Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 19, 2023

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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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

AUGUST 9, 2022

Districts are adept at outbound communications but have struggled to manage inbound messages as communications channels expanded beyond phone calls and mail to include texts and emails that can be sent around the clock, the report said. In short, cities are going to have to double down on urban design, placemaking, fun, and co-location.

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Management Nonprofit Parks And Recreation Development 52

Center for Community Progress

MAY 24, 2022

The former school houses community-led programs focused on passing on Puerto Rican culinary and cultural heritage through distribution of hot meals and by providing educational tutoring to local youth which incorporates local music and dance.

Stewardship 52

Stewardship Grassroots Urban Planning Leadership 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 21, 2023

But a failure to keep renewing the space, a fall off in tourism after the Freddie Gray riots in 2015, and the unfortunate occurrence of a lousy property manager buying the complex combined to drive it into ruin.

Transportation 52

Transportation Sustainability Housing Development 52

The City Fix

JUNE 24, 2024

The country’s cities are at the forefront of the climate crisis with more than 80% of the urban population living in. India is the seventh most climate-vulnerable country in the world, with nine of its states among the top 50 most vulnerable regions globally.

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The City Fix

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Amid the vast Amazon River delta, Belém, Brazil, sits at the intersection of the urban and natural worlds. A network of waterways and islands home to resources like açaí and cacao surround the city, serving as a critical port for.

Urban Planning 52

Urban Planning Local Government Housing Development 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

On transportation demand management and stadiums and arenas, basically free transit access with ticket. I'm sure he was a thought leader involved in other urban planning matters too. We were also on the same e-list, and I interacted with him on a couple issues. Photo: Robert Gauthier, Los Angeles Times. He will be missed.

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Urban Planning Transportation Public Service Housing 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

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.

Transportation 52

Transportation Parks And Recreation Economic Development Urban Planning 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Homelessness concentrates in cities because there are more people, housing is more expensive, and people migrate to cities because they are more likely to offer social services. Readers have called our attention to the book, Homelessness is a Housing Problem , which I haven't yet tracked down ("S," Seattle Times ).

Education 91

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 1, 2024

The third is preserving housing. For years I've argued that DC should manage itself as a heritage area with or without designation. I talked about this during the design process, and now that I am on the board of a park, I am proved right. There just aren't that many jobs. And my park is 110.5 Should have been addressed for decades.

Parks And Recreation 52

Parks And Recreation Education Development Economic Development 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 3, 2025

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.

Urban Planning 52

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

My contribution to the field of urban planning. If I were to assess my contribution to the profession of urban planning and revitalization, it would be about applying systems thinking to various elements that make up cities. Homogeneous housing and moderate to upper income, insurance, and conventional financing available.

Transportation 52

Transportation Community Development Housing Urban Planning 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 4, 2024

Programming tends to be provided in parks and public spaces that are managed by conservancies or business improvements districts--organizations that have separate funding sources, and with the luxury of only managing a few spaces, not many dozens. Types of programs. Music and cinema are probably the most common.

Parks And Recreation 52

Parks And Recreation Engagement Sustainability Security 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 5, 2024

Programming tends to be provided in parks and public spaces that are managed by conservancies or business improvements districts--organizations that have separate funding sources, and with the luxury of only managing a few spaces, not many dozens. After the last one I went to, I joked "we don't need to do one in Sugar House Park.

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Parks And Recreation Engagement Sustainability Security 52