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

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

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Local Government Budgeting Public Transportation Transportation 78

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

And it turns out I had written something similar in 2007!!!!!! -- " It's time to create the "Port Authority" of Montgomery and Prince George's Counties " That was true in 2014 and 2007, and is still true in 2022. Bilbao as an example of Transformational Projects Action Planning."

Housing 52

Housing Community Development Development Nonprofit 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 64

Communications Engagement Community Development Transportation 64

Center for Community Progress

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Surface Transportation and CDBG: Combined expenditure limits. Additionally, ARPA SLFRF used for Surface Transportation and Title I projects must supplement, not supplant, other federal, state, territorial, Tribal, and local government funds that are otherwise available for these projects.

Transportation 52

Transportation Public Health Disaster Response Housing 52

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

JANUARY 17, 2023

With a nod to the regional approach mentioned above, the report states, “ The North Carolina Healthy Food Retail Task Force acknowledges that efforts to increase access to healthy, affordable food should fit with the state’s greater economic development agenda. This program targets both economic development and community development.

Economic Development 76

Economic Development Community Development Laws Development 76

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

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

I like the idea of ten year terms to be able to "force" transportation demand management agreements on teams (" Framework of characteristics that support successful community development in association with the development of professional sports facilities "). But those facilities are all privately owned.

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Urban Planning Development Legislation Government 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JANUARY 23, 2023

For another, as I've written, the primary spending categories are lodging , transportation , and food and drink (hospitality). Most hotels are owned by non-local interest, same with transportation like airlines. (Net revenue would be $7,700 per seat, still quite high.)

Economic Development 52

Economic Development Development Community Development Transportation 52

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). My experience in the civic arena is that it takes "a couple rounds" of putting the idea out there before there is consensus to go forward.

Voting 52

Voting Campaign Elected Officials Housing 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 109

Budgeting Government Community Development Housing 109

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 19, 2023

The Asset Based Community Development Institute , now at DePaul University, is focused on supporting the development of ground up citizen capacity and projects Community Design Centers were a 1960s and 1970s initiative to provide urban design assistance to neighborhoods.

Parks And Recreation 52

Parks And Recreation Elected Officials Engagement Advocacy 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Proposed Gatineau light rail loop to Ottawa to serve museums and the Byward Public Market is another model for intra-district transportation.

Parks And Recreation 52

Parks And Recreation Development Economic Development Voting 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

PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

JUNE 27, 2016

It is your council’s perceptions of what they believe is most important to taxpayers in achieving our long-term goals and meeting the needs of our county as identified in various master plans such as transportation and transit, agriculture and others.

Budgeting 52

Budgeting Strategic Planning Implementation Development 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

AUGUST 26, 2023

The buildings are big and usually the ground plane is not set up to be vibrant and active, the rents are high for the spaces that exist, and retail businesses focused on events in the building still have to find customers for the other 200-300 days of the year when there isn't anything going on in the arena.

Advocacy 52

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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

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JANUARY 19, 2024

1) neighborhood/district/city/county wide as part of a master plan; (2) within functional elements of a master plan such as transportation, housing, or economic development; and (3) within a specific project (e.g., how do we make this particular library or transit station or park or neighborhood "great"?);

Parks And Recreation 52

Parks And Recreation Elected Officials Implementation Development 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

AUGUST 9, 2022

So it's the "entertainment city" idea but extending it to many more elements, making work and other spaces "more fun," engaging and active.

Management 52

Management Nonprofit Parks And Recreation Development 52

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

Of course, there are many more pieces on this broad topic as I was trying to figure things out. -- " The community development approach and the revitalization of DC's H Street corridor: congruent or oppositional approaches? This entry became very long, so I broke it up. So does Friends of the Parks in Chicago.

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

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

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

Partnership for Public Service

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Damiana Astudillo , senior director for human and community development, Millenium Challenge Corporation – Established the Behavior and User Experience Hub to focus services on constituent needs. 18, 2024 Featuring: Cara Rose, Title, Agency – Reducing customer burden through data analysis and generative AI.

Government 49

Government Cultivation Sustainability Public Service 49

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

But transportation is the biggest issue, better connections making it easier for people to go to other nearby districts, some of which (as I wrote about in the Eastern Market piece ) are more carefully managed to be constantly "on." My sense, since they are "medical" and the people don't consume the stuff nearby, that it's less of an issue.

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Press Release Public Safety Transportation Development 52

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.

Parks And Recreation 52

Parks And Recreation Public Health Development Education 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

Federal law requires these awards to be managed and distributed by national intermediaries; HUDs own guidance for these awards, which are meant to provide support for capacity-building and community development, requires recipients to advance housing justice and support underserved communities. transportation (" Sec.

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