Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JULY 14, 2022

These firms evaded regulation, but were able to mobilize their customers as advocates and pay for campaigns to support what they were doing, making it difficult for elected and appointed officials to challenge their narrative. (If If they even had the understanding to be able to do so, they'd lose.

Regulations 52

Regulations Campaign Transportation Laws 52

zencity

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

While not all states have mandatory recycling laws, whether for disposables or organic waste, most cities and counties have some sort of voluntary or required household recycling program, separate from requirements for commercial recycling. From 2014 to 2019 alone, the number of communities offering composting programs grew by 65 percent !

Local Government 52

Local Government Campaign Engagement Laws 52

Center for Community Progress

JULY 26, 2024

When a property owner dies without a will or estate plan, state laws governing inheritance determine how the property is divided among the remaining family members, or heirs. One of the most challenging vacant properties to resolve? Heirs’ property. What is “heirs’ property”?

Local Government 52

Local Government Government Housing Outreach 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JANUARY 18, 2024

Years ago I wrote a piece (" Outline for a proposed Ward-focused (DC) Councilmember campaign platform and agenda ," 2015) about what would be an ideal approach to a truly ward-focused Councilmember election and governance platform, including having a dashboard on ward-specific data on traffic safety. Ward focused traffic safety programming.

Transportation 40

Transportation Campaign Public Health Laws 40