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

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Traffic calming has been a revolutionary treatment in sustainable mobility focused transportation for the last 20+ years. There is a local walking and transit advocacy group called Sweet Streets , that helped promote this change.) Salt Lake City Transportation Department pop up booth at Poplar Grove Park.

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That’s so major! The Partnership’s work supporting leaders of major federal investments programs

Partnership for Public Service

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. Upcoming work The Partnership is looking forward to continuing to support federal employees who implement major investments.

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Finding Funding for Research

Peak Proposals

Understanding Proposal Budgets a. Budget Preparation and Review b. Key Budgeting Concepts VI. Funders have different budgets, funding priorities, and missions. Alzheimer’s, veterans, or energy) you may want to look for funding opportunities sponsored by foundations and advocacy organizations associated with these issues.

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Lies, damn lies, and misleading data: bus service (DC Circulator)

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Even though DDOT makes information about the services available, they are not subject to the same budgetary pressures as the transit services offered by Metro, because the Metro budget process is much more public because their fare and route system is subject to federal regulations about how changes can be implemented, while locally-provided services (..)

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National Volunteer Week: April 16th-22nd

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Pedestrian advocacy organizations like Feet First in Seattle have provided a great deal of support to Walk to School efforts. A fund for small projects should be created for each ward, and the Participatory Budgeting process should be used to allocate funds (" An update on Participatory Budgeting practice in New York City ," 2018).

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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. for MH versus $143.83

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Transit as a formula for local economic success and improvements in regional quality of life

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Admittedly, many transportation agencies are investing a lot in urban design, livable streets, sustainable mobility, etc. They need to be thinking about and planning for how transit strengthens and improves communities, rather than just thinking about transit in terms of modes or engineering or budgets.