The City Fix

APRIL 13, 2022

I made my first pilgrimage in 2000, when Bogotá was implementing its bus rapid transit system, Transmilenio, and returned twice after that. I recently had the pleasure of re-visiting Curitiba, Brazil, thanks to an invitation from the Smart Cities Expo. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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Social Pinpoint

DECEMBER 8, 2024

However, there are challenges to consider, including resource constraints , equity issues , and sustainability concerns. When thoughtfully implemented, compensation can be a powerful tool for fostering deeper, more meaningful community involvement. This is while also ensuring that compensation structures remain fair and transparent.

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The City Fix

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Following the launch of Colombia’s first National Roadmap for Net Zero Buildings in June 2022, the cities of Bogotá and Cali are setting the foundation for how to implement the roadmap at the local level. The municipal governments of both cities have.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 13, 2024

Parks with extraordinary environmental features face big losses in the face of sustained heat. From " Designing urban parks that ameliorate the effects of climate change ," Landscape and Urban Planning : During heat waves now and in the future urban microclimates put human health at risk.

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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

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

That even so, transit (and sustainable mobility) is what distinguishes DC from the suburbs and that you need more of it to continue to differentiate DC as a place to choose to live and conduct business. Or the Norfolk light rail. Incrementalism is a public administration theory proposed in the 1950s by Charles Lindblom.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Part 2: Implementation Approach and Levers ," (2021) -- " Revisiting St. 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. The multi-step process for large scale best practice revitalization planning followed.

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