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Flyer, Park City (Utah) Community Events for September 2022

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Yard signs definitely need to be added to the mix. The City of Salt Lake uses yard signs, banners at parks, and for some issues, like budget hearings flyers, to get the word out, along with postings on NextDoor and Reddit, Twitter feeds, etc.

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Need for social marketing initiatives around installation of neighborhood traffic calming initiatives: Salt Lake City

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

There is a local walking and transit advocacy group called Sweet Streets , that helped promote this change.) That scandalizes my MIL, but I'm not about to get into a debate with her about how the car companies and their allies changed the definition of street to be car centric instead of people centered.

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Public restrooms: single versus multiple-occupant

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

As bathrooms became more prevalent in housing and as local government budgets declined and demands increased, provision of public restrooms was one of the first services to be eliminated. This is common for many cities--no public restrooms. Early on cities had public restrooms and baths because much of housing did not.

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Gaps in Parks Master Planning: Part Three | Planning for Climate Change

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

The state has the Jordan River Commission , and the advocacy group, the Seven Canyons Trust , works on creek daylighting issues throughout the County. How much do we manage the park for people and for fauna is a question definitely not posed by the existing master plan. There was definitely a participation boost.

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Leaving Academia With Dr. Julie Ann Ward, Dr. Stephanie Weaver, and Dr. Krista Kurlinkus

Grant Writing Made Easy

What we ended up with was about the best we could hope for – I had a teaching-focused position at a big state university and my partner had a lecturer position at a small liberal arts college about an hour away that would very likely turn into a tenure-track position once the school got its budget in order.

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

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

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. Industry lobbying and advocacy are now also focused on the CFPB in response to its public announcement of an investigation. Appraisals.

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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)

Nevertheless, the advocacy I have found with respect to MH demonstrates some confusion regarding this fundamental. I found additional advocacy approaches designed to support a claim that MH structures will appreciate much like site-built structure-plus-land housing. These are your most affordable models.

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