Masters in Public Administration

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

IDEM – Clean Air Tip This site goes beyond the usual and shows you how to reduce your pollution contribution at the office and around the house. Clean Air Advocacy In these letters to the editor of Backwoods Home, readers gain tips on canning garlic and mixed vegetables. Clean Energy Websites. Where does your city rank?

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Center for Community Progress

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Across the country, small and rural communities grapple with economic challenges and an aging housing stock that leads to similar outcomes: a flood of VAD properties that threaten the health, safety, and resilience of these residents. Land banks are a very flexible tool for addressing property abandonment and dilapidation.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

MARCH 4, 2024

Introduction In November of last year, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) published a report 1 (the Report) recommending reforms for the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) System. That’s because both are government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs).

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Poverty & Policy

MAY 12, 2017

So I was ready to launch a diatribe against major, widely-reported harms inflicted by the House repeal-replacement bill. Government agencies surely prefer this too. The House bill would eliminate the CFC program in 2020, cutting an estimated $12 billion in federal Medicaid funding in the first six years.

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GovLoop

JUNE 12, 2024

Priorities for States Each year, the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) publishes federal advocacy priorities that represent areas of focus for the upcoming year and how states can collaborate with federal agencies, Congress, the White House and strategic partners. Here’s a look at recent developments.

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Center for Community Progress

MARCH 28, 2024

When you live next door to a long-abandoned house or down the street from a vacant lot that’s a magnet for illegal dumping , it’s easy to feel powerless to do anything about it. As a result of this long-term decline, local governments in places grappling with systemic vacancy don’t have resources proportional to the scale of the problem.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Tory has shown a “lack of vision and action” on pressing issues like the housing crisis that is “almost shameful,” Penalosa said in an interview. The Toronto Star article campaign, " Can't we do better? ," is focused on the years of under- and dis-investment by the government in the city's network of civic assets and infrastructure.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 12, 2024

But when you don't have enough people to populate your empty housing, buildings deteriorate and people advocate for demolition, not recognizing in a weak market that improving an empty lot is even harder than fixing an empty house. As a preservationist, I prefer not to tear down buildings. Other groups operate in this space too.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 19, 2023

And this is increasingly important as our country becomes more polarized, and even outside of this, people are very quick to criticize elected officials and government processes as uniformly corrupt, etc. Filling sandbags at Sugar House Park, Salt Lake City. Ward Halls/Democracy House.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JUNE 27, 2024

It's doing some great bike infrastructure, some of which we will be trying to get for the perimeter of Sugar House Park. There is a local walking and transit advocacy group called Sweet Streets , that helped promote this change.) A traffic lane was removed and an in-ROW bicycle lane was installed on 900 East adjacent to Fairmont Park.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 12, 2022

All to the good, I was surprised to see that more than a handful of houses have gates so they can access the trail, some with elaborate connections because of grade. There were incursions onto the corridor from some houses but it was pretty rare--some bad, but many would be considered acceptable--growing stuff, art works, etc.

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Let's Talk Parks

AUGUST 22, 2021

If you work in local government or in a special district, you probably already have an intranet, but you may not have any control over this at all. Like any point of strategic adoption of technology, advocacy and support from your colleagues is often the missing link with adoption. ” Why does the terminology matter?

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Partnership for Public Service

JULY 16, 2024

Specifically, our efforts address The American Rescue Plan Act, the Inflation Reduction Act, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the CHIPS and Science Act, each of which represent an expansive investment by the federal government in American infrastructure, economic relief, energy resilience, manufacturing and national security.

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Bang the Table

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Run a community advocacy program . For those of you preparing for local elections, now is the time to kick off your community advocacy program to ensure you access the necessary funds and meet the growing needs of your community. . Deliver on ‘climate emergency’ rhetoric. Make use of available funding.

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Masters in Public Administration

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

When one thinks of public administration, they often think of a government distributor or manager. And the most likely employer can be the federal government, which has their official site here. Also known as government jobs, civil service tends to be more people oriented. Civil Service. Education Administrators. City Manager.

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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. This is common for many cities--no public restrooms.

Budgeting 52

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Peak Proposals

DECEMBER 22, 2019

What’s a Better Fit, Government or Foundation Funding? Government Databases IV. Not only will the funder require one, but they may expect to have significant input on your M&E plan, to the point of telling you the indicators you should use; this level of engagement is not uncommon in government-funded grants.

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Peak Proposals

DECEMBER 21, 2020

In contrast, grants tend to be much larger sums of money given by established entities (foundations, corporations, governments). Key Concept: Do Your Homework There’s no way around it: Finding foundations and government programs to apply for funding takes a significant amount of effort. You may be thinking, but money is money, right?

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

Because that space doesn't exist in DC, either innovative uses don't develop -- such as the nonprofit advocacy sector, which as cheap spaces disappeared groups stopped being created counter to the heyday of the 1960s and 1970s -- or they develop in the suburbs. My first response is that it's a great example of the failure to be proactive.

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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

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

MAY 6, 2024

National elections in the United Kingdom are likely to bring a change in the political complexion of the government. Within the limits of what can be achieved, governments have a duty to keep their citizens safe. However, in these respects there is little sign of change. A suggested strategy is as follows. 1] Domoto, A.,

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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. MH’s supporters consider it naturally low-cost due to the efficiency of factory production, rather than via government subsidy.

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The City Fix

JUNE 26, 2023

Cities occupy just 3 percent of the Earth’s land, but account for most of the global energy consumption and carbon emissions. Many cities are also more vulnerable to climate change and natural disasters due to their population densities and interconnected infrastructure.

Accountability 52

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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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Advocacy Housing Regulations Legislation 101

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Photo of a manufactured housing neighborhood Introduction Manufactured Housing (MH), the official name for what have historically been called mobile homes, comprises the most prominent type of factory-built housing in the US. housing stock, including both owner- and renter-occupied housing.

Housing 52

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

MAY 31, 2023

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), the regulator and conservator of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, the two government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs), has been very prominently in the news lately. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). This is in addition to the fee sometimes varying by product type (e.g.,

Government 52

Government Housing Implementation Legislation 52

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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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Interesting that the federal government is on the verge of shutting down (" US government shutdown: What is it and who would be affected? ," Reuters), which means that parks and open lands close too. . -- Last year's blog entry Entrance to national parks is free. Many parks, at all levels: national; state; and local, have events.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 29, 2024

For example, one tree she learned about was planted as a barter between a family that helped a poorer one heat their house in a particularly cold winter. And the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments just set a goal of 50% tree cover for the region (" New tree canopy goal for D.C. The maple tree is in the back of this photo.

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Housing Urban Planning Advocacy Education 52

Public Policy Blog

JANUARY 3, 2014

He specifically distinguishes social movements from political parties and advocacy groups. But if a government were to shut down Internet access or ban cell phones, it would risk radicalizing otherwise pro-regime citizens or harming the economy” (Shirky, 2011 p. In response to this criticism Clay Shirky (2011, p.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 23, 2024

In any case, you can be pro-Jew/pro-Israel, which I am, because my father was Jewish, and I remember books in our house about the Arab-Israel conflict, while recognizing at the same time that the Palestinians have a co-equal right to live, and the way that Israel treats the Palestinians is abominable.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

JANUARY 7, 2025

In addition to those needed to fulfill campaign promises, various interest groups are advocating to add to that list, including calls to prioritize having Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, the two large government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) [1] , exit their 16-year-long conservatorships. Answer: No, this is an outdated and incorrect notion.

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Legislation Housing Campaign Voting 69

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. An alternate way to think about local government planning and the role of trees, is treating S treets as linear parks , framed by trees (" Linear parks: Adding value to urban landscape ," Question of Cities).

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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. To me, government is more about denying, saying no. And I've written about what I call a "bias for inaction."

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Transportation Economic Development Sustainability Elected Officials 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 22, 2025

But the White House cannot erase energy market realities by presidential fiat. Bonus: Elon Musk's destruction of government as a shock troop of Trump is harming the electric car producer, Tesla (" As Tesla profits plunge 71%, Elon Musk says he'll spend less time on DOGE ," NPR). Plus defunding them. Plus cutting science projects 7.

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Poverty & Policy

JUNE 8, 2017

Some Republicans may balk at some details, but the major thrusts replicate those in budgets the House has passed ever since Republicans gained control in 2010. If the House and Senate can then agree on a resolution, the actual spending and/or tax cuts need only a majority vote in the Senate. Government 101 than perhaps any of you need.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

She was a leading member of the area transit advocacy group, LINK Houston. Despite DC being run by the federal government, mostly under the oversight of racist Southern Congressman, the city's transit system was not segregated (" Black activists' post-emancipation battle for D.C.'s Ferguson ," book review). A lens on transit equity.

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