Center for Community Progress

JULY 3, 2024

Spearheaded by Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), this bipartisan legislation underscores our commitment to addressing systemic vacancy and property deterioration using the tools available at all levels of government. Casey’s office for our work, and the impact this bill will have on neighborhoods across the country.

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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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Policy & Politics Journal blog

MAY 15, 2024

As proud co-sponsors of the Conference on Policy Process Research 2024, we bring you our latest policy process research, free to access for the conference period from May 15-17. Please look out for members of our team attending COPPR! Happy… Continue reading →

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Center for Community Progress

MARCH 28, 2024

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.

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Partnership for Public Service

JULY 16, 2024

Case studies We have published seven micro case studies that examine how federal, state and local government agencies work to implement these laws. We learned from implementors that strong technical assistance programs are key in helping state and local governments, and communities, apply for and manage federal funding.

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Death and Taxes

JANUARY 28, 2021

While it is not focused on North Carolina or local governments, I think there is still much in there that is likely of interest to you all. Especially because we all know that what happens at the state level impacts the local level. Joe is a nationally recognized expert on state and local business tax policy.

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Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

JULY 5, 2022

Tune in to the full episode below to learn how you can get involved in Park and Recreation Month this July, including: Downloading the Park and Recreation Month Toolkit , which includes the official logo, graphics, a really amazing poster, sample messaging, social media posts and much more Using the Park and Recreation Month Proclamation template so (..)

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 12, 2022

And yes, they have an Active Transportation Committee focused on developing sustainable mobility options.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 12, 2022

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.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

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. Early on cities had public restrooms and baths because much of housing did not.

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Masters in Public Administration

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

State and local governments, as well as finance and insurance, are also potential employers. They head up the advocacy, fund raising, and other civic duties associated with the role. They often work with or for a local government and make recommendations on schools, roads, and other infrastructure projects.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 29, 2024

Earlier this year I acquired an amazing set of materials, developed in the 1950s, although this set was from 1960, promoting advocacy and conservation, produced by the US Forest Service. I mention from time to time that I collect ephemera related to urban planning and what I am involved in.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

APRIL 3, 2023

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.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

1) Have several, if not all of the four government mortgage agencies, 6 strongly support and subsidize “chattel loans” (i.e., MH units 1 currently account for about 6% of the U.S. housing stock, including both owner- and renter-occupied housing.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2022

“Jace dedicated the last two years of his life to championing research and coined the phrase ‘DIPG won’t wait’,” said Lisa Ward, Jace’s mom and co-founder of Tough2gether Against DIPG/DMG , a patient advocacy organization that works closely with the CBTN. I’m so hopeful in the power of what AWS and CBTN can achieve.

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Barrett & Greene

JULY 11, 2023

States can short their pension obligations, issue debt to cover operating expenses, create off-the-books entities to issue debt, pass the buck to local governments, and game the revenue estimate - just to name a few gimmicks. Yet, by and large, year after year, most states pass fiscally constrained budgets.

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Policy & Politics Journal blog

DECEMBER 11, 2024

We are delighted to be ending the year on a high note. Submissions are at their highest level for over a decade, weve published more diverse scholarship from a far broader range of countries than ever before, and weve maintained… Continue reading →

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Barrett & Greene

JANUARY 22, 2024

Sometimes, it’s in the interest of a reporter or an advocacy group to avoid looking further than a single digit and use it as representative of a full story. “If “Only sharing point in time data can be worse than providing no data at all because showing an individual number can minimize a very big problem or exaggerate one.”

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American City & Country

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

In the next year, we will see local governments take a closer look at embodied carbon and full lifecycle footprints of materials,” Harris tells Co-op Solutions. No question, there are opportunities to boost sustainability in local governments, Harris says. EarthX2025 -April 20-24, 2025, Dallas.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Really great article about the group "Mountain Bikers of Santa Cruz" and how they've developed into a major force, with a real focus on partnership and volunteerism, in expanding the trails network, using trails as a way to "add eyes on the street," their success in advocacy etc. (" How Mountain Bikers Beat Heroin Hill ," Good Times ).

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