Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

JANUARY 17, 2023

In fact, a significant new resource on local food system development (discussed below) was released just this morning. Many of the suggestions put forth at the conference related to creating sustainable economic development in food systems by improving connections and access, both from the business and the consumer side.

Economic Development 76

Economic Development Community Development Laws Development 76

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 1, 2023

I probably need to update this post, " Revisiting assistance programs to get people biking ," which lists 18 ways to promote in significant ways, the transition from driving to biking as a primary form of transportation. I remember a particularly vociferous argument I had with a black community organizer on biking.

Transportation 52

Transportation Community Development Development Government 52

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

APRIL 18, 2023

So far, the budgeted amounts are primarily located in larger counties and cities, and to some extent, reflect the same distribution of community priorities as listed for national spending. Sub-Group of ARP Infrastructure Spending ARP Funds Budgeted (Millions of Dollars) Sewer and Water 23.6 Public Space 12.5 Broadband 2.8 Cyber Security.5

Local Government 78

Local Government Budgeting Public Transportation Transportation 78

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

I was kinda surprised about the conference, because they were big on examples from Minneapolis and Denver, which have light rail lines or networks, and not the DC area, which has Metrorail and at the time, almost 40 years of experience with transit oriented development. Bilbao as an example of Transformational Projects Action Planning."

Housing 52

Housing Community Development Development Nonprofit 52

Center for Community Progress

OCTOBER 12, 2023

The Interim Rule provides other guidance for communities to follow, including requiring a Written Justification for mitigation activities that exceed $1 million 3 and prohibiting the duplication of benefits. 4 Acquire, rehabilitate, and sell or reuse properties; develop plans; and other CDBG-eligible activities.

Transportation 52

Transportation Public Health Disaster Response Housing 52

The City Fix

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

This equals approximately 7 billion trips per year, making school buses one of the most widely used forms of public transport in the United States.  More than 20 million students in the United States ride school buses every year. But those trips aren’t always.

Public Transportation 52

Public Transportation Transportation Community Engagement Community Development 52

GovLoop

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

In terms of communicating, internally and externally, that can be both a blessing and a curse. We talked to three employees at the Cambridge, Massachusetts, Community Development Department (CDD) about how they use visualization to help data fulfill its purpose. Agencies generate and analyze a lot of data these days.

Communications 65

Communications Engagement Community Development Transportation 65

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

From the article: The District is playing hardball in a dispute with the owner of Nationals Park, effectively threatening to shut down the stadium if Events DC fails to develop the commercial and retail space it promised before the ballpark’s 2008 opening. The Washington Post reports (" D.C. But those facilities are all privately owned.

Urban Planning 52

Urban Planning Development Legislation Regulations 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Since 2003, when I was on the board of H Street Main Street, and advocating that the group create a housing growth strategy in its retail trade area, I suggested that the RFK parking lots, especially along Benning Road, should be converted to housing and mixed use development. Other areas too.)

Parks And Recreation 52

Parks And Recreation Development Economic Development Voting 52

GovLoop

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

In terms of communicating, internally and externally, that can be both a blessing and a curse. We talked to three employees at the Cambridge, Massachusetts, Community Development Department(CDD) about how they use visualization to help data fulfill its purpose. Agencies generate and analyze a lot of data these days.

Communications 59

Communications Engagement Community Development Transportation 59

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 30, 2024

Georgia introduced a new way to create transportation districts, then expected people to vote up or down in less than a year (" Failure of the transit-roads sales tax measure in Metro Atlanta ," 2012). Naturally, the business community especially the real estate development community was against and could spend a lot of money fighting it.

Voting 52

Voting Campaign Elected Officials Housing 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

AUGUST 26, 2023

Note that when I started out in revitalization work, DAG's Urban Design Evaluation Tool helped me think about how to approach proposals for new development in a systematic and "demanding" fashion. If we develop it right, and we include that impactful community program module, we can change the whole brand of Baltimore.”

Advocacy 52

Advocacy Development Community Programs Community Development 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 19, 2023

Neighborhood groups had to come together to come up with and implement a program of community improvements. The city developed a capacity building and training infrastructure to support it, after they realized the average community group didn't have the capacity to do it on their own.

Parks And Recreation 52

Parks And Recreation Elected Officials Engagement Advocacy 52

PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

JUNE 27, 2016

To date, Council and Administration have developed a strategic plan and completed a 4E (efficient, effective, equitable and economical) review of business plan and budget processes. Costs associated with this effort will be used to develop reporting tools and software, determine service levels and expectations, and to hire dedicated staff.

Budgeting 52

Budgeting Strategic Planning Implementation Development 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 20, 2023

how do we make this particular library or transit station or park or neighborhood "great"?); in terms of both (4) architecture and design; and (5) program/plan for what the functions within the building accomplish.

Social Media 52

Social Media Housing Economic Development Development 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JANUARY 19, 2024

A commitment to the development and production of a broad, comprehensive, visionary, and detailed revitalization plan/s (Bilbao, Hamburg, Liverpool); the creation of innovative and successful implementation organizations , with representatives from the public sector and private firms, to carry out the program.

Parks And Recreation 52

Parks And Recreation Elected Officials Implementation Development 52

NLC (National League of Cities)

JANUARY 13, 2023

In the late days of December, Congress passed the final budget package for 2023, setting funding levels for every federal agency and grant program for the year and averting a government shutdown.

Budgeting 107

Budgeting Government Community Development Housing 107

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

AUGUST 9, 2022

an urban design dating from the walking and transit city eras of urban development, therefore supporting walkability, transit, and biking 3. I argue that a lot of urban policy was developed when cities where losing population and stabilization was the primary goal, staunching outmigration. historic architecture 2.

Management 52

Management Nonprofit Parks And Recreation Development 52

The City Fix

MAY 1, 2024

By early 2025, countries are due to unveil new national climate commitments under the Paris Agreement, known as nationally determined contributions (NDCs). These commitments form the foundation of international climate action, establishing emissions-reduction targets and other measures that countries promise.

Community Development 69

Community Development Public Health Development Security 69

The City Fix

JANUARY 3, 2025

Public transit is not only a vital network connecting people to jobs, services and one another; it’s also an important climate solution. The world needs to double public transit capacity by 2030 as part of its larger roadmap to slash planet-warming emissions.

Community Development 52

Community Development Local Government Public Transportation Transportation 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Main Street commercial district revitalization practice grew out of HP and a desire to save "old buildings" in the face of the development of shopping centers, chain retail, and broken microeconomies. This entry became very long, so I broke it up.

Transportation 52

Transportation Parks And Recreation Economic Development Urban Planning 52

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Work First (TANF) , which provides direct cash assistance as well as assistance with childcare, transportation, job searches, and job training for eligible families who need help achieving self-sufficiency through employment. What types of social services programs is a county mandated to administer or provide? Additionally, G.S.

Social Services 63

Social Services Laws Supervision Community Development 63

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JULY 31, 2024

My biggest problem with it is the failure to get a transportation demand management program focused on getting people to the games by transit. The State Legislature forced the City to acquiesce to a team and related entertainment district for the basketball and new hockey teams. Plus the teams are winter-based.

Development 52

Development Public Policy Nonprofit Community Development 52

American City & Country

AUGUST 19, 2024

Greene, who runs an organic farm near Jonestown on land that was once a station on the Underground Railroad, serves on Envision’s steering committee and on the board of the Jonestown Community Development Corporation (CDC). Federal funding must adapt to the realities of engaging with under resourced communities.

Engagement 86

Engagement Community Engagement Cultivation Nonprofit 86

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 30, 2023

Transit adjacency is a plus for employee transportation. But I haven't seen a good transportation demand management study of hospital workers trip to work. (In Hospitals can be strong supporters of community development efforts, but it has to be designed into the program from the outset. HealthLine in Cleveland.

Parks And Recreation 52

Parks And Recreation Public Health Development Education 52

Partnership for Public Service

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Buy-in : Engage upper leadership to develop a personal connection to—and interest in—the success of pilot programs. Storytelling : Communicate clearly, early and often. Culture : Psychological and bureaucratic barriers against innovation are often ingrained in the culture of an organization. Addressing these hurdles early eases uptake.

Government 49

Government Cultivation Sustainability Public Service 49

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

And probably the death of Joe Englert, the impresario who helped develop many of the early establishments on the corridor, many with particularly interesting and creative business models, hasn't helped. My overall take is that revitalization and commercial district success requires constant, ongoing management.

Press Release 52

Press Release Public Safety Transportation Development 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

There were a couple of other reports too: DC at the Crossroads: Transportation Choices Today Could Bring Pleasant Living, Less Traffic Tomorrow by the local chapter of Friends of the Earth, and reports for the Financial Control Board by Alice Rivlin.) Building neighborhood confidence/The Myth of Community Development.

Transportation 52

Transportation Community Development Housing Urban Planning 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JANUARY 23, 2025

In the annals of sports related and mega events transportation demand management as discussed in myriad blog entries, with a summary at the end, SEPTA, the transit agency for Philadelphia, is offering free transit after Sunday's game, but just on the Broad Street Line. The free rides will be sponsored by the betting website Draft Kings.

Transportation 52

Transportation Sustainability Development Management 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 13, 2025

Also see " 8 Great Tips to Start a Community Garden ," Sunset Magazine. transportation (" Sec. Duffy Moves to Rescind Billions for Woke Transportation on Feb. Interestingly, while LISC and the Enterprise Foundation have lost their grants, Habitat for Humanity, which is religious affiliated, did not.)

Government 52

Government Nonprofit Housing Sustainability 52