Gaps in park master planning frameworks -- "Gaps in Parks Master Planning: Part One | Levels of Service" -- "Gaps in Parks Master Planning: Part Two | Utilizing Academic Research as Guidance" -- "Gaps in Parks Master Planning: Part Three | Planning for Climate Change/Environment" -- "Gaps in Parks Master Planning: Part Four | Planning for Seasonality and Activation" -- "Gaps in Parks Master Planning: Part Five | Planning for Public Art as an element of park facilities" -- "Gaps in Parks Master Planning, Part Six | Art(s) in the Park(s) as a comprehensive program " -- "Gaps ..read more

According to the Washington Informer article, "DC's new plan to slash its trash," DC is adding ten years, one decade more, to its waste diversion goal, from 2030 to 2040  That's 16 years!!!!!!!!!! From the article: The Sustainable DC Plan, which came out in 2013, said the District should begin diverting 80% of its waste away from landfills and incinerators by 2032. Two decades later, the city has made some progress, particularly when it comes to composting and recycling—but it’s not likely to achieve the original goal.  A long-awaited Zero Waste DC Plan, which t ..read more

A couple weeks ago I wrote "Good quote on arenas and stadiums as "performing arts centers" attractions for cities," quoting Ron Kirk then Dallas mayor, on the decision to go forward in building a basketball arena in the late 1990s for the Dallas Mavericks.   He was very clear about the point of the arena being developing the area around the arena, which has resulted in over $3 billion in new development over about 25 years.  That's pretty amazing. This relates to my lesson about such facilities.  That if you want spillover benefits, you have to plan for them, what I call "t ..read more

Salt Lake.  A few months ago, Salt Lake City banned more drive ins on 2100 South in the Sugar House business district ("City council looks to transform single-family zoning across the city; bans Sugar House business district drive-thrus," Building Salt Lake., "One SLC neighborhood backs drive-thru ban as it transforms into ‘model walkable, transit-connected community’," Salt Lake Tribune).  That's pretty close to us, and Sugar House is where Sugar House Park is, where I'm on the board. Needless to say, the local business advocacy group didn't agree.  But they did make a good poi ..read more

 Came across this via Reddit, "Dutch city transforms over 300 bus stops into 'bee stops'," Lonely Planet ..read more

Valley Transit (San Jose) poster promoting transit use and transportation demand management. I have three pieces about transit marketing around the idea of creating a National Trains Month, to be held in May, which is the anniversary of the creation of a transcontinental railroad system.   -- "Modern railroad tourism promotion," 2018 -- "May should be National Train Month as a way to market and promote passenger rail," 2021 -- "Two train/regional transit ideas: Part 2 | Running tourist trains from Union Station," 2021 The idea is to promote all forms of rail transit, including freig ..read more

According to Twitter and other news sources ("WMATA and MWCOG announce new joint transit initiative," DC News Now) WMATA the operator of regional subway and bus services, and the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, are going to start working together. The COG is the union of local governments and designated by the USDOT as the region's metropolitan planning organization for regional transportation planning and coordination. From the article: In a news release sent out Wednesday, officials said that the organizations’ Boards of Directors will meet on May 1 to start “months-lon ..read more

Normally it's at the end of the month, this year, the middle.  Personally I think it should be the entire month. -- "Libraries are rooted in the community and here your story can grow," Wilmington News-Journal.  From the article: Libraries and librarians play such a crucial role in the well-being of our communities, and the Delaware public libraries are no exception. We are not a disparate collection of books,: Today’s libraries function as vibrant community centers that contribute to the social, cultural, and educational fabric of our neighborhoods, enriching the lives of young and ..read more

 Gaps in park master planning frameworks -- "Gaps in Parks Master Planning: Part One | Levels of Service" -- "Gaps in Parks Master Planning: Part Two | Utilizing Academic Research as Guidance" -- "Gaps in Parks Master Planning: Part Three | Planning for Climate Change/Environment" -- "Gaps in Parks Master Planning: Part Four | Planning for Seasonality and Activation" -- "Gaps in Parks Master Planning: Part Five | Planning for Public Art as an element of park facilities" -- "Gaps in Parks Master Planning, Part Six | Art(s) in the Park(s) as a comprehensive program " -- "Gaps ..read more

 Right now there's a lot going on in stadium and arena deals: Chicago: the White Sox MLB and Bears NFL teams want new stadiums Boston: the Revolution soccer team aims for a stadium in Everett, just outside Boston Dallas: the Mavericks NBA team along with the Stars hockey team wants a new arena, preferably with a casino, which isn't yet legal in Texas Kansas City: the Chiefs football team and the Royals baseball team just lost a sales tax extension which many attributed to a poorly defined program for use of the money Las Vegas/Oakland: the Athletics MLB team is moving to Las Vegas with a ..read more