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WMATA is pathetic: of course it belongs to "the public"

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

In college in the early 1980s, the University of Michigan repositioned its focus on fundraising (what universities call "development") in part by hiring a top development official from Stanford, creating a new campaign, etc.--the the University has successful raised billions since. Andy Byford.

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The White House’s Focus on Closing Costs: Long Overdue and Worth the Fight (Part 2)

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

31 Thus, since members of Congress or state legislatures are almost always fundraising for the next election cycle, likely significant campaign contributions and support from a housing interest group too often outweigh what might otherwise be viewed as good public policy. 14 A good glimpse of this occurred in New York State in 2017.

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Eastern Market DC's 150th anniversary last weekend | And my never realized master plan for the market

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

A big thing was parking and mobility coordination, for example the way Hyattsville does it for their Arts District. -- offer a joint delivery service from the market at least within the neighborhood as a basic transportation demand management measure. I mentioned it over time. Arlington and Montgomery Counties have done and still do this.

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Building resilience: Using technology to prepare for, respond to, and recover from the unexpected

AWS Public Sector Blog

In the aftermath of the earthquake that occurred in Puebla, Mexico in September 2017, AWS worked with the Mexican Red Cross to assist relief efforts by streamlining the distribution of supplies, resources, and donations. Preparing for the unexpected.