Understanding the New ATF Firearm Dealership Regulations
NLC (National League of Cities)
APRIL 17, 2024
Local elected officials play a crucial role in ensuring public safety and regulatory compliance within their communities.
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Are combination inspectors a good choice for municipalities?
American City & Country
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
The fire in London spurred renewed scrutiny of fire safety regulations globally following a report that showed there was a drive by both major political parties to free businesses from the burden of safety regulations. Throughout history, the adoption and enforcement of building codes came as a last step instead of the first.
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NYU Furman Center Co-Faculty Director Vicki Been Submits Testimony on the Charter Revision
The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
.” Housing Development in New York City Timeline The key risks across the three phases outlined in Professor Been’s testimony include: Developers must make high-risk, upfront investments before elected officials commit to supporting a project. labor requirements, community benefit agreements).
The Tyranny of the “Community”: Transcending the Public Meeting
Human Transit
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
While we have plenty of regulations telling us to have public meetings, but not explaining why. No matter how profoundly we are transforming access to opportunity in a city, most fortunate people, including most elected officials, only care if we propose to build something. (I What questions are we supposed to be asking?
Urban planning when things are going well: DC, 2014 (The Office of Planning under Harriet Tregoning)
Rebuilding Place in Urban Space
JANUARY 22, 2025
At the same time planners (and elected officials) are supposed to be helping the citizens. Growth vs. shrinking | young vs. old | urban vs. suburban | historic preservation vs. limited building regulation. Planners are the classic example of boundary spanners.
A History of Ohio Land Banking 2009–2021: From Legislation to Operation
Center for Community Progress
JUNE 6, 2022
At the height of the foreclosure crisis post-2008, a group of elected officials, community development practitioners, and lawyers came together to craft a strategy to respond to the hemorrhaging real estate market in Ohio. As a result, many of these lots remain in municipal land banks for years.
Writing Grants When You’re NOT a Grant Writer
DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services
JUNE 24, 2022
They are firefighters, teachers, administrative assistants, program directors, accountants, and even elected officials and board members.
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