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Earth Day Part 1: DC isn't achieving its sustainability goals wrt waste diversion

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

The solution, which I wrote in 2013 (" Urban composting redux ," " A way for DC to begin adding yard waste collection as a separate element of waste collection and reduction programming ") is to divide the city into two: (1) rowhouse neighborhoods and (2) detached housing neighborhoods.

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Master planning for solid waste | Creating a VV equivalent for solid waste management and service operating at the metropolitan scale

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

In solid waste, it means that the agency only plans wrt residential waste pickup for houses of 1-4 units. Glass collection container in Sugar House Park, Salt Lake City I gave them a bunch of ideas. Salt Lake City sanitation/garbage trucks carry "ads" promoting recycling and waste diversion. But they need planners too.

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2021 Spotlight: The U.S. Cities with the Most Satisfied Residents

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When we think about resident feedback, oftentimes negative feedback comes to mind: complaints about sanitation, unhappiness with police-community relations, or the mishandling of public communications. This Florida city of 36,000 residents is situated on the Gulf of Mexico and houses beaches that are ranked among the U.S.’s

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Times Square Alliance Streetwatch program for reporting problems in the public space

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Problems such as graffiti, people in mental health crisis, sanitation, etc., In addition, BIDs like the Times Square Alliance also have some capacity to address issues through sanitation staff and other means. Many communities lack a clear process for reporting and addressing problems in the public space.