The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

MARCH 4, 2024

The leadership of the FHLBs, along with various beneficiaries of their subsidies, has also begun to aggressively lobby and advocate against virtually any proposed change that it views as detrimental to its bottom line. As an example of their lobbying power, in 2004 and 2005 the George W.

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Legislation Housing Regulations Operations 93

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

This should have been done as part of BRAC planning, something I first suggested in 2005.) Washington Post , July 13, 2003. Extending the Yellow Line south on Rte. 1 to Fort Belvoir , adding four stations: Beacon Hill; Hybla Valley; Mount Vernon; and Fort Belvoir.

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Elected Officials Transportation Sustainability Operations 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

The Public Realm as an Interconnected system, Slide from presentation, "Leadership and the Role of Parks and Recreation in the New Economy," David Barth and Carlos Perez, AECOM. I and many activists were against public funding, but it happened anyway.

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Transportation Parks And Recreation Economic Development Urban Planning 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

The question of how best to fund Metro is an important one that requires thought leadership and extensive community input. From the article: The capital improvement program reflects the region’s commitment to maintaining and improving your community’s $100 billion transit asset. It begins with “What do we want Metro to be?”

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Transportation Social Media Fundraising Development 52

Public Policy Blog

JANUARY 3, 2014

At the same time, traditional political movements—those linked to candidates or issue campaigns—have responded to opportunities presented by the new media environment by becoming hybrid organizations, centrally managed but enabling a relatively entrepreneurial base (Bimber, Flannagan, & Stohl, 2005). Political Communication 25 , 269–289.

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Social Media Sustainability Communications Grassroots 40

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

MAY 31, 2023

This was described on the one hand as unfair, since it relied on overcharging low-risk borrowers “who had played by all the rules” and, on the other hand, as unduly incenting bad loans at the GSEs (by charging too little for high-risk loans) in a quasi-replay of the lead up to the mortgage bubble of 2005 to 2008.

Government 52

Government Housing Implementation Legislation 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 3, 2025

However, according to the AIA, now 50% of students in architecture programs are women, and the organization is now sponsoring an annual Women's Leadership Summit, which this year is in June in Miami. The landscape architecture field has plenty of women practitioners. Keith Bedford for The New York Times.

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Urban Planning Transportation Budgeting Voting 52

Eric Holdeman's Disaster Zone Podcast

APRIL 3, 2025

FEMAs effectiveness in dealing with more than 500 Presidentially declared major disasters and emergencies under Fugates leadership restored the faith of the American people in the Federal Governments ability to respond to disasters.

Leadership 52

Leadership Management Security Government 52

Park Leaders

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Jeff’s dedication to the field of park leadership spans decades. In 2005, Jeff initiated World Ranger Day. My conversation with Jeff Ohlfs, retired chief ranger of Joshua Tree National Park, explored the often-overlooked sacrifices of park rangers worldwide. This work has brought the sacrifices of park rangers to light.

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Education Leadership Engagement 59

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 24, 2023

From the entry: A walkable community plan would incorporate other treatments or elements besides sidewalks such as intersections, plazas, pedestrian "malls," parklets, laneways and alleys, walking as an element of commercial districts, "safe routes to school," night time lighting issues, wayfinding signage, the walking element of trails/shared use (..)

Transportation 52

Transportation Economic Development Sustainability Elected Officials 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

I was there for a historic preservation conference in 2005, and one of the tours I registered for was of the light rail. Pike Place Market had seemed like a poignant location for the event, said Stanley Shikuma, a member of Tsuru for Solidaritys leadership council. Roosevelts signing of Executive Order 9066 on Feb.

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Social Services Nonprofit Leadership Advocacy 52