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Paris votes to ban electric scooters

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

From " Parisians vote to ban rental e-scooters from French capital by huge margin ," Guardian: Parisians have voted to rid the streets of the French capital of rental electric scooters, with an overwhelming 90% of votes cast supporting a ban, official results show. Poor parking. Photo: Alamy. Reckless driving.

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Creating a Safe Space for Youth and Teens — Episode 119

Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

It’s hard to believe September is already here and in just a couple weeks, park and recreation professionals from across the country will gather in Phoenix, Arizona, at the 2022 NRPA Annual Conference. 10 parks are nominated. 10 parks are nominated. 3 will be selected to win a $75,000 refresh. Niagara Water.

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How to Make Your Voice Heard on Election Day and Beyond — Episode 077

Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

And whether you mailed in your ballot, voted early or are still undecided as you listen to this episode, we know that our guests today are going to provide sage wisdom on all things elections, voting and why it’s important to advocate at the federal, state and local level. Today is Election Day! Congress in a few months.

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City of Joplin, MO Residents Engage with City Budget Survey to Rank Seven City Priorities

PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

Residents were not asked to vote on specific city services to fund or how much funding they thought should go toward specific services. It ends with: "Where would you place your votes?" ." - City Manager Sam Anselm The City of Joplin, Missouri is in their first year of the priority based budgeting process. And the results are in!

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The Year in Review: A Listen Back at Your Favorite Episodes of 2021 — Episode 105

Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

We were also nominated by Blue Ridge Magazine for the Best of the Blue Ridge awards, which we’ll be finding out the results of in February – so another thank you to everyone who voted for the podcast! It’s so hard to believe that we’re coming to the end of another year. It’s not easy — and especially not in the work that many of you do.

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Montgomery County Maryland Planning Board resigns

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

The council, which appoints the board, voted unanimously in a closed session Tuesday to ask the entire board to resign, according to two people familiar with the vote. Casey Anderson, chair of the Montgomery County Planning Board, in Forest Grove Park in Silver Spring in 2018. has 421 parks.

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Five Placemaking Projects that Empower Community Engagement

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Here’s our round-up of five placemaking community engagement examples to draw some inspiration from: Informing Residents of New Precincts in a City Centre Neighbourhood Activity Centre Long-Term Frameworks Community’s collective vision Enhancements for a Park City of Kalgoorlie Boulder | Kal City Centre 1.