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Recreation planning and financing failure in Philadelphia: 11 of 12 public swimming pools have closed

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

The Philadelphia Inquirer has an article on the latter, " Philly’s indoor pools have become ‘a travesty’ after decades of disrepair and neglect ," about how 11 of 12 public indoor pools are closed because of facility failure--from 2004 to 2019. One issue is money.

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Managing Emergencies: The Challenges of the Future

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

In some instances, notably the Manchester Arena bombing and the Grenfell Tower fire (both in 2017), the shortcomings have been nothing less than scandalous (Kerslake 2018, Moore-Bick 2019). In the UK this is the Civil Contingencies Act of November 2004. link] (accessed 21 October 2022). Moore-Bick, M. UK Government, London (4 vols.).

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CONTRACTS: Emergency Orders and Delayed/Excused Action

NLRG (National Legal Research Group)

Mayor’s Order 2020-054 (District residents must "stay in their residences except to perform essential activities, engage in essential business, provide or obtain government services, or engage in certain authorized recreational activities not involving close contact with other persons"); N.Y. 2019); Specialty Tires of Am.,

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How AWS supports the 10th anniversary of National Voter Registration Day with digital tools for civic engagement

AWS Public Sector Blog

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a proud sponsor of National Voter Registration Day to help drive civic engagement. Connecting voters where they are using digital tools for civic engagement. Since 2004 HeadCount has supported the registration of over one million voters. million Americans have registered to vote on the holiday.

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Eastern Market DC's 150th anniversary last weekend | And my never realized master plan for the market

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

I stepped down when we moved to Salt Lake in late 2019, although I thought at the time somehow I'd be maintaining residences in both places. I participated in a workshop on the plaza led by Project for Public Spaces and Scenic America in 2004 ( write up ). Master Plan contract, 2019. Maybe bike valet services?

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Revisiting the 11th Street Bridge Park project as an opportunity rather than a folly: a new revitalization agenda for East of the River, DC

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Like Tower Hamlets' IdeaStores (" Neighborhood libraries as nodes in a neighborhood and city-wide network of cultural assets ," 2019), it should have been placed in the commercial district. When it is the Idea Store ,” 2004, Guardian ). It's pretty, but as the Sex Pistols said, "vacant" from the standpoint of connectedness.

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A READER'S GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE

Barrett & Greene

Government Accountability Office was known until 2004. Performance Frameworks: Alnoor Ebrahim (2019). Robert Behn, (2004). David Ammons (2019). Melissa Wavelet, (2019). Christopher Wye, (2004) 2nd Ed. Retrieved at: Christopher Wye, (2004). here’s John! Stanford University Press.