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Changing Narratives and Engaging Communities Toward Better Policy: New York City’s Low-Density Neighborhoods Event Recap

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

Watch the full event below: NYU Furman Center State of the City 2022 from Furman Center on Vimeo. ” The Furman Center’s research shows that even a simple change to the city's zoning law would allow accessory dwelling units to be available for more than 376,000 single- and two-family homes in those districts.

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Driving Change: A Mid-Year Reflection from Community Progress

Center for Community Progress

We co-hosted the announcement event in April with the Atlanta Wealth Building Initiative (where I proudly serve as a member of their Board)—a testament to the power of collaboration and community. Our advocacy efforts have been crucial in bringing this legislation to life, and we are honored to have been recognized by Sen.

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How to Boost Public Participation in Community Hubs and Neighborhood Portals

Social Pinpoint

They provide access to resources, services, and programs that are tailored to community needs, while neighborhood portals offer online areas for residents to engage, share information, and stay connected with local events, initiatives, and projects. Well done, Alpine Shire Council, for staying inclusive with your community initiatives!

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What can neighbors do about vacant buildings and lots?

Center for Community Progress

But doing something about vacant properties is so hard because of the complicated web of local, state, and federal laws that govern who owns a property and what a local government can do when that owner neglects two basic responsibilities: taking care of their property and paying property taxes. This process takes years.

Housing 52
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A Proposed Strategy to Advocate for Improved Civil Protection in the United Kingdom

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

In the case of radioactive emission, it has been estimated that the top event could be 20 times greater than that of Chornobyl in 1986, which covered the entire continent with radioactivity. A consistent trait has been the failure to learn and implement lessons from past events, or indeed from good practice in other European countries.

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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)

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. Appraisals.

Advocacy 101
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National Public Lands Day, Saturday September 23rd

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Many parks, at all levels: national; state; and local, have events. There is tension in the federal laws on parks and public lands, between access and protection, including keeping some lands natural, or wilderness. Always the fourth Saturday of September. -- Last year's blog entry Entrance to national parks is free. More should.