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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. Before Ohio’s new county land banks were conceived, the main goal from 2004 to 2006 was to respond to local leaders’ demand for speedier tax foreclosure of long tax-delinquent vacant and abandoned lands.

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

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Though I am privileged to be the general manager, it’s your Metro, so please let us know how we can serve you better. I am empowering all staff members to own our service outcomes and to proudly represent America’s transit system. As you travel the region this fall, I hope you will choose Metro.

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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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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 suggested many things over the years including: -- creating a transportation management district for the Capitol Hill area, serving Eastern Market. They still haven't.

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The 50 Best City Manager Blogs, Sites, and More

Masters in Public Administration

A city manager is often charged with managing the city’s budget, various offices, and a ton of other responsibilities. To help learn more about what a city manager does, we have gathered the 50 best city manager blogs, sites, and more. Best West City Manager Blogs. Best East City Manager Blogs.

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Hospitals as urban anchors/revitalization levers, not usually, but with great potential to serve communities in important ways: Examples are two forthcoming projects by Intermountain Health and University of Utah Health

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

But I haven't seen a good transportation demand management study of hospital workers trip to work. (In Instead, he emboldened the hospital's board to break away from the chain in 2009 and become independent. Transit adjacency is a plus for employee transportation. Anthony has posted operating income nearly every year since.

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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

Louis regional transit planning process as a model for what needs to be done in the DC Metropolitan region " (2009) DC area transit planning and operations is an extreme example of gaps. The concept of a multi-regional and multi-state transit network is outlined in " The meta-regional transit network " (2009).