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Publisher
Arlington County
Pub. Date
1990.
Language
English
Description
The continuation of Arlington County Planning Commission's special meeting from June 11, 1990. In the preliminary proceedings, County Manager Anton Gardner announced the county had reached a deal with the state of Virginia to relieve some overcrowding at the jail, allowing more time for consideration of the multi-program residential center. Followed by discussion by the Planning Commission and public comment on the updated site plan.
Publisher
Arlington County
Pub. Date
1990.
Language
English
Description
A special meeting of the Arlington County Planning Commission for the consideration of the location, character and extent of proposed County multi-program residential center at 4120-4160 S four Mile Run Dr and inclusion of the proposed facility on adopted comprehensive plan. The County Manager presents a staff report on the proposed project, which would house a transitional correctional facility, homeless shelter, and detoxification facility, as well...
Publisher
Arlington County
Pub. Date
1990.
Language
English
Description
Part 1 - May 3, 1990: History of Arlington County goverment - Citizen participation in the planning process - Panel on comprehensive planning - Historical perspective of land use plan - Effect of Metro on the planning process - Question and answer period - Closing remarks. Part 2 - May 10, 1990: Recap of Part 1 of course - Panel on the planning process and you - Panel on corridor development (specifically Clarendon) - Group homes panel - Neighborhood...
Publisher
MPI Home Video
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
It is a timely tale of what can happen when engaged citizens fight the power for the sake of a better world. Arguably, no one did more to shape our understanding of the modern American city than Jane Jacobs, the visionary activist and writer who fought to preserve urban communities in the face of destructive development projects.
6) H₂Omx
Publisher
Icarus Films
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
Español
Description
Mexico City was built not near water but in the middle of a lake. To supply it with fresh water is such a task that it makes it compulsory to bring it from other states. In addition, once sewage water leaves the city, it ends up in agriculture. This film is an environmental case study of the Valley of Mexico as it struggles to save itself while its population grows. Can a mega-city mobilize its 22 million citizens to become water sustainable?
7) The exiles
Series
Publisher
Milestone Film & Video
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
"The Exiles" of the title are displaced Native Americans, living in late 1950s Los Angeles on Bunker Hill, a depressed area connected to the rest of the city by the Angels Flight trolley. The Indians were already exiles, from the moment they lost their ancestral lands and were confined to reservations. Starting on Friday afternoon and closing Saturday morning, the film follows pregnant Yvonne, her husband Homer, and their Mexican acquaintance Tommy...
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