Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

In disaster risk reduction circles, there is an almost desperate reliance on 'community' and a strong growth in studies and plans to "involve the community" in facing up to risks and impacts (Berkes and Ross 2013). However,'community' is contentious concept (Barrios 2014). I need not repeat them here. But do they add up to a community?

Laws 52

Laws Management Translation Community Engagement 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JANUARY 8, 2025

. -- " Snow, winter and the "Sustainable Mobility City" ," (2019) -- " A "maintenance of way" agenda for the walking and transit city ," 2010 -- " Snow reminds us of the necessity of a "maintenance of way" agenda ," 2013 -- " Testimony on the Winter Sidewalk Safety Amendment Act of 2011 ," 2011 -- " Level of service and maintenance requirements in (..)

Transportation 52

Transportation Sustainability Housing Management 52

Andy Feldman's Gov Innovator podcast

JULY 15, 2017

The Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) recently celebrated five years of C-Stat , its performance management and leadership strategy and one of the leading examples in the U.S. Related interviews: Ki’i Powell, then-Performance Management Director at CDHS, spoke in detail about the C-Stat process in her 2014 podcast interview.

Leadership 40

Leadership Management 40

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Transportation demand management in the Walking City (" Transportation and Urban Form: Stages in the Spatial Evolution of the American Metropolis " Muller) is about optimal mobility. Versus Fisher makes it out that this is a racial and social class issue, the same way he did about historic preservation.

Transportation 52

Transportation Sustainability Management 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

. -- " Fighting blight by fixing up homes could bring down Philly gun violence, new study shows ," WHYY/NPR -- " Abandoned house repairs reduced nearby gun violenceAbandoned house repairs reduced nearby gun violence ," Penn Today (2023) -- " Urban Blight Remediation as a Cost-Beneficial Solution to Firearm Violence: A Citywide Cluster Randomized Trial (..)

Housing 52

Housing Implementation Public Health Local Government 52

PMRA (Public Management Research Association)

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

To many scholars in the field of public administration and public management, the study of nonprofit organizations is viewed as a narrow niche, a handful of people working at the margins of the field on topics that largely sit outside of mainstream concerns for public managers.

Nonprofit 40

Nonprofit Government Fundraising Economic Development 40

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MAY 9, 2023

And I don't see things changing.

Public Safety 52

Public Safety Coordinator Engagement Budgeting 52

Government Technology Insider

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The Importance of Measurement Tools For those managing programs—whether running a nonprofit or working in a government agency—the key question is, “How do I know my service is truly making a difference?” For any of this to be possible, measurement is essential. And if they’re not measuring progress, how can they be sure? .”

Accountability 52

Accountability Government Agency Nonprofit Implementation 52

Public Purpose - An Independent Advisory Company

JUNE 25, 2023

In the words of one of them, Oleksandr Kamyshin, a 38-year-old former manager of a venture-capital fund who is now restructuring Ukraine’s arms industry, “we call it Ukraine 2.0. Such prosecutions were unheard-of before 2014. The public put far more faith in civil society than in official institutions.

Public Sector 59

Public Sector Government Leadership Accountability 59

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 19, 2023

I have been interested in the opportunity for higher education infused urban revitalization for decades.

Economic Development 52

Economic Development Education Development Laws 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 20, 2023

They started planning in 2012, construction in 2014, and opened the first stations in South Florida in 2018. The first proposes a "transport association" based on the German VV model, where all the local transit providers commit to integrated service, and a common schedule and fare system. Lots of deaths. It's being built relatively quickly.

Transportation 52

Transportation Public Transportation Management Sustainability 52

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

MARCH 10, 2023

percent) in 2014, after having been purposefully increased by the FHFA and the two GSEs in prior years. percent range since 2014, rather than being materially lower or higher, does not seem to be well understood in the industry or among policy specialists. percent in 2014 and then stayed in the 0.44 percent to 0.49 percent to 0.49

Press Release 52

Press Release Housing Regulations Implementation 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Though I am privileged to be the general manager, it’s your Metro, so please let us know how we can serve you better. I am empowering all staff members to own our service outcomes and to proudly represent America’s transit system. As you travel the region this fall, I hope you will choose Metro.

Transportation 52

Transportation Social Media Fundraising Development 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

But you really have to work it: -- " Naturally occurring innovation districts | Technology districts and the tech sector ," 2014 -- " Better leveraging higher education institutions in cities and counties: Greensboro; Spokane; Mesa; Phoenix; Montgomery County, Maryland; Washington, DC ," 2016 (Reprinted.)

Development 52

Development Government Economic Development Transportation 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 1, 2024

Also see " A National Mall-focused heritage (replica) streetcar service to serve visitors is a way bigger idea than a parking garage under the Mall ," 2013. For years I've argued that DC should manage itself as a heritage area with or without designation. But even before that I went back and forth on it.

Parks And Recreation 52

Parks And Recreation Education Development Economic Development 52

Librarian.net

JANUARY 12, 2025

I finally managed to read a majority of female and non-binary authors. I didn’t mind it but I might have liked being out doing more other things. Most of the non-fiction I read was graphic novels (my library tends to like “graphic memoir” formats). I started 137 books and finished 135. average read per month: 11.25

Management 52

Management 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

DECEMBER 19, 2023

I have other pieces about options for funding. -- " Metrolinx Toronto: 25 potential tools to fund transit-transportation infrastructure ," 2013 suggests a more structured process for identifying funding than an interview published in the Post. Maybe this is no longer necessary. Funding options. The best would be a transit withholding tax.

Transportation 52

Transportation Budgeting Operations Government 52

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

MAY 31, 2023

Here are two examples where the subsidies could and should be better targeted: A riskier loan is originated from a family that has higher-than-average income among FHA borrowers but has managed its finances poorly (e.g., little savings, high credit card debt, bills often paid late), thus receiving a hidden cross-subsidy in its interest rate.

Government 52

Government Housing Implementation Legislation 52