Remove Advocacy Remove Campaign Remove Definition
article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

What should the program for a Transportation Management District look like?

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

I'd say definitely not, the ridership is abysmal. Campaigns, especially focused on workers and the multiunit buildings, are in order. Planning and advocacy. The Tribune article asks the question of whether or not the streetcar is contributing to traffic reduction. Above: Multiplicity bus. Goes without saying.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

The Road Not Taken | a response to a letter to the editor in the Washington Post about DC, traffic deaths and traffic safety

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Definitely this is another example of DC government's failure to focus and to be innovative. Seattle's Feet First advocacy group is a great resource for such programs. So a blog entry is better. It's amazing how much I've written about this topic, providing guidance for something that could have been great.

article thumbnail

Social Media for Social Good: What role does social media play in creation of and sustainability of social movements? A Social Movement Case Study Examining Occupy Wall Street and the Tea Party.

Public Policy Blog

He specifically distinguishes social movements from political parties and advocacy groups. Social Media Definitions. Not surprisingly, there is growing scholarly interest in the mediation of activism and political campaigning. Early scholars explain motivation where collective action represents rational choice (i.e.

article thumbnail

Too Quick to Pronounce Trump Budget Dead on Arrival

Poverty & Policy

What this means is that we could see a joint budget resolution that delivers program-slashing instructions to the committees that initiate definitions of what programs in their area can and can’t do and the maximum agencies can spend on them. We can donate to advocacy organizations, if we can afford to, join their social media campaigns, etc.