Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

OCTOBER 21, 2022

In the UK this is the Civil Contingencies Act of November 2004. It lacks a national emergency operations centre. For the ops people in Rome there is a cluster of five emergency operations rooms in a substantial purpose-built complex. In The Hague there is a compact but technologically advanced operations centre.

Management 92

Management 2020 2021 Events 92

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

You can never stop (" MAIN STREET NICHES IN A MASS SALES WORLD ," Neil Peirce, 2004). My overall take is that revitalization and commercial district success requires constant, ongoing management. Even more than the Atlas Theater rehabilitation.

2016 52

2016 Article 2013 Press Release 52

NLRG (National Legal Research Group)

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Order N-33-20 (Californians must "stay home or at their place of residence except as needed to maintain continuity of operations of the federal critical infrastructure sectors"); D.C. may continue to operate but must limit all in-person shopping to no more than 10 patrons per establishment"). See, e.g., Cal. Brown Amusement Co. ,

2002 40

2002 Regulations 2006 2004 40

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

MARCH 11, 2024

It was established by Congress in 1932 and today consists of 11 regional FHLBanks that operate as one system, cross-guaranteeing each other’s debts. Additionally, other recommendations were made to update aspects of how the FHLBanks operate to reflect the current environment rather than what existed many decades ago.

2008 59

2008 Regulations Housing Legislation 59

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

I participated in a workshop on the plaza led by Project for Public Spaces and Scenic America in 2004 ( write up ). But the South Hall vendors I don't think want more competition and the city and CAC members think it's more important to make revenue from facility rental to otherwise support subsidizing operations of the rest of the market.

Nonprofit 52

Nonprofit Development Management Events 52

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

MARCH 4, 2024

The private persona of a GSE is that it is owned and capitalized by the private sector and operated as a for-profit company. As an example of their lobbying power, in 2004 and 2005 the George W. Additionally, the GSEs did not commercially operate like efficient and competitive business organizations.

2008 88

2008 Legislation Housing 2004 88

AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 13, 2023

This origin story traces back to the founding of the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud ( Amazon EC2 ) service in 2004, which is now regarded as one of the fundamental pieces of cloud computing technology. According to the EIS, AWS operations will add an estimated ZAR 68 billion more to South Africa’s GDP by 2029.

2029 98

2029 2018 Public Sector Sustainability 98

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JUNE 15, 2023

The answer is: Create a single multi-state/regional multi-modal transit planning, management, and operations authority association.") (And because in DC area transit there are competing interests and agencies and they don't work together very well. " But also schools.

Parks And Recreation 52

Parks And Recreation Nonprofit Government Agency 2004 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 29, 2024

I first heard this concept expressed by David Barth at a presentation in 2004. Unfortunately now both trees are gone--although I did let willow oaks reseed so we'll see what happens. Streets/street trees as linear parks. North Columbus Avenue, Galion, Ohio, c. 1920s Most cities have urban forestry units.

Books 52

Books Housing Article 2004 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 21, 2024

Cities cost money to operate. I argue that that section of the Metro operates "monocentrically" while the overall design of the system is polycentric, which doesn't help the city so much--BART is a great example of a polycentric system, although SF doesn't really need it because it has its own rail-based transit system.

Economic Development 52

Economic Development Development Parks And Recreation Housing 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 1, 2024

The Economic Impact of Local Parks: An Examination of the Economic Impacts of Operations and Capital Spending on the United States Economy , National Recreation and Parks Association). When it is the Idea Store ,” 2004, Guardian ). And if there is a lot of kid visitation, well kids don't spend money. I can't think of a worse walk.

Parks And Recreation 52

Parks And Recreation 2014 Education Development 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 26, 2023

I know the argument that because the District of Columbia is the National Capital, park and urban design features should be operated by the federal government as an element of beautification. After all, that's how it's done in Paris (" Why Paris Works ," New York Times Magazine , 1992). But there are many others.

Operations 52

Operations 2019 2004 Local Government 52

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

One, it placed the companies into conservatorship, an obscure legal status in which they would continue to operate, but with their regulator, the FHFA, [3] in operational control of the companies in lieu of their stockholders and boards of directors. The Bush administration, therefore, did two things.

Legislation 105

Legislation 2008 2012 2019 105

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

DECEMBER 19, 2023

This let the system get sloppy in terms of finance, budgeting, and understanding why "WMATA is so successful at funding operations from farebox revenue." But there are over 20 operators of the various services, including private operators of bus lines. My solution: Step 1: creating a regional transport association. Start over.

2006 52

2006 2004 Transportation 2009 52

Public Policy Blog

JANUARY 12, 2016

Bush in 2004. 7) Meeting people where they are is not just a metaphor for social media but I think an extension of how the Obama administration has attempted to operate a particular type of constituent outreach. First live webcast on the Internet happened in the President George W. Bush administration in 2002. Look out world.

Social Media 40

Social Media 2016 Housing Engagement 40