Librarian.net

JULY 15, 2023

Previous reports from me: June 2020 , January 2021 (did not write a report), July 2021 , January 2022 , June 2022 (did not go to ALA ), January 2023 I filled in for outgoing Councilor Marti Fisk who moved, and was elected to a three-year term starting in 2020. not vendors, corporate members, free attendees) All votes passed.

Voting 40

Voting Budgeting Legislation Communications 40

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

JUNE 10, 2024

However, appraisers are different from the other groups discussed herein: they are not numerous (estimated at just 78,000 nationally), working mainly as smaller, local providers – and thus not collectively wealthy enough to support a large lobbying and advocacy budget. There seem to be three reasons for this exceptionalism.

Advocacy 101

Advocacy Housing Regulations Legislation 101

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

to fix bad practices, make them democratic instead of just eliminating them ," (2012) (also discusses participatory budgeting) Note that the network concept applies to parks and libraries friends groups, and school PTAs as well. Even neighborhood associations.

Transportation 52

Transportation Parks And Recreation Economic Development Urban Planning 52

Poverty & Policy

MAY 12, 2017

The House bill would eliminate the CFC program in 2020, cutting an estimated $12 billion in federal Medicaid funding in the first six years. Another study — this one of a pilot project — found that Medicaid costs dropped by about $11,900 a year for every older adult transitioned from a nursing home back into his/her community.

Housing 40

Housing Advocacy Voting Constituents 40

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 5, 2024

Arsenal Gallery, Central Park, New York City Lack of budget. A big problem is that park departments have budgets that are inadequate to meet the demand for services, so programming tends to be an after thought, maybe funded by special grants, or offered in association with other agencies to share the cost, but mostly doesn't exist.

Parks And Recreation 52

Parks And Recreation Engagement Sustainability Security 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 4, 2024

Arsenal Gallery, Central Park, New York City Lack of budget. A big problem is that park departments have budgets that are inadequate to meet the demand for services, so programming tends to be an after thought, maybe funded by special grants, or offered in association with other agencies to share the cost, but mostly doesn't exist.

Parks And Recreation 52

Parks And Recreation Engagement Sustainability Security 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 3, 2025

= This is a reprint from 2020. March is Women's History Month and Sunday March 8th is International Women's Day 2020. One of the strands from which the planning profession in the US was birthed was out of women-initiated "good government" and "good places" initiatives in a time when women still didn't have the right to vote.

Urban Planning 52

Urban Planning Transportation Budgeting Voting 52