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Mexico Made Safe Mobility a Human Right — Here’s How Its Streets Can Become Safer

The City Fix

Mexico became the first nation to declare access to safe mobility a human right in 2020 and two years later passed the General Law of Mobility and Road Safety to protect people, reduce collisions and promote sustainable modes of travel. Now, with this new.

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Big omission in blog series on advance hospital/health and wellness planning, public health planning: addiction services

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Experts say raising state alcohol taxes also would make more money available for programs aimed at preventing unhealthy drinking and to enforce the state’s liquor laws. That’s no coincidence, experts say. Currently, the department charged with regulating Colorado’s alcohol outlets can’t afford to fill all its open positions.

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FIRST AMENDMENT/PUBLIC HEALTH: Freedom of Religion During the COVID-19 Pandemic

NLRG (National Legal Research Group)

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, many aspects of our lives have been severely altered and restricted in the name of public health. As of April 24, 2020, there have been close to 900,000 people diagnosed with COVID-19 in America and over 50,000 COVID-19 related deaths. 8, 2020) (last visited Apr. COVID-19 Pandemic.

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A Healthy Dose of Simplification at CDC

GovLoop

Problem statement: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) ability to gather and gain insights from public health data was hindered by wide variability in how that data was being managed at the state and local levels. Some, like Texas, have health districts. We’ve got a very federated system.

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8 Ideas for Old Subway Cars: Proposals to Repurpose Retired BART Trains

Reprogramming the City

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. “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.”. A new life for the old trains is on the way.

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State of the Nation - a UK Perspective on Covid-19

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

No country other than the UK has spontaneously abandoned its basic law on emergency management (in this case the Civil Contingencies Act of 2004). The Guardian , 5 May 2020. Murray 2020. The Guardian , 25 August 2020 - and subsequent updates. Public Health England, London, 57 pp. Murphy, S., Proctor and J.

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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.