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A History of Ohio Land Banking 2009–2021: From Legislation to Operation

Center for Community Progress

The disproportionate impact in Ohio paved the way for Ohio’s General Assembly to pass a comprehensive county land bank statute in 2009. The government land banks’ ability to transact these properties is more regulated and less flexible when it comes to property disposition compared to private-entity transactions.

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WMATA is pathetic: of course it belongs to "the public"

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

The question of how best to fund Metro is an important one that requires thought leadership and extensive community input. It begins with “What do we want Metro to be?” My point is you ask for money when you are wildly successful and everyone is looking to join the bandwagon, not when you are failing, in crisis, and you have few friends.

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State of the Nation - a UK Perspective on Covid-19

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

Since the start of the crisis, I have constantly affirmed that the key to understanding the effects of this pandemic is the UK Government's failure to give adequate weight to emergency planning and management (Alexander 2020a, 2020b). The scenario for this pandemic (excluding the recovery) was fully formulated over the period 2003-2009.

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Top 50 City Government Blogs

Masters in Public Administration

They all have city governments that can range from a department of thousands to a temporary meeting place with a part time staff. Although the average citizen may just think of government as an entity that solely exists to tax and spend, there is more going on than that. He was also reelected in 2005 and again in 2009.

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Eastern Market DC's 150th anniversary last weekend | And my never realized master plan for the market

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

In 2009, I was appointed to serve on the Community Advisory Committee, representing the Eastern Market Preservation and Development Corporation. I first proposed to the city creating TMDs in 2005/2006. We did this in 2008 or 2009. It's like, how good do you think DC government as an entity is at marketing now?

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WMATA and MWCOG announce new joint transit initiative | Could a regional "transport association" be on the horizon, or just a transit bailout?

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

According to Twitter and other news sources (" WMATA and MWCOG announce new joint transit initiative ," DC News Now) WMATA the operator of regional subway and bus services, and the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, are going to start working together. If it wasn't forthcoming, only then cut service.

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10 Awesome Repurposed Emergency Bunkers

Emergency Management Degree Guide

They also offer a fascinating glimpse into the ways in which governments around the world reacted to tense and potentially perilous situations. And in 2006, Bunker-42 was bought privately and re-purposed as a Cold War museum, restaurant, karaoke bar, conference center and wedding venue. The Shelter (Nightclub) – Shanghai, China.

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