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Three ideas about presentation of African American History in the context of Black History Month | reprint with an addition about the US Civil Rights Trail (versus the Dixieland Trail)

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Many have had serious budget problems. How about a month long "Doors Open" event during Black History Month. The Toronto Star even publishes an event guide. 2011 Doors Open Toronto Guide ) But Open House New York Weekend is increasingly a big deal. In North America, Doors Open Toronto is probably the biggest.

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Flyer, Park City (Utah) Community Events for September 2022

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The City of Salt Lake uses yard signs, banners at parks, and for some issues, like budget hearings flyers, to get the word out, along with postings on NextDoor and Reddit, Twitter feeds, etc. But in communities where most people get around by car, that isn't a particularly good method. Yard signs definitely need to be added to the mix.

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Arts as production: The rock music ecosystem in West Seattle

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From the article: On the surface, a budget-proposing government suit doesn’t exactly scream “rock ’n’ roll.” alongside affordable housing and commercial space, and adaptable buildings--in how it discusses the primacy of West Seattle as the anchor of the rock music ecosystem in Seattle.

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National Community Planning Month: Schools as neighborhood anchors

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What this should mean is that schools should get additional funding, from the local government separate from the school system, or the school system's budget should include support, for these functions. Special Funding. but it fell off. I think this is an element of their " expeditionary learning " approach.

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National Library Week, 4/7 - 4/13

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For example, New York City, which has just opened up a bunch of new library facilities (" A Love Letter to Libraries, Long Overdue ," New York Times ) proposed budget cuts that could lead to weekend closures (" NYC Budget Would Close Libraries On Weekends While Police Get Huge Bonuses ," Vice). Libraries as community hubs.

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Incrementalism as a concept of iterative improvement in government project development no longer a legitimate public administration theory

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DC streetcar advocates are holding a community event to advocate for expansion of the streetcar to Ward 7, which DC Council recently defunded. Incrementalism has been fruitfully applied to explain domestic policy making, foreign policy making, and public budgeting. A perfect example is the DC streetcar.

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Emergency Home Repair Loans: Local Government as Financial Bridge

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Conservative approach would exclude higher-income individuals; in any event no less than 70% of the funding should be devoted to LMI persons to match federal CDBG requirements. In the event of default by the borrower, the lien allows the lender to sell the collateral and use the proceeds to offset any amount still owing on the loan.