The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

MARCH 4, 2024

To that end, they turned to lobbying and advocacy to fend off any possible profit-reducing limitations that Congress might impose on them. As an example of their lobbying power, in 2004 and 2005 the George W. 20] The Federal Reserve Bank’s combined balance sheet in 2006 was just $.81 81 trillion.

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Legislation Housing Regulations Operations 93

Public Policy Blog

JANUARY 3, 2014

He specifically distinguishes social movements from political parties and advocacy groups. Social media tends to be decentralized, nonmarket, peer-produced, nonproprietary, open-sourced, commons-based, and provide free or inexpensive access and distribution (Benkler, 2006). In response to this criticism Clay Shirky (2011, p.

Social Media 40

Social Media Sustainability Communications Grassroots 40

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JANUARY 18, 2024

Seattle's Feet First advocacy group is a great resource for such programs. Since 2005 or 2006 I have been recommending that the city create Traffic Management Districts as a way to coordinate transportation management and improvements at the commercial district scale (e.g. for Downtown, H Street NE, Capitol Hill, etc.).

Transportation 40

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