Eric Holdeman's Disaster Zone Podcast

MARCH 14, 2023

From 2008 to 2018, Jim chaired FEMA’s National Advisory Council. We advise public and private organizations on an all-inclusive approach to disaster preparedness that addresses governance, planning, operational procedures, technology implementation, training, and exercises in order to achieve a successful and sustainable program.

Sustainability 52

Sustainability Public Service Management Implementation 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 12, 2022

And yes, they have an Active Transportation Committee focused on developing sustainable mobility options. But I guess they don't have a set of basic standards about what a regional bikeway network should look like and how it should be implemented.

Transportation 52

Transportation Advocacy Sustainability Coordinator 52

Peak Proposals

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

We first wrote on the topic of preparing a grant strategy back in 2018 in a post entitled " Creating a Grant Strategy for 2018. While it's an understandable impulse to want to pursue any grant opportunity that appears to have potential, this approach is neither strategic nor sustainable.

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Grant Writer Development Fundraising 100

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JANUARY 19, 2024

A commitment to the development and production of a broad, comprehensive, visionary, and detailed revitalization plan/s (Bilbao, Hamburg, Liverpool); the creation of innovative and successful implementation organizations , with representatives from the public sector and private firms, to carry out the program.

Parks And Recreation 52

Parks And Recreation Elected Officials Implementation Development 52

Open Access Government - Technology News

MARCH 31, 2023

Major infrastructure decisions need to be made shortly and quickly implemented. Commercial EPC timeline Since 2018, the minimum energy efficiency standard for commercial property is E, meaning it is unlawful to grant a new tenant, in a property with an EPC rating of F or G.

Legislation 52

Legislation Regulations Government Security 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Note that the original PL series on Silver Spring did discuss an intra core shuttle system to complement their parking structures and to allow for converting Fenton Avenue to a sustainable mobility corridor. But I didn't extend this tertiary transit concept to the transit sheds of other PL stations.

Transportation 52

Transportation Housing Sustainability Management 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Northern Virginia elected officials and stakeholders tend to be reasonably forward (not necessarily visionary) about the role of transit in the success of their communities, especially Arlington and Fairfax Counties--the latter because they think it can repattern land use along the Silver Line.

Management 52

Management Elected Officials Transportation Budgeting 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 19, 2023

I think that parks, libraries, sustainable mobility programs, and other civic assets are potential touchpoints for civic engagement and participation. Neighborhood groups had to come together to come up with and implement a program of community improvements. London has a similar grants program for sustainable mobility improvements.

Parks And Recreation 52

Parks And Recreation Elected Officials Engagement Advocacy 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Part 2: Implementation Approach and Levers ," (2021) -- " Revisiting St. Main Street commercial district revitalization practice grew out of HP and a desire to save "old buildings" in the face of the development of shopping centers, chain retail, and broken microeconomies. Part 1: Overview and Theoretical Foundations ," (2021) -- " St.

Transportation 52

Transportation Parks And Recreation Economic Development Urban Planning 52

Center for Community Progress

JUNE 2, 2023

This viewer , which draws from the 2018 National Climate Assessment and describes anticipated climate impacts at the regional level, is a good starting point. A particularly useful resource within this set is the State Adaptation Progress Tracker , which tracks progress that states are making on implementing their climate adaptation plans.

Regulations 96

Regulations Laws Sustainability Management 96

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

AUGUST 20, 2021

The barriers to environmental sustainability in post-disaster settings: a case study of transitional shelter implementation in Haiti. doi: 10.1108/DPM-08-2018-0263 [ii] Farmer, Paul 2012. Haiti After the Earthquake. Public Affairs, New York, 443 pp. iii] Abrahams, D. Disasters 38(S1): S25-S49. [iv] iv] Davis, Ian 1978.

Social Media 69

Social Media Public Affairs Development Security 69

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

DECEMBER 11, 2024

The failure to think about those failures in terms of rethinking the local arts ecosystem as a network led to pieces such as: -- " More on (DC's) Cultural Infrastructure ," 2009 -- " Building the arts and culture ecosystem in DC: Part One, sustained efforts vs. one-off or short term initiatives ," 2015 -- " The song remains the same: DC's continued (..)

Community Development 52

Community Development Nonprofit Development Management 52

AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 3, 2024

SmartECHO intends to bridge this gap between technological capability and practical implementation. The Rainforest Alliance is developing a system powered by AI to accelerate the adoption of regenerative agriculture and sustainable landscape management practices globally.

Nonprofit 147

Nonprofit Sustainability Fundraising Development 147

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 24, 2023

Admittedly, many transportation agencies are investing a lot in urban design, livable streets, sustainable mobility, etc. But even in the best agencies, a lot of the time sustainable mobility and urban design elements are overlooked, or removed from plans because of the cost. Mayors as systems integrators.

Transportation 52

Transportation Economic Development Sustainability Elected Officials 52