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

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Since 2003 the city has been growing--even with the recent hiccup of the recession + a slowing and braking on urban growth because of some shrinkage of the activity of federal government, especially in terms of leased office space and personnel. Our house is detached, and five miles from Downtown (but 3/4 mile from a Metrorail station).

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

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Rational planning is pretty static at least to me, with constrained scopes and less willingness to change approaches and recommendations as new information is uncovered. Once too, I misheard a presentation at a conference, and I thought the presenter said she applies "graphic design" approaches to urban planning.

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Women's History Month and urban planning

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

In any case, such divisions are often artificial, with women in developing-world cities undertaking economic activity that has too often been ignored. -- " Female-Friendly Cities: Rethinking the Patriarchy of Urban Planning ," Ms. For the most part, links have not been checked. Women as planners and architects. 3, Supplement.

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African American History Month and Transportation: February 4th | Transit Equity Day

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Urban design and minority communities. Researchers like Gregory Shill (" Should law subsidize driving? ," " Reckless Driving Isn't Just a Design Problem ," Atlantic ) state that social justice initiatives limiting enforcement against POC (" If Black Lives Really Matter, We Must End Traffic Stops! Disparities in enforcement.