NLC (National League of Cities)

JANUARY 17, 2024

Post-secondary students – defined as those pursuing education after high school – often lack access and eligibility for programs that are designed to provide affordable housing and supportive services to those experiencing housing insecurity. Student […] Source

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

MAY 20, 2024

More than 5 million low-income people across the country use Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers to help subsidize their housing costs. Department of Housing and Urban Development. By 2020, the median renter household’s income was more than 4 times that of the median voucher holder.

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FedTech Magazine

APRIL 1, 2024

The National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 instructed NSF and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy to form a task force that published a roadmap…

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

MARCH 23, 2023

Office to residential conversions are a once-in-a-generation opportunity to provide affordable housing in New York City. In their “ Making New York Work for Everyone ” plan, released in January, Mayor Adams and Governor Hochul expressed eagerness to build more housing in New York City’s business districts after COVID.

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FedTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Between 900 and 1,000 soldiers are in-house at any given moment for training that lasts between 20 and 40 weeks. But when COVID-19 struck in 2020, the center’s home base of Fort Eisenhower, Ga. Army Cyber School trains the Army’s cyberwarfare workforce, often in classified spaces on a dedicated network. formerly…

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First State Insights

AUGUST 18, 2020

student at CCRS, and Julia O'Hanlon, Policy Scientist at IPA, about housing insecurity and affordability in Delaware. Steve, Mimi and Julia provide insights on what they have learned through meetings and Zoom calls this year with a variety of people working on housing issues throughout Delaware.

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First State Insights

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Sean O'Neill, Policy Scientist at the University of Delaware's Institute for Public Administration (IPA) speaks to Dionna Sargent, Vice President of Community Development at Cinnaire, about affordable housing, community development, and the Black Lives Matter Movement. This interview was recorded on September 1, 2020.

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The City Fix

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Global ridership tanked initially by as much as 80%, and transit was still at around just 20% of pre-pandemic ridership at the end of 2020. The coronavirus pandemic hit public transport hard. There is serious concern that people will increasingly opt for private vehicles, should public. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

MARCH 17, 2023

Census Bureau website ( www.census.gov ) has thousands of tables full of social, economic, housing, and demographic data. You can sign up for upcoming webinars, as well as view previous webinars, check out the Data Gems (a series of video how-tos), and watch specific 2020 census courses. Using the data, you can build customized maps.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

JANUARY 18, 2023

In 2020, the US granted asylum to 31,429 individuals, with many from countries of origin that include Venezuela, El Salvador and China. Tens of thousands of people, increasingly families, seek asylum annually in the US.

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Housing costs and supply are dominating the news at the moment. Housing is the highest monthly bill typical Americans face, reaching an average of $1674 a month in 2021. Housing prices have increased far faster than incomes (Miller 2015), making affordable homeownership inaccessible for many aspiring homeowners (Hackett et al.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

JANUARY 13, 2023

The authors find evidence that average eviction filing rates were consistently higher in public housing than in other types of subsidized housing in the pre-pandemic period (2016-2019). This suggests that public housing agencies may rely on eviction filings as a rent collection strategy. Background and Context.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Notably, many households in the sample data benefit from affordable, regulated rents, regardless of whether or not they receive a federal or local housing subsidy. Landlords with subsidized tenants benefitted from the protective effects of the subsidy portion which lessened the economic impact of the pandemic.

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Housing Regulations Security 52

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

JUNE 14, 2023

New York City’s least-dense community districts are permitting new housing at lower rates compared to the rest of the city, raising questions for policymakers over how to achieve fair and equitable housing growth across a broad range of neighborhood types, according to a recent report from the NYU Furman Center.

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GovLoop

JULY 26, 2024

That March, for example, more than 1,000 people marched from the White House to the U.S. Significant changes across the public and private sectors were needed so disabled individuals could fully participation in public and economic life in the United States. The passage of the ADA was preceded by years of activism and advocacy-group efforts.

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Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

DECEMBER 29, 2020

It’s hard to believe 2020 is almost over. From setting up temporary housing for those experiencing homelessness to helping those struggling with mental health and substance use issues. Tune in to the full episode below to hear us discuss: Why we decided to add 12 new episodes to our schedule in 2020.

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Center for Community Progress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The 2020-2021 CRF Cycle The 2020-2021 Community Revitalization Fellowship included grassroots community leaders from Fitchburg, Massachusetts; Montgomery, Alabama; and Reading, Pennsylvania. Despite Colvin’s historical significance, her house was abandoned, and has deteriorated over time.

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Center for Community Progress

JUNE 13, 2023

If the one common feature of shrinking cities is population decline, it would follow that vacant properties should be the most direct consequence, as fewer people need fewer houses, stores, and workplaces. But demolitions never kept pace with the continued weak demand for the city’s houses and the continued outflow of population.

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GovLoop

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Their research supports policy development around a wide array of issues, from transportation, energy and natural resources to education and housing. More Data on Tap Over the past year, Batemans team has been digging deeper into data from the 2020 Decennial Census, with a focus on race and ethnicity.

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

OCTOBER 19, 2023

These two Banks are diving into issues such as housing affordability and the rural/urban divide in the Southeastern U.S. Concerns about affordable housing provide a wonderful example. Rural NC house in need of repair. with localized data and analysis and have valuable information NC CED professionals can use.

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GovLoop

MAY 1, 2024

DoD based its 2020 data strategy on eight guiding principles that can serve as a useful model for other organizations in creating their own policies. The Federal Data Strategy, released in 2018, set high-level goals for using and handling data. Here are ways to carry out each principle.

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The Whistle Post

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Immediately following prison release, participants gain access to a support team, networking groups, peer mentoring, substance abuse treatment, or emotional wellness programming, financial and legal counseling, transportation, childcare, and housing assistance. 2020-CY-BX-0032 awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance.

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

MARCH 31, 2023

(behind Florida & Texas) – largely due to international migration rebounding a couple years after COVID shut it down in 2020-2021. link] Other CED Items: NYT reports on how local governments are reconsidering parking requirements; there are currently 7 spaces available for every car in the U.S.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Life2vec organises data into a complex system of vectors, structuring information related to the time of birth, education, salary, housing, and health. It was found being male, skilled, or having a mental health diagnosis was associated with a higher risk of mortality. The post Would you trust AI to predict your future life events?

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

APRIL 5, 2024

Four years after the pandemic began in March 2020, much of daily life has returned to normal; mask mandates have been lifted, people gather in large numbers for concerts and conferences, and the unemployment rate has returned to pre-pandemic levels. Source: SWAA Work-from-home flexibility has also influenced residential choices.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

MARCH 28, 2024

A property tax exemption in New York City is necessary to make rental housing development financially feasible across the city’s varied markets, according to a new policy brief by the NYU Furman Center. A significant portion of New York City’s newly built housing has relied upon a 421-a exemption.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Vacant house and lots in the Larimer neighborhood. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has an article, " Pittsburgh’s neighborhoods pay the price for abandoned and decrepit homes ," about how Pittsburgh's lower income neighborhoods suffer from serious housing disinvestment. Better off segments have the money to maintain aging houses.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 10, 2023

In 2020, the City of Canton, Ohio set out to build a better, safer, and more connected community. In 2020, Canton’s chief of police, Jack Angelo, wanted to extend public safety monitoring city-wide, saying “Eventually our goal is to have most all of the city covered,” by using Wi-Fiber’s extensive broadband mesh network.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

AUGUST 24, 2024

Surging costs for housing and other expenses are prompting baby boomers to take on roommates. To make ends meet, an increasing number of those 65 and older are choosing shared housing arrangements, helping save money in an era when many have fallen behind on retirement savings and there’s increasing concern about a loneliness epidemic.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

2011 Doors Open Toronto Guide ) But Open House New York Weekend is increasingly a big deal. In North America, Doors Open Toronto is probably the biggest. The Toronto Star even publishes an event guide. Pittsburgh created Doors Open Pittsburgh.

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State Tech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Since 2012, Ford — whom the American Public Transportation Association selected as Outstanding Public Transportation Manager in 2020 and President Barack Obama named a White House Champion of Change in 2015 — has served as the Jacksonville Transportation…

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Open Access Government - Technology News

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Think of it like building a house from bricks rather than carving one from stone. “Our strategy is bottom up. We built on our team’s knowledge of self-organizing chemistry to precisely control molecules until they form the structures we want. It took over a year methodically trying different things to find it,” said Nakamura.

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GovLoop

AUGUST 26, 2022

She also worked in government for over 13 years in a variety of positions, including in the White House Situation Room, as a staff officer, an intelligence analyst, a tradecraft specialist, and an HR professional. This post was first published October 5, 2020. Prior to LMI, she did marketing and communications at ODNI for Guidehouse.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MAY 11, 2023

Despite all Kenney’s talk about respecting the city’s treasures, we saw the commission’s board cut a deal with developer Leo Addimando in 2020 to significantly modify International House on the very day it placed the award-winning student dormitory in West Philadelphia on the city’s historic register.

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Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Welcome to the 'riskscape' On one day in July 2021 fires devastated large areas of Sardinia, flooding occurred for the second time in two weeks in London and I received a message from research colleagues in Germany that read "the institute was quite destroyed and many colleagues have suffered tremendous damage to their houses." Kendon, M.,

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Reprogramming the City

MARCH 22, 2022

The result of a call for proposals put out in 2020, BART announced in early March 2022 the eight winning ideas for old subway cars. The owners hope to see the house last upwards of 100 years. “We’d like to see them given a new life. We’d like to see them repurposed and have people continue to enjoy these cars.”.

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Center for Community Progress

MAY 18, 2023

It works in tandem with other strategies for neighborhood revitalization, such as housing preservation or development , economic development , and resident-serving programs. These projects reflect the spatial, social, and economic priorities of the neighborhood. Creative placemaking is connected to other local strategies.

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