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Honoring the Americans With Disabilities Act

GovLoop

JULY 26, 2024

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.

Advocacy

Advocacy Regulations Public Transportation Transportation

Fresh Blogging: The Top 50 Clean Air Advocacy Blogs

Masters in Public Administration

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Clean Air Advocacy In these letters to the editor of Backwoods Home, readers gain tips on canning garlic and mixed vegetables. This blog follows clean energy news and discusses developments and laws on the topic. In recent news is Australia’s vow to be carbon neutral by 2020. Clean Energy Websites. Let us count the ways!

Advocacy

Advocacy Laws Implementation Voting

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

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

JUNE 14, 2023

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.

Engagement

Engagement Housing Laws Advocacy

Voting and Campaign Transparency w/ Asm. Sabrina Cervantes

Policy Chats

MARCH 11, 2024

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.

Voting

Voting Campaign Public Policy Legislation

Asm. Sabrina Cervantes: Voting and Campaign Transparency

Policy Chats

MARCH 11, 2024

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.

Voting

Voting Campaign Public Policy Legislation

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

Center for Community Progress

AUGUST 30, 2022

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.

Regulations

Regulations Advocacy Legislation Engagement

Providing transparency into government requests for enterprise data

Google Public Sector

MAY 5, 2020

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.

Government

Government Advocacy Public Sector Laws

Public restrooms: single versus multiple-occupant

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

Budgeting Advocacy Housing Communications

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

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 12, 2022

This was the only working repair stand and air pump on the stretch of the trail I rode, probably because it was both newer and sponsored by a law firm. And bike repair stands and air pumps--although most were broken. Facilities such as these should be maintained as part of a trail, rather than left to degrade.

Transportation

Transportation Advocacy Sustainability Coordinator

The White House’s Focus on Closing Costs: Long Overdue and Worth the Fight (Part 2)

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

JUNE 10, 2024

This blocking has been enabled by extensive political advocacy and lobbying, especially aimed at elected members of Congress and state legislatures, and stands out for how effective it has been. ” 4 Starting nearly half a century ago, antitrust law in the U.S. Appraisals.

Advocacy

Advocacy Housing Regulations Legislation

Manufactured Housing Is a Good Source of Unsubsidized Affordable Housing - Except When It’s Not: Key Facts and Figures, and Some Unusual Economics (Part 1)

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

This simple advocacy narrative is even generalized, not restricting MH to the geographies where it currently has a high market share, i.e., lower population density areas where land is readily available and inexpensive. 2] Also, See Fannie Mae, “Manufactured Housing Landscape 2020,”( [link] ). Of the total of 6.7

Housing

Housing Advocacy Development Laws

Manufactured Housing Is a Good Source of Unsubsidized Affordable Housing - Except When It’s Not: Q&A on Eight Key Policy Topics (Part 2)

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

APRIL 3, 2023

However, this can be hard to discern at times due to inflation and property values benefitting from continuing expenditures to maintain them, and especially during strongly price-appreciating markets (such as the pandemic-distorted years of 2020 and 2021); nevertheless, it is true over the long-term. ” [link]. [9]

Housing

Housing Advocacy Government Development

The Road Not Taken | a response to a letter to the editor in the Washington Post about DC, traffic deaths and traffic safety

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JANUARY 18, 2024

Seattle's Feet First advocacy group is a great resource for such programs. cuts speed limit to 20 mph to curb pedestrian deaths: a step forward but not enough | New thoughts on a comprehensive Vision Zero agenda ," 2020 In " Revisiting Vision Zero in DC and NYC " (2021) I made these points: 1. The issues are unchanging.

Transportation

Transportation Campaign Public Health Laws

African American History Month and Transportation: February 4th | Transit Equity Day

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

She was a leading member of the area transit advocacy group, LINK Houston. Researchers like Gregory Shill (" Should law subsidize driving? ," " Reckless Driving Isn't Just a Design Problem ," Atlantic ) state that social justice initiatives limiting enforcement against POC (" If Black Lives Really Matter, We Must End Traffic Stops!

Transportation

Transportation Public Transportation Laws Campaign

Public Administration Today

Honoring the Americans With Disabilities Act

Fresh Blogging: The Top 50 Clean Air Advocacy Blogs

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

Voting and Campaign Transparency w/ Asm. Sabrina Cervantes

Asm. Sabrina Cervantes: Voting and Campaign Transparency

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

Providing transparency into government requests for enterprise data

Public restrooms: single versus multiple-occupant

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

The White House’s Focus on Closing Costs: Long Overdue and Worth the Fight (Part 2)

Manufactured Housing Is a Good Source of Unsubsidized Affordable Housing - Except When It’s Not: Key Facts and Figures, and Some Unusual Economics (Part 1)

Manufactured Housing Is a Good Source of Unsubsidized Affordable Housing - Except When It’s Not: Q&A on Eight Key Policy Topics (Part 2)

The Road Not Taken | a response to a letter to the editor in the Washington Post about DC, traffic deaths and traffic safety

African American History Month and Transportation: February 4th | Transit Equity Day

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