Center for Community Progress

JULY 20, 2023

Inequitable, inefficient, and ineffective laws and practices feed a cycle of poverty and disinvestment that results in property abandonment and make it harder to put properties back to equitable reuse. Ambler Realty (1926) further armed municipalities to displace Black residents under the guise of public health, safety, and welfare.

Public Health 98

Public Health Implementation Nonprofit Laws 98

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Plans were made in the UK in 2006, 2008, 2011 and 2014. No country other than the UK has spontaneously abandoned its basic law on emergency management (in this case the Civil Contingencies Act of 2004). Public Health England, London, 57 pp. There were major exercises on pandemics in 2005, 2007 and 2016.

Communications 52

Communications Legislation Implementation Public Health 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Of course, the bigger cities, with homelessness, a propensity for vandalism, higher usage, low investment in facilities, and lack of attendants, have a problem in maintaining quality public facilities (" The Disappearing Public Toilet ," Seton Hall Law Review , 2020). Fancy restroom" in Bryant Park, New York City.

Budgeting 52

Budgeting Advocacy Housing Communications 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JANUARY 18, 2024

In preparing for that interview, I looked at the websites for all of the city's Advisory Neighborhood Commssions (ANCs are block and neighborhood specific councils that weigh in on matters before DC government) and just a handful had transportation/public space committees. And public health.

Transportation 40

Transportation Campaign Public Health Laws 40