.7 The latest science shows that emissions will need to drop. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 20, 2023

The first proposes a "transport association" based on the German VV model, where all the local transit providers commit to integrated service, and a common schedule and fare system. My friend says there is no good public transportation from the airport to the city's major hotels. Cool train branding designs though for Tri-Rail.

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First State Insights

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

She was awarded the 2015 Delaware Business Times Best 40 under 40 award for being one of the region’s “best & brightest young professionals” and nominated as a top 5 finalist for the 2019 “Distinguished Woman in Logistics” award.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 11, 2024

Valley Transit (San Jose) poster promoting transit use and transportation demand management. The idea of leveraging grand train stations is also discussed in this entry from 2015, " New State Rail Planning Initiative in DC: First meeting Monday September 28th ," suggesting DC Union Station as a point of leverage.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

AUGUST 11, 2022

One of my points about master planning is that for functional areas: transportation; parks and recreation; culture; etc., In terms of overall waste reduction planning, it's essential to include all properties in a jurisdiction within planning (" More on zero waste practice (and DC) ," 2015).

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Data.gov

MARCH 21, 2014

Mar 21, 2015) Today I was honored to represent NASA at the Climate Data Initiative launch at the White House. by Ellen Stofan. (Mar Along with NOAA, Google, and many partners from other government agencies and the private sector, we opened … Continued.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

I like the idea of ten year terms to be able to "force" transportation demand management agreements on teams (" Framework of characteristics that support successful community development in association with the development of professional sports facilities "). But those facilities are all privately owned.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 12, 2022

That's because with the way we've designed the transportation system for automobility, you can get away with minimal pre-planning, unless you're going to an out of the way place. MPOs and "active transportation." And yes, they have an Active Transportation Committee focused on developing sustainable mobility options.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JULY 4, 2023

All the pundits say the biggest problem is the lack of a regularized funding source, like property tax or sales tax (" DC area transit commission board member thinks he has a brilliant idea on how to fund Metrorail: sales taxes ," 2022; " Metrolinx Toronto: 25 potential tools to fund transit-transportation infrastructure ," 2013).

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Data.gov

MARCH 12, 2015

March 18th 2015 In a continued effort to provide key datasets that support the process of developing resilience to climate change, five additional datasets are now available in the Ecosystem Vulnerability theme. Those include: California Ocean Uses Atlas Environmental Sensitivity … Continued.

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Data.gov

MARCH 23, 2015

(April 7th 2015) The U.S. Government has released a collection of datasets to help individuals and communities plan for the impacts of climate change on the public’s health. These resources can help answer a number of relevant questions, including: In what … Continued.

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Data.gov

JULY 28, 2015

WASHINGTON, July 27, 2015 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture is partnering with Microsoft to launch the “Innovation Challenge,” a competition to develop software applications that help farmers, agriculture businesses, and consumers explore how climate change will affect their food systems. The Innovation Challenge … Continued.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

AUGUST 25, 2022

On an e-list there's been a discussion of suburban TOD and someone mentioned this journal article, " Seven American TODs: Good practices for urban design in Transit-Oriented Development projects ," Journal of Transport and Land Use , 2008.)

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

But the failures in planning extend beyond DC (" Silver Line Metro expansion a classic example of the need to have true regional transportation planning ," 2011). Create the DMV Transport Association (" The answer is: Create a single multi-state/regional multi-modal transit planning, management, and operations authority association ") 2.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

AUGUST 4, 2022

And these days the US Secretary of Transportation is pushing this as an environmental justice measure (" Pete Buttigieg launches $1B pilot to build racial equity in America's roads ," NPR). Then I was invited to serve as a Ward 6 representative on the Design Advisory Committee when they were picking a design for the project.

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Social Pinpoint

JANUARY 12, 2025

In 2015, I was inspired by the conversations happening at the ELGL (Engaging Local Government Leaders) Annual Conference, specifically the discussions around making local government more accessible. These tools ensure that everyone, regardless of their location, can have their voice heard and engage in meaningful dialogue.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

DECEMBER 29, 2022

TPAPs should be implemented at multiple scales: (1) neighborhood/district/city/county wide as part of a master plan; (2) within functional elements of a master plan such as transportation, housing, or economic development; and (3) within a specific project (e.g.,

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

," 2013 -- " DC and streetcars #4: from the standpoint of stoking real estate development, the line is incredibly successful and it isn't even in service yet, and now that development is extending eastward past 15th Street ," 2015 -- " The streetcar and the new potential for H Street retail revitalization ," 2016 this is an important piece.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 21, 2023

But a failure to keep renewing the space, a fall off in tourism after the Freddie Gray riots in 2015, and the unfortunate occurrence of a lousy property manager buying the complex combined to drive it into ruin. Include transportation, arts and culture, and tourism planning elements. Instead of a task force. Have a public process.

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

JUNE 2, 2023

Transportation accidents. Aldrich and Meyer argued for greater attention to the role of social capital in a seminal 2015 article by in the American Behavioral Scientist. Earthquakes. Ice storms. Infectious disease outbreaks. Industrial accidents. Chemical spills. Structural collapse. Grid failure. Water contamination. Factory closures.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

DECEMBER 12, 2023

This would provide Metrorail service to the New York Avenue corridor, if somewhat circuitous, and could also connect to a new infill New York Avenue station on the MARC passenger rail system (" One big idea: Getting MARC and Metrorail to integrate fares, stations, and marketing systems, using London Overground as an example ," 2015).

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

DECEMBER 15, 2022

It has altered transportation use and the daily commute. 2015); John Martinez, 3 Local Government Law § 21:7, at 21-25 (2d ed. The shift to remote work, whether universal or not, represents a significant challenge for public officials focused on economic development. Those clauses reflect the national rule to this day. Reynolds, Jr.,

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

I was surprised to see that Andy Byford has stepped down as CEO of Transport for London, as it was his dream job (" Ex-NYC subways chief Andy Byford quits London gig, plans return to US ," New York Post ). In fact, I mention that as an issue a lot in terms of funding. Andy Byford.

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American City & Country

AUGUST 19, 2024

Envision the Choptank was founded in 2015 to help solve that problem. Moreover, prevent “engagement fatigue” by holding meetings where community members are already gathering, and providing amenities like food, childcare and transportation that ease the burden of attendance. Provide flexible and timely funding.

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Work First (TANF) , which provides direct cash assistance as well as assistance with childcare, transportation, job searches, and job training for eligible families who need help achieving self-sufficiency through employment. 122, 137–38 (2015) (internal citations, quotation marks, and punctuation omitted). State , 368 N.C.

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PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

JUNE 27, 2016

BPBI Project Update to Priorities Committee - September 16, 2014 When complete in 2015/16, these processes will simplify and strengthen business planning and budgeting at Strathcona County, providing focus and direction to all of the County’s activities.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JANUARY 18, 2024

Years ago I wrote a piece (" Outline for a proposed Ward-focused (DC) Councilmember campaign platform and agenda ," 2015) about what would be an ideal approach to a truly ward-focused Councilmember election and governance platform, including having a dashboard on ward-specific data on traffic safety. Ward focused traffic safety programming.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

AUGUST 21, 2022

From a PI blog entry in 2015 : The Navy Yard development is home to GlaxoSmithKline, Urban Outfitters, a Marriott and about 140 other companies. And as one of the early citizen directors of BART, the Bay Area Rapid Transit system, used to say about planning for transit expansion--don't put it off, because construction costs only go up.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 1, 2024

Out of region visitors spend on lodging, food, and transportation. Maybe the National Park Service Urban Agenda: A call to action initiative (2015) can help facilitate this, but I am not holding my breath. The award-winning orchid curtain in the Exhibition Hall at Longwood Gardens' 2015 Orchid Extravaganza. Another link.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MAY 10, 2024

The Cache Valley Daily reports, " Local stakeholders to host transportation safety summit at Logan Library ," that the MPO there is holding a traffic safety conference next week, to support its plan to reduce crashes and deaths. CMPO’s 2024 Safety Summit will be held from 9 to 11:30 a.m.

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