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What's In A Name Anyway? Hope?2 comments

Pete Witte wrote 3 days ago: Yesterday, an intriguing idea was put forward in a bill proposal by D.C. Councilmember, Jim Graham … more →

Tags: City Life, columbia heights, Community Development, Washington D C, gentrification, Girard Street Park, Jim Graham, Malcolm X, President Barack Obama

Re-centralization and the Decline of Sprawl3 comments

Beata Bujalska wrote 4 days ago: While some impacts of the economic crisis have been salient, it remains to be seen how development p … more →

Tags: Public Infrastructure, urbanism, Cities, Economy, Sprawl, Transportation

Laying the Foundations for a Post-Oil Age Economy3 comments

theupwardsociety wrote 4 days ago: By Jake Huneycutt For years, Americans allowed themselves to be convinced by mistruths parroted by … more →

Tags: Sprawl, Oil, energy policy, Economics, Subsidies, highway system, Roads, Public Transit, rail

'Where did Kanye get his swagger from?'

ralphhardy wrote 5 days ago: UD VOCALIST AND GHETTS ARE DOING THIS TING! If you lock on to www.urbandevelopment.co.uk on a regula … more →

Tags: Events, Music, Ghetts, Ralph Hardy, redefinition, Shezar, UD Vical Collective

Girard Street Park Grand Reopening1 comment

Pete Witte wrote 6 days ago: The banner announcement plastered along the park fence. I have placed some images from the Girard St … more →

Tags: City Life, Sports/Excercise, columbia heights, Community Development, Photography, Washington D C, Basketball, Revitalization, dancing

Girard Street Park Grand Opening!1 comment

Pete Witte wrote 1 week ago: Girard Street Park has its grand opening today from 2 to 6pm. Yesterday, Mayor Adrian Fenty, D.C. De … more →

Tags: City Life, columbia heights, Community Development, Washington D C, Revitalization, gentrification, Urban History, Girard Street Park, Parks/Public Spaces

A Blueprint For Action Meeting in Columbia Heights

Pete Witte wrote 1 week ago: This past Thursday night Councilmember Jim Graham held a meeting in Columbia Heights to both spread … more →

Tags: City Life, columbia heights, Community Development, Washington D C, Violence, street gangs, Chris Donatelli

... and Speaking of Bruce Monroe Redevelopment4 comments

Kent wrote 1 week ago: I’m for getting rid of the old Bruce Monroe school 100%. I think its an eye sore and don … more →

Tags: development, Park View, schools

Transit Infrastructure as an Economic Stimulus

Beata Bujalska wrote 1 week ago: While the housing market has not bounced back fully from the economic crisis, some parts of the nati … more →

Tags: Media Coverage, municipal government, Neighborhoods, Public Infrastructure, Regions, Transportation, urbanism, Community, Economy

Central Union Mission on ANC1A Agenda

Kent wrote 1 week ago: From the Georgia Avenue listserv, at tomorrow night’s ANC1A meeting, David Treadwell from Cent … more →

Tags: development, Park View, Georgia Avenue corridor

Vertical Greenhouses coming soon to a city near you

davidjmswallow wrote 1 week ago: By Celine Asril A Swedish firm is developing a project to install vertical greenhouses in crowded ur … more →

Tags: Green Tech, Greenhouses

Rubbing shoulders... Keeping it ashy doh

ralphhardy wrote 2 weeks ago: Got home Wednesday 4:42am Got in bed Wednesday 4:43 Woke up 11:01. Pretty decent shut eye. ANDDDDDDD … more →

Tags: bashy, Akala, Mpho, Justin Stennett, Live Music, Covent Gardens, Heat, Raving, Parents

Warga, Tata Ruang, Jakarta Lestari

Marco Kusumawijaya wrote 2 weeks ago: Terbit dalam versi lain dalam Majalah Tempo, 22-29 Juni 2009 Ada sih keistimewaan ulang tahun Jakart … more →

Tags: Jakarta, Nature and Environment, Urban Planning

What's a Social Mission?

kenjanke wrote 3 weeks ago: The mission work that we are doing in New Haven continues to be an exploration of how one might appr … more →

Tags: Scial Entrepreneurship, Social innovation

Columbia Heights Photos

Pete Witte wrote 3 weeks ago: I have added some photos to my Photography page from a recent stroll through the neighborhood.  You … more →

Tags: City Life, columbia heights, Washington D C, Revitalization, gentrification, Community Development, Photography

Hawaii's urban face-lift in dire need of a positive change.

GRRRL TRAVELER wrote 3 weeks ago: From GRRRL Traveler Diaries O’ahu’s urban over-development within the last 10 y … more →

Tags: Destinations, events & Exhibitions, Hawaii, responsible travel, travel news, US Travel, Eco-Friendly, Events, Hawaii

Where is Lagos? - Geographic Position1 comment

lurgnetwork wrote 3 weeks ago: The metropole of Lagos, Nigeria, Africa. Lagos is one of the largest urban agglomerations, curren … more →

Tags: geographic data, Lagos Facts, African cities, Lagos, Nigeria, slums, Sustainable Development, Urban research, urbanism

Anti-Crime Act of 2009 Press Conference at Columbia Heights Metro Station

Pete Witte wrote 4 weeks ago: High above the press conference. Yesterday, during the 3-o’clock afternoon hour, Mayor Adrian … more →

Tags: City Life, Contemplation, columbia heights, Community Development, Washington D C, gentrification, Economic Development, Violence, Guns

Jaime Lerner

Cara wrote 4 weeks ago: “… I always used to say that the car is like your mother-in-law. You have to have good r … more →

Tags: sustainability


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