Barrett & Greene

APRIL 20, 2023

We’ve just been reading a splendid book by Erik Larson, titled “The Splendid and the Vile,” that tells the tale of Winston Churchill in the early years of World War II. But the book points to Averell Harriman, the Secretary of Commerce at the time, as the individual who coordinated the implementation of the plan.

Elected Officials 52

Elected Officials Implementation Coordinator Community Development 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 19, 2022

From the article: Metro’s prospects for replacing hundreds of millions of dollars in fare revenue that vanished during the pandemic appeared to be waning as stimulus money runs dry, particularly as weary elected officials watch the agency struggle during a year-long train shortage. The director then, Mark R. It's worth a read.

Management 52

Management Elected Officials Transportation Budgeting 52

PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

JUNE 28, 2016

He said that when executive staff or elected officials receive citizen survey results that identify areas the public finds to need improvement, best practice should NOT be to conclude that residents simply don’t understand the wonderful work the local government is doing; best practice should NOT be to aim only at educating the uninformed.

Budgeting 52

Budgeting Leadership Local Government Elected Officials 52

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. While out of date in terms of current programs, the book Neighbor Power describes the first couple decades of the program.

Parks And Recreation 52

Parks And Recreation Elected Officials Engagement Advocacy 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Unlike DC's "constituency service" programs by Councilmembers and the Mayor's Office, these initiatives are designed to support DIY self-help efforts driven independently of elected officials.

Engagement 52

Engagement Parks And Recreation Elected Officials Transportation 52

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

MARCH 4, 2024

Any contact between F&F and elected officials is strictly controlled by the FHFA. 8] The privatization of Fannie Mae in 1968 by the Johnson administration was explicitly done to take government spending off the books under the pressure of Vietnam War era “guns and butter” budget strains. [9]

Legislation 93

Legislation Housing Regulations Operations 93

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

MAY 16, 2022

Elected officials and attorneys, who took oaths to uphold the state constitution, understandably wish to tread carefully. In what may set the record for the longest single paragraph in the statute books, G.S. Regardless of the housing authority structure, the powers are vast. Powers of housing authorities.

Local Government 40

Local Government Housing Government Laws 40

Public Policy Blog

JUNE 16, 2013

Professional government employees are vital partners for these officials and do [or should do] the day-to-day operations of the government, procure products and services, supervise, develop budgets for programs and execute tactics outlined in strategy put forth in part by our elected officials.

Leadership 52

Leadership Elected Officials Public Administration Supervision 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 3, 2024

One of my earliest pieces " Town-City branding or "We are all destination managers now" " (2005) was later expanded into the concept of a city's elected officials and stakeholders are its brand managers in commercial district revitalization framework plans I wrote in 2008 for Cambridge, Maryland, and Brunswick, Georgia.

Elected Officials 52

Elected Officials Public Safety Management Housing 52

Public Policy Blog

JUNE 16, 2013

Approximately one year ago, on June 13, 2012, Representative Lisa Brown (D-Bloomfield) uttered the word that runs ice through the veins and casts fear into the hearts of male elected officials: Vagina.

Legislation 52

Legislation Elected Officials Leadership Housing 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

I stopped testifying when I realized that the city's elected officials either didn't understand or care.

Transportation 52

Transportation Parks And Recreation Economic Development Urban Planning 52

Librarian.net

MAY 31, 2023

“I’m an elected official in my town, Randolph Vermont, and I work all the local elections. Nationally, public libraries are struggling under constant book challenges in public and school libraries. I prepared remarks because otherwise I tend to go on.

Voting 40

Voting Elected Officials Grassroots Political Process 40

Super Library Marketing

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

I loved the books and looking at the displays. realized that I like working with people and I like books, so I enrolled in library school a few weeks later at Wayne State University. .” realized that I like working with people and I like books, so I enrolled in library school a few weeks later at Wayne State University.

Campaign 101

Campaign Social Media Outreach Elected Officials 101

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 24, 2023

It's fair to say that in NYC Mayor De Blasio cares a lot less about this than former Mayor Bloomberg (" A Playbook on the Politics of Better Streets ," Bloomberg), and in DC, most elected officials are from "the outer city" where the automobile remains dominant (" DC as a suburban agenda dominated city ," 2013).

Transportation 52

Transportation Economic Development Sustainability Elected Officials 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Interestingly, the local high school newspaper gets it even if elected officials and automobile dependent folks do not, " MOVE Culver City: Rethinking Urban Mobility in the Heart of Screenland ," Culver City High Centaurian. So some drivers can get to their destination two minutes faster. transit ," LAT.

Transportation 52

Transportation Sustainability Elected Officials Implementation 52