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Student training program tackles Thailand’s air pollution with help from AirGradient, AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

This data empowers global researchers and policymakers to make informed decisions and develop targeted strategies and advocacy efforts that mitigate the harmful effects of air pollution. Since 2015, AWS has made major investments in Thailand, serving customers and unlocking transformation across industries.

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What should the program for a Transportation Management District look like?

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Some cities like Boston , Denver and Seattle have active pro-walking groups which are a model for improving places, technical assistance, and advocacy. -- In Arlington County, WalkArlington does community walks. Planning and advocacy. Sometimes they're led by the elected official for that district. Goes without saying.

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Celebrating Pride Month in Parks and Recreation — Episode 138

Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

In fact, just last week, the Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest LGBTQ+ advocacy group, declared a state of emergency for LGBTQ+ people in the U.S. Chris is a six-time member of Team USA, and in 2015 he became the first openly transgender man to represent the United States in international competition.

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Building Resilience: Leveraging Innovative Partnerships and Low Cost Capital to Meet Affordable Single-Family Housing Needs

Center for Community Progress

In response, ANDP’s board of directors unanimously voted to redirect all organization programming (housing development, lending, and advocacy) toward combating metro Atlanta’s devastating tide of foreclosures.

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Drive ins are negative contributors to community

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Needless to say, the local business advocacy group didn't agree. That's pretty close to us, and Sugar House is where Sugar House Park is, where I'm on the board. But they did make a good point, that in times like covid, being able to do drive through/pick up helped them survive. At the time there was a Sonic on Maryland Avenue.

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Denver and Rio Grande Rail Trail in Davis County, Utah: a great foundation, full of (missed) opportunity

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Also see for discussion of robust trail planning: -- " Comments on the Central Avenue Connector Trail concept (Prince George's County, Maryland ," 2015 And a framework for sustainable mobility planning: -- " Further updates to the Sustainable Mobility Platform Framework ," 2018.

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"Temporary" uses as a way to foil development: Bruce Monroe Elementary School site, DC | from school to park to housing

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Like how the Capital Crescent Trail in Montgomery County--created from a railroad spur once delivering coal to a power plant in Georgetown DC, and was always intended for rail service once it was purchased in the late 1980s--was used as a reason to oppose the creation of the Purple Line light rail (" Purple Line opponents hope for last-minute stop (..)

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