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20th anniversary of the blog| Urban revitalization systems thinking's greatest hits: Part two -- not transportation

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Other cities have differently named similar organizations.

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Weird intra-governmental spat in DC over the Washington Nationals stadium

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It's not particularly forward thinking when it comes to its facilities and urban planning (" The time to plan for retail in and around the Convention Center was long before it opened in 2003 and certainly before 2015 ," 2015, " Yes, modify and extend the RFK Campus lease; No, don't do it for the Washington Redskins football team ," 2018), but then (..)

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Montgomery County Maryland Planning Board resigns

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The Council has lost confidence in the Montgomery County Planning Board and accepted these resignations to reset operations,” said Montgomery council president Gabe Albornoz (D-At Large). “We Casey Anderson, chair of the Montgomery County Planning Board, in Forest Grove Park in Silver Spring in 2018.

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What is the competitive advantage for the post-covid city? Doubling down on place values

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| Part 2: Implementation Approach and Levers " -- " Better leveraging higher education institutions in cities and counties: Greensboro; Spokane; Mesa; Phoenix; Montgomery County, Maryland; Washington, DC ," 2016 -- " Naturally occurring innovation districts | Technology districts and the tech sector ," 2014 Design -- " City branding versus identity (..)

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National Volunteer Week: April 16th-22nd

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It’s good business' " One of the many regrets I have is not getting a PhD in planning. My intended thesis was around urban planning and civic participation and engagement, because local land use issues are the issue most likely to get people involved in local civic affairs, other than having children and being involved in education issues.

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Arbor Day: Street Trees of Seattle by Taha Ebrahimi | Trees as Cultural Landscape (at the community scale)

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That was in the mid 1970s, and now the trees are maybe 50 feet tall--this photo is from 2018, and the trees in question are behind the garage. I mention from time to time that I collect ephemera related to urban planning and what I am involved in. Some died and we nursed the others.

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Revisiting the 11th Street Bridge Park project as an opportunity rather than a folly: a new revitalization agenda for East of the River, DC

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The Economic Impact of Local Parks: An Examination of the Economic Impacts of Operations and Capital Spending on the United States Economy , National Recreation and Parks Association). And if there is a lot of kid visitation, well kids don't spend money. They often bring their own food, etc. ( I can't think of a worse walk.