The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

MARCH 4, 2024

Introduction In November of last year, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) published a report 1 (the Report) recommending reforms for the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) System. To that end, they turned to lobbying and advocacy to fend off any possible profit-reducing limitations that Congress might impose on them.

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Legislation Housing Regulations Operations 88

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 29, 2024

For example, one tree she learned about was planted as a barter between a family that helped a poorer one heat their house in a particularly cold winter. I first heard this concept expressed by David Barth at a presentation in 2004. The helped family planted a special tree in the neighbor's planting strip.

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Housing Urban Planning Advocacy Education 52

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

MAY 6, 2024

The Civil Contingencies Act of 2004 is of debatable value, as evidenced by the fact that it was in effect abandoned during the Covid-19 pandemic emergency. With a general election pending there is an opportunity to produce some strong advocacy for the development of a better civil protection system. A suggested strategy is as follows.

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