Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 19, 2022

From the article: On the surface, a budget-proposing government suit doesn’t exactly scream “rock ’n’ roll.” ," illustrates those ideas--record stores, clubs, artists living there, record labels, the KEXP-FM rock radio station, practice spaces, recording studios, music education programs in Seattle Public Schools, etc.,

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MAY 9, 2023

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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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

As bathrooms became more prevalent in housing and as local government budgets declined and demands increased, provision of public restrooms was one of the first services to be eliminated. This is common for many cities--no public restrooms. Early on cities had public restrooms and baths because much of housing did not.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

AUGUST 10, 2023

For years they haven't been reporting data by bus line--there are six. Obviously it's because most of the lines have minimal ridership.

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PMRA (Public Management Research Association)

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

More recently, foundations in the state of Illinois were called upon to help bridge the funding gap during the state’s three year budget impasse in which government contractors were not paid money owed by the state. Who Benefits from Nonprofit Economic Development? Journal of Urban Affairs , 34 (1): 65-80. Nelson, Ashlyn Aiko and Beth Gazley.

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zencity

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

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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Grant Writing Made Easy

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

When I got my job in 2014, there were 208 tenure-track Spanish positions advertised ; in 2022 there were only 44. I didn’t expect to be hired so quickly, and in February, I started working as a Development Director with an organization with an operating budget of over $1 million dollars. Plus, it was a toxic, dangerous workplace.)

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

MARCH 10, 2023

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. Don’t leave them in the dark about any changes that crop up as you begin a program or initiative.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

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.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

MARCH 11, 2024

18 It is worth noting that the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), from time to time, estimates the value of the subsidies to the FHLB system. It did so, for example, in 2004 to cover the budget year 2003, when its estimate was $3.2 19 That was a very significant amount 20 years ago. billion for fiscal 2024.

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Barrett & Greene

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Office of Management and Budget, with a longtime commitment to improve government performance. More recommendations from these and other performance management enthusiasts will follow in future weeks. And, if you have additional suggestions, please send them in!

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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

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JANUARY 22, 2025

This one is from February 2014. When I do searches for articles within the blog, I come across articles that remain in draft form, as I never got around to finishing them. Most of these drafts I delete, but this reads well and is worth publishing, even if it is 11 years late.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

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. gentrification crisis?

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MAY 10, 2024

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.

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Barrett & Greene

OCTOBER 14, 2024

We invite authorities in other government disciplines like budgeting or human resources to do the same. Washington, DC: IBM Center for The Business of Government. Managing Performance: Robert Behn (2014). Retrieved at: [link] Linking Performance to Budget: Andrew Kleine (2018). here’s John! Jarvenpaa and Thomas H.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

DECEMBER 19, 2023

This let the system get sloppy in terms of finance, budgeting, and understanding why "WMATA is so successful at funding operations from farebox revenue." Step 2: Separate planning from budgeting. Too many transit services in the DC area make planning subsidiary to budgeting. They charge two.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 3, 2025

For example, SheTaxis , a women-focused taxi service in Greater New York City, modeled after the service in Mexico City (" Mexico launches fleet of pink cabs - driven by women, for women ," New York Daily News ) which was launched in 2009, launched in 2014 (" New Service Offers Taxis Exclusively for Women ," New York Times ).

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