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Honoring the Americans With Disabilities Act

GovLoop

The unprecedented law, enacted in 1990, affirmed the rights of the disabled, making public spaces, places of employment and transportation less discriminatory. The passage of the ADA was preceded by years of activism and advocacy-group efforts. That March, for example, more than 1,000 people marched from the White House to the U.S.

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Changing Narratives and Engaging Communities Toward Better Policy: New York City’s Low-Density Neighborhoods Event Recap

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

What’s more, the research finds that the lowest-density community districts added housing at only half the rate of the city overall between 2010 and 2020. ” Harding said while many housing advocates in New York do great work, she emphasized the role of representation in advocacy would help build trust with communities.

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Voting and Campaign Transparency w/ Asm. Sabrina Cervantes

Policy Chats

is that] bringing these experiences to these positions of power and advocacy and having a seat at the table, that's what drives good public policy, that we each have something to bring to the table. Many individuals, organizations, and elected leaders really noted that it fractured the Latino community within our county.

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Asm. Sabrina Cervantes: Voting and Campaign Transparency

Policy Chats

is that] bringing these experiences to these positions of power and advocacy and having a seat at the table, that's what drives good public policy, that we each have something to bring to the table. Many individuals, organizations, and elected leaders really noted that it fractured the Latino community within our county.

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Over Forty National, Local, and Land Bank Stakeholders Join Community Progress in Asking Bank Regulators to Strengthen the CRA

Center for Community Progress

The National Community Reinvestment Coalition notes that from 2009 to 2020, more than $4 trillion dollars in CRA-qualified lending went to homeowners and businesses in low- and moderate-income neighborhoods, pointing to the massive significance of the CRA and its impact on communities across the US.

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Providing transparency into government requests for enterprise data

Google Public Sector

Last October, we committed to publish this information in early 2020 , and future transparency reports will continue to include it. In each case, we reviewed the requests to ensure they were consistent with our policies and practices outlined below, and applicable law.

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Public restrooms: single versus multiple-occupant

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

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.