GovLoop

JULY 26, 2024

The unprecedented law, enacted in 1990, affirmed the rights of the disabled, making public spaces, places of employment and transportation less discriminatory. Significant changes across the public and private sectors were needed so disabled individuals could fully participation in public and economic life in the United States.

Advocacy 110

Advocacy Regulations Public Transportation Transportation 110

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Some time ago, I learned about how the LA Police Department in association with the Housing Authority, created what they called a community safety partnership, to put officers full time in high crime housing projects. The program has been quite successful (" After Years Of Violence, L.A.'s

Parks And Recreation 52

Parks And Recreation Social Services Sanitation Engagement 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JULY 25, 2023

There are three bus stops--no shelters--alongside Sugar House Park for which I am on the board, and I hope that we work with the Utah Transit Authority to put shelters in, and at at least two of the locations, to incorporate greenery. The New York Times has an article on a bus shelter public art project, " Watching for the Bus Stop Gallery."

Public Transportation 52

Public Transportation Outreach Transportation Sustainability 52

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

AUGUST 18, 2023

What does this have to do with winning grants under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL)? Justice40 can potentially change how we view public works projects and how we measure their benefits to populations most in need. Quite a bit. For example, CEJST uses 2010 data to define census tracts that comprise disadvantaged communities.

Fundraising 98

Fundraising Grant Writer Laws Public Transportation 98

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

New York City zoning laws require minimum off-street parking in many areas, which often results in an oversupply of parking spaces where market demand for off-street parking is relatively low. These mandates increase development costs, reducing the feasibility of new housing projects and ultimately limiting the supply of housing.

Housing 59

Housing Development Regulations Public Transportation 59

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Photo: Johnny Hanson/Houston Chronicle The battles over transportation access were central to the Civil Rights movement. Transit Equity Day , set by the American Public Transportation Association as February 4th , during African American/Black History Month, is one way to acknowledge this. 9, in Houston. Complete scan.

Transportation 52

Transportation Public Transportation Laws Campaign 52