Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 19, 2022

alongside affordable housing and commercial space, and adaptable buildings--in how it discusses the primacy of West Seattle as the anchor of the rock music ecosystem in Seattle. From the article: On the surface, a budget-proposing government suit doesn’t exactly scream “rock ’n’ roll.”

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

AUGUST 11, 2022

In solid waste, it means that the agency only plans wrt residential waste pickup for houses of 1-4 units. Sometimes a local government may make grants to organizations in this space that are nonprofits, but the groups are generally a mix of for profits and nonprofits. And it's not particularly systematic.

Parks And Recreation 52

Parks And Recreation Operations Transportation Sanitation 52

Death and Taxes

JULY 21, 2021

It is no surprise that Florida city managers placed the forecasts for the pandemic’s impact on local revenues as the top priority, as local governments are revenue-driven entities. The tradeoff between revenue growth and stability has always been a concern for local governments. Authors’ Bios.

Local Government 40

Local Government Financial Management Budgeting Public Affairs 40

Barrett & Greene

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

The crises of the past few years have brought with them a rallying cry for more evidence in government; a call to “follow the science” and “lead with data.” And governments have responded. For those of us who sit at the intersection of research and policy, this has been a noticeable shift.

Public Sector 52

Public Sector Public Policy Local Government Government 52

Center for Community Progress

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

A local government might clean up a dumping site only to get a call a few weeks later about more trash and debris in the same place. The City of Camden reported spending $4 million a year responding to illegal dumping and removed 7,000 tons of illegally dumped material in 2019 alone.

Stewardship 52

Stewardship Public Health Local Government Accountability 52

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. Schools with high income demographics tend to do much better than those with low income demographics. Special Funding.

Parks And Recreation 52

Parks And Recreation Transportation Engagement Fundraising 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JANUARY 19, 2024

1) neighborhood/district/city/county wide as part of a master plan; (2) within functional elements of a master plan such as transportation, housing, or economic development; and (3) within a specific project (e.g., how do we make this particular library or transit station or park or neighborhood "great"?); commitment and time.

Parks And Recreation 52

Parks And Recreation Elected Officials Implementation Development 52

Center for Community Progress

MAY 19, 2022

Reinvestment Fund conducted Market Value Analyses for the City of Bethlehem (2018) and Northampton County (2019) to support data-driven blight prevention and remediation plans. The plan focused on action steps and funding approaches that could be taken by local government entities and partners.

Implementation 52

Implementation Development Community Development Elected Officials 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

DECEMBER 30, 2022

in parts of New England, Washington State, California, Maryland, etc.). -- " Two train/regional transit ideas: Part 1 | Amtrak should acquire Greyhound ," 2021 Transformational Projects Action Planning. But in the present, most transit agencies don't do a good job of tourism marketing.

Economic Development 52

Economic Development Transportation Sustainability Development 52

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

APRIL 3, 2023

Manufactured housing (MH) has recently taken on a high profile among affordable housing advocates, including in the Biden administration. MH’s supporters consider it naturally low-cost due to the efficiency of factory production, rather than via government subsidy.

Housing 59

Housing Advocacy Government Development 59

CRA Today

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The CFE Fund is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization; our programmatic, research and policy efforts focus on designing, embedding and replicating financial empowerment initiatives within the fabric of local government. Theodore joined First Western in April of 2019 as Director of Marketing.

Community Development 52

Community Development Development Accountability Nonprofit 52

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Photo of a manufactured housing neighborhood Introduction Manufactured Housing (MH), the official name for what have historically been called mobile homes, comprises the most prominent type of factory-built housing in the US. housing stock, including both owner- and renter-occupied housing.

Housing 52

Housing Advocacy Development Laws 52

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

These programs, which are aimed at assisting first-time homebuyers (FTHBs), are primarily run by state and local governments as well as non-profit organizations. 7 Second, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), the largest government agency that helps finance homeownership, routinely insures mortgages with just a 3.5

Housing 52

Housing Accountability Campaign Government 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 26, 2023

Not that DC would adequately maintain them either and this isn't the only area where DC should pick up the costs and programs serving the city that the federal government runs (" 3 ways to honor D.C. autonomy and relieve the federal treasury ," Washington Post ). But there are many others.

Operations 52

Operations Local Government Coordinator Government 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JUNE 19, 2023

This is another side of the argument in " The real lesson from Flint Michigan is about municipal finance " (2016) in how the funding systems for local governments were created when cities were growing and successful, and we don't have new funding systems focused on the reality of current conditions. But these are the basic ones.

Voting 52

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The City Fix

DECEMBER 4, 2024

In 2019, Stellantis (then known as Fiat Chrysler) announced a $2.5 billion plan to expand and modernize two of its auto assembly plants in Detroit. This triggered the city’s Community Benefits Ordinance (CBO) a unique law that requires companies.

Laws 52

Laws Development Community Engagement Community Development 52

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

AUGUST 2, 2023

State and local policymakers around the country are working to address America’s severe housing shortage, by considering, and implementing, a wide range of policies in the hopes of increasing housing supply. “This is a moment of ferment—and experimentation—in land use policy,” writes Noah M. .”

Housing 97

Housing Laws Regulations Development 97

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JULY 24, 2022

Top right, how Republicans organized the state's House districts after the 2020 Census. But since we moved here in Fall 2019 it's only gotten worse--partly because I am now more familiar at a granular level of the b.s. If districts were organized fairly there would be one Democratic Party represented House district in Utah.

Voting 52

Voting Laws Housing Development 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Although states and localities can step in with interim funding to keep them open. They remained open during the 2018-2019 shutdown, through restrooms and information desks were closed and waste disposal was halted. They were closed during a 2013 shutdown. Trails access, mountain and electric bikes.

Parks And Recreation 52

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