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What's Happening with the Fire Service?

Eric Holdeman's Disaster Zone Podcast

Adam also served as Director of the Philadelphia Office of Emergency Management from 2019-2022. From 2014-2016, he was a Deputy Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security for the Commonwealth of Virginia. Adam also served as Director of the Philadelphia Office of Emergency Management from 2019-2022. and 30,000 employees.

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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. And financing.

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Arts as production: The rock music ecosystem in West Seattle

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

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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DC Public Safety Summit, Wednesday May 10th, 9am

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

They were called Citizen Summits and were designed, theoretically, to get citizen insights into city policy and budget. But it also reminds me of something that Mayor Anthony Williams did two or three years running. They got more publicity, including in the planning press, than they deserved.

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The Future of Recycling Programs and the Role of Community Feedback

zencity

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. A growing number of cities and counties have recognized the benefits of composting programs. Run your next survey with Zencity. Schedule a demo.

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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. Schools with high income demographics tend to do much better than those with low income demographics.

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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 to 0.49 percent to 0.49