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Long-term Disaster Resilience

Eric Holdeman's Disaster Zone Podcast

The Disaster Accountability Project was created to help coordinate nongovernmental organizational efforts. Under Bens leadership, DAPs reports, advocacy, and op-eds have been covered by global news media including The Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, and CNN. As this is being written the firestorm in California is continuing.

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Disaster Accountability Project

Eric Holdeman's Disaster Zone Podcast

The Disaster Accountability Project was created to help coordinate nongovernmental organizational efforts. Under Bens leadership, DAPs reports, advocacy, and op-eds have been covered by global news media including The Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, and CNN. As this is being written the firestorm in California is continuing.

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What’s the deal with rural land banks? A Q&A with West Virginia Land Stewardship Corporation Executive Director Taylor Bennett

Center for Community Progress

Land banks are a powerful tool to address vacant properties in rural communities, and West Virginia passed land bank enabling legislation in 2014. WVLSC provides as many additional resources for local land banks as possible, including convening monthly meetings to share best practices, training, and advocacy support.

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

Partnership for Public Service

When Congress passes and the President signs major legislation, federal agencies must translate it into practical action to ensure its goals are realized. The post That’s so major! The Partnership’s work supporting leaders of major federal investments programs appeared first on Partnership for Public Service.

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Montgomery County Maryland Planning Board resigns

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Casey Anderson, the chair, was someone I met through bike advocacy, and in 2010, as a member of the Planning Board, he invited me to present on " best practice suburban bicycle planning " at the Montgomery County Planning smart growth series, based on the work I was doing at the time in Baltimore County. They do good things.

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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. 23 There has even been legislation proposed in Congress to legally require the tri-merge report, 24 overriding the FHFA’s proposed reform.

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