Masters in Public Administration

AUGUST 30, 2011

They all have city governments that can range from a department of thousands to a temporary meeting place with a part time staff. Although the average citizen may just think of government as an entity that solely exists to tax and spend, there is more going on than that. There are also other city government resources.

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Center for Community Progress

JUNE 6, 2022

Though not a government entity or body politic, the original Ohio land bank laws were designed to: 1) allow municipal land banks to acquire properties through tax foreclosure at no cost after being exposed to sale without bidders and 2) to hold these properties real estate tax exempt until the land could be repurposed.

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Andy Whitford

MARCH 24, 2021

Written with a former undergraduate student during my time at Kansas, “ Making Environmental Self-Regulation Mandatory ” appeared in the journal Global Environmental Politics in 2006. I think this mechanism still has legs; indeed, there is now a robust research literature on environmentally-friendly procurement.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

MARCH 23, 2023

We are now providing a paper with further detail on the testimony, explaining why Mandatory Inclusionary Housing requirements should not be preempted by state action, and that some form of government financial assistance will likely be needed to ensure conversions with an affordable component actually take place.

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Barrett & Greene

JUNE 30, 2022

A PhD in Social Work, Vogel-Ferguson also has directed research studies and program evaluations with state and regional level government agencies and is the principal investigator of studies on other topics, including refugee support, employment of formerly chronically homeless individuals and the implementation of trauma informed approaches.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 11, 2024

According to Twitter and other news sources (" WMATA and MWCOG announce new joint transit initiative ," DC News Now) WMATA the operator of regional subway and bus services, and the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, are going to start working together. inter-city) transit planning ," 2011).

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Or from Urban Regime theory: An urban regime can be preliminarily defined as the informal arrangements through which a locality is governed (Stone 1989). Because governance is about sustained efforts, it is important to think in agenda terms rather than about stand-alone issues. I visited it back then and wasn't impressed.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

MARCH 4, 2024

That’s because both are government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs). The GSE Background Over a century ago, Congress began creating public-private hybrid corporations known as government-sponsored enterprises. government, allowing them to borrow at near-Treasury rates, lower than any regular private sector company or bank could.

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A Library Writer's Blog

JANUARY 5, 2024

eblip/index.php/ EBLIP/article/view/30479 Evidence Based Library and Information Practice (EBLIP), a peer-reviewed, open access journal published quarterly since 2006, seeks to fill the position of Production Editor. Attending editorial team meetings via Zoom on a quarterly basis and participating in the overall governance of the journal.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

AUGUST 21, 2022

And I wrote more pieces over the years. -- " Every litter bit hurts ," 2005 -- " Litter revisited ," 2006 Photo by Inked78. This will require collaboration between companies, industries and governments. One of my earliest blog entries was on litter, as a result of those efforts. 700 block of H Street NE.

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Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Since the start of the crisis, I have constantly affirmed that the key to understanding the effects of this pandemic is the UK Government's failure to give adequate weight to emergency planning and management (Alexander 2020a, 2020b). Plans were made in the UK in 2006, 2008, 2011 and 2014. Britain is in a state of emergency.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JULY 10, 2023

But DC Government shows a lot that it's management capacity is weak. Obviously, DC itself has successful examples of doing this, although more with replacing the civic asset rather than including it going forward. It hasn’t gone as planned ," Washington Post , " Mayor Bowser meets with Connecticut Ave.

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Death and Taxes

JANUARY 28, 2021

While it is not focused on North Carolina or local governments, I think there is still much in there that is likely of interest to you all. Joe Crosby serves as Chairman & CEO of MultiState Associates, the nation’s leading state and local government relations services firm.

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Peak Proposals

JUNE 1, 2023

Proposals for community-based projects often require references as well, such as citations to government reports, public datasets, or news articles. Scholarly journals, publishing houses, online news sites, and even government agencies use specific styles for referencing information.

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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. It begins with “What do we want Metro to be?”

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Public Purpose - An Independent Advisory Company

JULY 26, 2021

When will a government surprise us and apologise for 20 previous inquiries into aged care before the latest Royal Commission, or perhaps the 32 inquiries into mental health between 2006 and 2012, and declare a moratorium on reviews and commissions, royal or otherwise. We have the means.

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American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

When the turbulent post-9/11 finance industry forced him out of his banking job in the early aughts, Earp saw it as a sign to pursue that early dream of working in government. This approach has dramatically improved morale and cooperation within the city government, resulting in a more cohesive and motivated workforce,” Yarbrough says.

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Emergency Management Degree Guide

APRIL 26, 2013

They also offer a fascinating glimpse into the ways in which governments around the world reacted to tense and potentially perilous situations. And in 2006, Bunker-42 was bought privately and re-purposed as a Cold War museum, restaurant, karaoke bar, conference center and wedding venue. Bahnhof Data Center – Stockholm, Sweden.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JANUARY 19, 2024

This item is implicit in the original list of six in that you need an implementation organization separate from government to keep the focus, especially because government interest waxes and wanes depending on who gets elected and their desire to work on their priorities, not the long term priorities developed by previous administrations.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 19, 2023

DC's planning function and capacity has diminished with each mayor since Anthony Williams left office in 2006. And that's where the local government planning functions have opportunities. Maybe it was in stasis under Mayor Gray.) DC has plenty of assets. They aren't coordinated or leveraged very well. Elizabeths campus ").

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Masters in Public Administration

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

One of the most current entries was on brining transparency to government. Learn more about the Council-Manager Government they have with a visit. Chief Administrative Office : The CAO is one of the most important aspects to the government of New Orleans. Jeff has kept the blog going since 2006.

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Barrett & Greene

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

We received a tremendous response a few weeks ago when we published “A Reader’s Guide to Government Performance” by John Kamensky, a longtime leader in the performance field who we’ve known since the early 1990s when we visited him at his GAO office and he shared knowledge about performance management in New Zealand, Australia and other countries.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

APRIL 29, 2024

However, if these costs reflect distorted markets where normal price competition has been subverted, then it is absolutely appropriate and reasonable for the government to intervene and improve the situation. In 2007, the Government Accountability Office (GAO), a non-partisan research arm of Congress, studied title insurance.

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Government Technology Insider

JANUARY 26, 2023

Though digital transformation and modernization efforts continue across the government, HHS is focusing on the future of healthcare administration and delivery to improve access to medical care by enhancing how resources, tools, and services are provided across the country.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

I first proposed to the city creating TMDs in 2005/2006. 2006 and beyond, although what it's become is perhaps far beyond what I suggested, " Retail planning and Florida Market ," 2009. It's like, how good do you think DC government as an entity is at marketing now? They still haven't. I mentioned it over time. Extend hours.

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NLRG (National Legal Research Group)

DECEMBER 21, 2020

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. But see Maudlin v. Decision Sciences Corp. ,

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

These two recent entries recount many of the pieces as step by step I developed a more comprehensive approach to arts-based revitalization. -- " Lack of a system breeds more of the same: Source Theater, Washington DC, up for sale 2006, 2024 ," (2024) -- " The town (or place) that art saved(?):

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Barrett & Greene

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Government Accountability Office was known until 2004. We invite authorities in other government disciplines like budgeting or human resources to do the same. Washington, DC: IBM Center for The Business of Government. London: UK. Measuring Performance: Harry Hatry (2006). Strategic Use of Analytics in Government.

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Public Policy Blog

JUNE 16, 2013

Technology renders some separations of time and space less meaningful, as we analyze the details of fallen dictatorships and changing governments from locations across the globe. Government decision makers should take these swarms and their access to democratized digital technologies into account in future planning scenarios” (p.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 7, 2022

The Complete Guide to City Living , 2004, Retire Downtown: The Lifestyle Destination for Active Retirees and Empty Nesters , 2006, both by Kyle Ezell), but mostly in weak market cities where the office districts were depopulated by business. Center cities can be pretty dirty. schools (and daycare). just east of Yonge St.,

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JANUARY 18, 2024

Definitely this is another example of DC government's failure to focus and to be innovative. 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. Government has a bias for inaction.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

DECEMBER 11, 2024

A lot of my thinking about arts revitalization and more generally as an element of a community's culture was influenced by the failure of a bunch of DC arts organizations around 2003-2006. With audiences not yet returning at pre-pandemic levels, many small theaters are turning to the city government for support. And the D.C.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

DECEMBER 22, 2024

. -- " Lack of a system breeds more of the same: Source Theater, Washington DC, up for sale 2006, 2024 ," 2024 -- " When BTMFBA isn't enough: keeping civic assets public through cy pres review ," 2016 David Camerons talk of a volunteer-led big society became a cover story for funding cuts and the closure of leisure facilities.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 14, 2025

Examples would be Shell Oil in Nigeria or Kennecott Copper in Chile, Years ago, I applied these ideas to the Anacostia neighborhood of DC (" Enclave development won't "save" Anacostia ," 2006) and Prince George's County (" Can enclave development "save" Prince George's County? ," 2012).

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JANUARY 21, 2025

. -- " BTMFBA: the best way to ward off artist or retail displacement is to buy the building ," 2016 -- " BTMFBA: maintaining arts spaces in the face of rising real estate values | Seattle, New York City ," 2024 -- " New form of BTMFBA in San Francisco ," 2023 -- " A wrinkle on BTMFBA: let the city/county own the cultural facility, while you operate (..)

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Create circuit breakers Get vacant properties back on the tax roll Increase assessment frequency Reduce government spending Raise other taxes Implement a 'millionaire tax' Address appeals I didn't think the solutions were particularly amazing. Heres how it can be fixed ," listing 7 policy options. Circuit breakers are homestead tax credits.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Regardless of Rahm Emanuel's point about not wasting crises , my observation is that governments aren't good at decision making generally, and are particularly bad during crises. But if the federal government refused to participate, it would significantly reduce the revenues from it. The best would be a transit withholding tax.

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