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Park system ratings for 2023 | Trust for Public Land ParkScore® rating system

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

From the article: Park size was not significant after controlling Supervised activities and onsite marketing were significantly related to increased park use and MVPA [moderate to vigorous physical activity] person hours. They used a measurement tool called System of Observing Play and Recreationin Communities (SOPARC).

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Need for social marketing initiatives around installation of neighborhood traffic calming initiatives: Salt Lake City

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Sometimes kids play in it, but with supervision. That scandalizes my MIL, but I'm not about to get into a debate with her about how the car companies and their allies changed the definition of street to be car centric instead of people centered. It's not fancy. It's temporary.

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Leaving Academia With Dr. Julie Ann Ward, Dr. Stephanie Weaver, and Dr. Krista Kurlinkus

Grant Writing Made Easy

Self-directed worker For better or worse, a lot of work in academia happens without supervision. But my intuition, recognition of unease through identifying the physical manifestation of it, and then my ability to trace the cause of that unease helped me quickly and definitively make a decision to no longer consider that house.

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Strategies for Landing Your Dream Job in Parks & Recreation

Let's Talk Parks

Marissa: Yes, definitely. That’s what I used to do with some of the employees that actually supervised who are going for a promotion. So that’s probably my best advice right now. Marissa, does any of that ring true for you?

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The GSE Public-Private Hybrid Model Flunks Again: This Time It’s the Federal Home Loan Bank System (Part 2)

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

Together, parts 1 and 2 of the analysis are essential to understand the FHFA Report and how its proposed reforms are most definitely needed. ” Note the complete lack of any concept of “mission” in this definition – signifying how far the FHLBanks had drifted from a balance of mission and profit. See [link]. [25]

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Technical Leadership Needs Advance The Politics-Administration Dichotomy

Public Policy Blog

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.