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Urban planning when things are going well: DC, 2014 (The Office of Planning under Harriet Tregoning)

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

When I do searches for articles within the blog, I come across articles that remain in draft form, as I never got around to finishing them. Even though the Office of Planning made a reasonable proposal which would only increase height by 25% (I think it could have been higher), the City Council did not vote in favor of considering a change.

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My ALA Conference

Librarian.net

link] americanlibrariesmagazine.org/ blogs/the-scoop/council-i- forward-together-work-begins/. link] americanlibrariesmagazine.org/ blogs/the-scoop/council-ii- restructuring-and- sustainability/. link] americanlibrariesmagazine.org/ blogs/the-scoop/council-iii- resolutions-and-updates/. not passed).

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The Death and Life of Great Global Democracies?!

zencity

Democratically elected governments utilize their power and authority to legislate away or weaken democratic norms, institutions, protections, and rights. They have municipal elections, voting on bonds, laws, and referendums. Making democracy its own biggest enemy. But this is not enough in order to preserve democracy.

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DC's crime bill overturned by Congress

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

-- " Senate votes to block controversial DC crime bill ," CNN I haven't written a blog entry on this, just comments, and comments on Washington Post article. I write that for the most part, DC's legislators have it pretty good. So, rather than attacking President Biden and Congress for likely blocking the D.C.

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Closed Session Deep Dive: The Business Location Exception

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

This post, co-authored by Kristina Wilson and Tyler Mulligan, also appeared on the Coates’ Canons Local Government Law Blog here. The statutes legislative history is important for understanding its language. 708 (1996) as described in a law review article ( here ) and summarized in a blog post ( here ). 143-318.10(a).