Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Early on cities had public restrooms and baths because much of housing did not. 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. ," Bloomberg). And there is no oversight.

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Partnership for Public Service

JULY 16, 2024

From online universal applications to budget allocation for first-time awardees, our case studies highlight implementation practices ensuring agencies distribute federal funding equitably and efficiently. The post That’s so major!

Laws 40

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Masters in Public Administration

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

They make policy and procedural recommendations for meeting budgets, deadlines, etc. They head up the advocacy, fund raising, and other civic duties associated with the role. Housing Specialist. Want to get people into houses but don’t want to work for a bank? Budget Analyst. Executive Director. Case Manager.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 13, 2024

Planning at the landscape scale for Sugar House Park: the cultural landscape. The state has the Jordan River Commission , and the advocacy group, the Seven Canyons Trust , works on creek daylighting issues throughout the County. As a result, Sugar House Park was rebuilt in part as a flood control structure. Water conservation.

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Parks And Recreation Sustainability Housing Management 52

Grant Writing Made Easy

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

I learned long ago that I’m a lot less likely to eat ice cream if I don’t keep ice cream in the house; having to actually get up and go out for ice cream lowers the willpower cost of saying no (and if I want the ice cream that much, I probably deserve it). Cheer yourself on.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 22, 2024

. -- Park Advisory Board: New Member Handbook , Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks Similarly, parks with Friends groups--I participate in Friends of Fairmont Park because I think the parks in the area of Sugar House should be planned as a network--have the opportunity for more involvement compared to the average park.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

APRIL 3, 2023

Manufactured housing (MH) has recently taken on a high profile among affordable housing advocates, including in the Biden administration. As a result, the search for ideas to increase the usage of MH has been building given the critical affordable housing shortage that has grown for many reasons over at least the last decade.

Housing 59

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

JUNE 10, 2024

Introduction The high level of closing costs has been placed onto housing policy’s front burner by two recent events. 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.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

MARCH 10, 2023

The average guarantee fee (G-fee) of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, the two government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs), who currently finance about half of the nearly $13 trillion of outstanding first-lien single-family mortgages in the country, 1 is among the most closely-watched numbers by housing finance policymakers and the mortgage lending industry.

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Public Policy Blog

JANUARY 3, 2014

He specifically distinguishes social movements from political parties and advocacy groups. Nevertheless, the Tea Party remained an influential force within the Republican Party, evidenced by its sway over House Republicans during the budget showdown in 2013 that resulted in a partial government shutdown on Oct. O’Hara (2010, p.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 25, 2025

Many Earth Day events are organized around tree planting events organized by local and state tree advocacy groups. Two bills, House Bill 3798 and Senate Bill 1927, aim to prevent a city from prohibiting the removal of an Ashe Juniper tree. One is planting trees. Not everyone agrees (" Do cedar trees have more rights than homeowners?

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 24, 2023

Advocacy groups like Feet First of Seattle and Starkville in Motion (Mississippi) have utilized walk to school initiatives as a way to drive pedestrian improvements more broadly across their respective Safety is a key element. Later they built an Intermodal Center, providing at the time a bike shop and inter city bus connections too.

Transportation 52

Transportation Economic Development Sustainability Elected Officials 52

Poverty & Policy

JUNE 8, 2017

I recently said I was torn between delving into Trump’s proposed budget and picking at less-reported angles because the package was DOA in the Senate. The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities says no such thing. We’re still a long way from a budget for next year. But he’s got some high-level officials who have it.

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