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WMATA and MWCOG announce new joint transit initiative | Could a regional "transport association" be on the horizon, or just a transit bailout?

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Funny of course, because this is driven by the financial pressures faced by WMATA foremost (" Facing massive budget shortfall, Metro releases budget proposal that slashes service and increases fares ") but also other area transit providers, who've lost lots of riders in response to work from home. It's about speed versus access.

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The Future of Recycling Programs and the Role of Community Feedback

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According to an EPA Overview , in the 1960s, 94% of waste went to landfills, and as of 2018, that number has been reduced to only 50%. From 2014 to 2019 alone, the number of communities offering composting programs grew by 65 percent ! Learn more about budgeting with community engagement on the issues that matter.

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4 Tips for Leveraging Data in Your Grant Report

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

In addition to the impact data you’ve collected so far, provide updates on your budget and timeline so that funders can remain aware of how you’re putting their contributions to good use. In 2018, Sheri launched SureImpact to automate and simplify the process of collecting and sharing outcomes and impact data.

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National Community Planning Month: Schools as neighborhood anchors

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

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. Students, parents, and teachers participating in a clean up of the school grounds, Wasatch Elementary School, Salt Lake. Special Funding.

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Current GSE Guarantee Fees Are Too Low to Be Consistent with Regulatory Capital: Does This Mean a Large Increase Is Coming?

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

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

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20th anniversary of the blog| Urban revitalization systems thinking's greatest hits: Part two -- not transportation

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

to fix bad practices, make them democratic instead of just eliminating them ," (2012) (also discusses participatory budgeting) Note that the network concept applies to parks and libraries friends groups, and school PTAs as well. Even neighborhood associations.

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Vision Zero initiatives on the decline: Cache County Utah shows another way

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports, " Mayor Parker’s budget slashes funding for Vision Zero, a program designed to end traffic deaths ," that the mayor has cut funding for Vision Zero programs, which are designed to reduce traffic fatalities. Other cities have had mixed to negative results from similar initiatives.