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Policy Minute: Eliminating Minimum Parking Requirements

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The New York City Council is currently considering the Department of City Planning’s City of Yes for Housing Opportunity (COYHO) zoning reform proposal, and is set to vote on the proposed changes by the end of the year.

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How to Effectively Plan Your Public Involvement Initiative for Transport

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From urban planning and public transportation development to local government projects, the public should always play a vital role in the decision-making process and have their voices heard. Opportunity for our team to respond to all comments and interact with public feedback in real-time. school, work, etc.).

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Community safety partnership for MacArthur Park in Los Angeles?

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

The neighborhood is primarily made up of low-income Spanish-speaking people, many of them undocumented residents who cant vote and can be easily ignored even though theyre a critical part of L.A.s ," LAT , " Can key politicians in Los Angeles help MacArthur Park? Theyre going to try ," LA Daily News ).The economy, present and future.

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Defining deviance down: Disorder and cities in 2022

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Written by Daniel Patrick Moynihan in 1993, and explaining the decline of public facilities and spaces in New York City, it made the point that instead of addressing the nuisance/noxious/criminal activities and consequences, instead deviance was redefined, redefinition once anti-community acts as acceptable.

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The most momentous transportation story of 2025 has already occurred: imposition of NYC's congestion zone

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Now what? ," Los Angeles Times ) for fear it could swing votes to Republicans, only to go on to agree after the election. Revenues from the congestion charge are earmarked for much-needed improvements to New Yorks ageing subway and other public-transport systems. hoped to learn from NYCs congestion pricing rollout.

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After a Tumultuous 2024, What’s Next for Cities?

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2024 has been a tumultuous year: More than half the worlds population went to the ballot box some voting for radical change extraordinary weather events have devastated communities and countries have been rocked by continued violent conflict.

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