Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

AUGUST 10, 2023

When I went to college there was a book "famous" in economics called Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics , about the manipulation of data. In reporting on transit ridership, I am bothered when they don't report ridership by bus line or day of the week, but "by the year." Obviously it's because most of the lines have minimal ridership.

Public Service 52

Public Service Regulations Budgeting Sustainability 52

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

MARCH 10, 2023

Through 2013, the fee moved up strongly as part of the FHFA’s push to raise the cost of GSE mortgages in an attempt to “crowd in” more private market capital into mortgage lending. Or is it just a case, in a highly politicized industry, of a politically convenient advocacy rationale to justify not increasing G-fees?

Press Release 52

Press Release Housing Regulations Implementation 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 24, 2023

Advocacy groups like Feet First of Seattle and Starkville in Motion (Mississippi) have utilized walk to school initiatives as a way to drive pedestrian improvements more broadly across their respective Safety is a key element. make it almost impossible for mayors to play that role.

Transportation 52

Transportation Economic Development Sustainability Development 52

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

MAY 31, 2023

14 Only when government gets involved – which is when policy and political concerns are combined with advocacy by ideological and economic interest groups – does one sometimes see something different, with the inevitably resulting cross-subsidies. 31] Prior to conservatorship, this was not true.

Government 52

Government Housing Implementation Legislation 52

Public Policy Blog

JANUARY 3, 2014

He specifically distinguishes social movements from political parties and advocacy groups. Occupy folks used blogging as a means to tell in-depth stories from the field, photos to document and illustrate the stories, and podcasting to make the voice of the protesters heard and to amplify the message (Tocchi, 2013).

Social Media 40

Social Media Sustainability Communications Grassroots 40

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

JANUARY 7, 2025

The current media focus on conservatorship exit, therefore, seems to be driven more by advocacy than by coldly-calculated prediction of what Trump II’s policy priorities will be in 2025. well under book value), this will automatically increase the cost of capital and thus should directly lead to an increase of G-fees.

Legislation 69

Legislation Housing Campaign Voting 69