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I always say that the first big lesson I have from involved in DC urban revitalization was that you needed to have plans before they were needed, not after, because once the velocity of development has been unleashed, you can't catch up. It's a similar process to that of the original development of city centers (Downtowns).
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+ "). Economic Development hype versus building the local economy. But it would have to be built into the experience. That would add some money to the till.
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In 2018, the Office of Management and Budget made VA a lead agency partner to pilot improving CX across the federal government. Barbara Morton, the VA’s deputy chief veterans experience officer, who joined the office in 2016, has been a leader in that change. I wish I’d known back in 2016 that there were others like me.
Mostly about urban universities, but the principles still apply to smaller towns. -- " University President Freeman Hrabowski and an agenda for urban universities ," 2021 -- " President of Washington State University dies: fostered development of the "University District" adjacent to Downtown Spokane ," 2015 -- " Universities as elements of urban/downtown (..)
Understanding the value of dedicated lanes, above ground or underground, is well understood. -- " London Mayor proposes roadway tunnels to divert surface motor vehicle traffic and congestion ," 2016 I've proposed it for DC for years. -- " Who knew?
Summit County where Park City is then developed a similar tax, called RAP, Recreation, Arts and Parks. It's called ZAP and it covers three areas: the Hogle Zoo, Parks both the County system and projects by the various cities, and funding for cultural organizations. I don't know if other jurisdictions elsewhere in Utah have done the same.)
about the importance of CapitalOne Arena on the development of Downtown's East End. Fort Worth Star-Telegram ). I argued it would have happened anyway. said "no, the Arena has had significant impact." The reality is that he was right (" More sports: sports-anchored entertainment districts and LA Live." I was too parochial.
Currently, TheBus system is the least well developed of the suburban transit agencies (" By choosing coverage over frequency, Prince George’s caps what its buses can accomplish ," GGW). Change the name of the service and the graphic design of the bus livery.
Private equity doesn't do stuff "out of goodness" but to make a profit, and quickly--often much faster than it is possible for a developing business to do. Lots of cool more public good type "businesses" have been destroyed by private equity seeking a quick return or to cash out. Isla Vista, California.
They started planning in 2012, construction in 2014, and opened the first stations in South Florida in 2018. But it's quite impressive in two ways. It's being built relatively quickly. The extension to Orlando is opening later this year.
an urban design dating from the walking and transit city eras of urban development, therefore supporting walkability, transit, and biking 3. I argue that a lot of urban policy was developed when cities where losing population and stabilization was the primary goal, staunching outmigration. historic architecture 2.
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Howard does have its bookstore on Georgia Avenue and they tried for a hotel and have worked on developing a town center there for a couple decades). Businesses developed out of university-based research. Faculty concentration as talent and an element of community development. 1 in 2021 ," Philadelphia Inquirer ).
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Equitable development plan. The student asked me about the equitable development plan , which I wasn't involved in developing It has a bunch of points. First is workforce development. Who wants to hang out by a freeway? A big concern about the park concept is that it will spur displacement and gentrification.
trillion in 2016, which at the time was almost twice the size of the Federal Reserve’s balance sheet and became the largest source of GSE profits. 33 It was originally meant to be used solely inside conservatorship – and so developed without any public transparency as merely an internal matter between the FHFA and the GSEs.
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This forces less high value uses out of the city, counter to the Jane Jacobs point that cities need "a large stock of old buildings" -- based on the assumption of lower rents -- to support the development of innovative uses, and lower value uses that add to the diversity of a city (like a sewing machine repair shop).
Hotel Development ," Bisnow), and retail spaces that are getting crushed. Banner / The Seattle Times) OTOH, it's not just office buildings (" Stress Builds as Office Building Owners and Lenders Haggle Over Debt ," New York Times ), hotels (" Difficulty Securing Financing Halts More Than Half Of U.S.
From a PI blog entry in 2015 : The Navy Yard development is home to GlaxoSmithKline, Urban Outfitters, a Marriott and about 140 other companies. Another two million square feet is slated to be developed and the previous feasibility study estimated about 8,000 people would use rail service by 2045. About 13,000 people work there.
Corporate headquarters or at least research and development for manufacturers--with Boeing being a big exception--tend to stay proximate to major manufacturing clusters. shifting supply chains and where added value is developed. R&D functions and manufacturing proximity.
Also see " Back to school #2: education unions should create multifaceted public education "meeting halls" comparable to AIA chapter "architecture centers" " (2016). Union halls and fraternal organizations too (like the Masons). But lots of commodification, and a very specific aesthetic, called the Global Village Coffeehouse.
The actual Source Theater group disbanded, and with the purchase by Cultural Development Corporation later in 2006, the building was retained for use by cultural groups, more as a rental facility. And consider the development of an allied tourism management and development plan, either separately or within the same framework; 3.
The new right to buy legislation can help shift the balance of power in less well-off areas, where local development has too often meant more betting shops or fast food outlets. But Labours overall communities strategy needs to be considerably fleshed out if its impact is to be transformative.
My work in Baltimore County also led to the development of my "Signature Streets" concept, as a way of unifying thinking about streets, mobility, and aesthetics, not just in counties but in cities too. By focusing on key concepts that "I've developed" here's a list. I have more than 1,000 entries on this topic.
In fact, light rail here in Salt Lake was spurred by the 2002 Olympics, it's a small system and doesn't go to all the places it should, but it's complemented by a developing commuter rail program, a dinky streetcar line on the south side of Salt Lake and South Salt Lake, and a decent enough bus system.
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