The City Fix
FEBRUARY 22, 2021
One study counted 54 building collapse deaths and 122 injuries in Kampala, Uganda, between 2004 and 2008. Another identified 112 cases in Lagos, Nigeria, from 1978 to 2008. Incidents of building collapse are worryingly common in large African cities.
The City Fix
JANUARY 12, 2023
Aileen Monsale, a resident of Iloilo City, Philippines, lost her home in 2008 after devastating floods hit the low-lying city following Typhoon Fengshen – which many called a “storm of the century.”
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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC
DECEMBER 9, 2022
Local government support is crucial to successful CLTs, and strategies vary between municipalities (Davis and Jacobus 2008). Cambridge, MA: Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, 2008. Working Paper, Lincoln Institute for Land Policy , 2008.
Iron Sharpens Iron
JULY 21, 2022
Prior to her employment at NKCDC, Mary led a team of Housing Counselors as their supervisor at lntercultural Family Services from 2008 until 2017. Prior to her employment at NKCDC, Mary led a team of Housing Counselors as their supervisor at lntercultural Family Services from 2008 until 2017.
Iron Sharpens Iron
JANUARY 17, 2023
In 2008, the organization stepped out on faith, clipped their wings, and began soaring independently. In 2008, the organization stepped out on faith, clipped their wings, and began soaring independently.
Iron Sharpens Iron
JULY 21, 2022
Prior to her employment at NKCDC, Mary led a team of Housing Counselors as their supervisor at lntercultural Family Services from 2008 until 2017. Prior to her employment at NKCDC, Mary led a team of Housing Counselors as their supervisor at lntercultural Family Services from 2008 until 2017.
Iron Sharpens Iron
JANUARY 17, 2023
In 2008, the organization stepped out on faith, clipped their wings, and began soaring independently. In 2008, the organization stepped out on faith, clipped their wings, and began soaring independently. Pam Bridgeforth is Managing Director of Camden Repertory Theatre and former Director of Programs for the Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations. In this mini episode, Pam talks with Leon and De'Wayne about building community and poetry.
Open Access Government - Technology News
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
It’s not as bad as 2008. Code Enigma discusses how a worldwide recession would affect IT spending, the tech industry, and macroeconomic trends.
The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)
AUGUST 30, 2022
Of course, this realization of what it took to counter and restore the market confidence then collapsing at the height of the GFC in the second half of 2008 and into 2009 didn’t happen all at once. 30] I note that this is true today but it was not in 2007 and 2008. Background.
The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)
AUGUST 12, 2022
This concentrated mortgage credit exposure was the core reason the GSEs lost market confidence in 2008, leading to conservatorship by the government.) This is exactly what happened in 2008, resulting in a considerable loss to the GSEs on their publicly reported financial statements.
Death and Taxes
JANUARY 28, 2021
Prior to moving to KPMG in July 2008, Mr. Duncan spent the previous 20 years as Executive Director of the Federation of Tax Administrators, the association representing the principal state revenue collection agencies in each of the 50 states, D.C., Mr. Duncan received New York University’s Outstanding Achievement in State and Local Taxation Award in December 2006 and was awarded the IRS Commissioner’s Award in June 2008.
Open Access Government - Technology News
MARCH 3, 2023
Against this background, Japan established a “Technical Committee on Extremely Advanced Optical Transmission Technologies (EXAT)” in 2008, intending to further expand optical fibre transmission capacity.
CRA Today
NOVEMBER 17, 2021
According to a report from Terner Center for Housing Innovation at UC Berkeley earlier this year, “ between 2008 and 2019, 80 percent of (affordable housing) developments layered between four to eight sources of funding (including equity).”
Let's Talk Parks
FEBRUARY 21, 2022
So I started back in 2008 working part time as an activity leader in one of our after school programs. Parks and Recreation programs are one of the key ways of delivering service to thousands of community members every year.
Disaster Planning and Emergency Management
OCTOBER 21, 2022
But in 2008 floods stretched from Alnwick in Northumberland to Tewksbury in Somerset, nearly 500 km away. Interestingly, since the first edition in 2008, pandemics have been regarded as the leading risk in terms of their probability of occurrence and seriousness of consequences.
Andy Feldman's Gov Innovator podcast
AUGUST 26, 2016
We get insights from Michael Nutter who served for eight years at the Mayor of Philadelphia, from 2008 to January 2016. We get insights from Michael Nutter who served for eight years at the Mayor of Philadelphia, from 2008 to January 2016.
Andy Feldman's Gov Innovator podcast
OCTOBER 14, 2021
Julie Kirksick ( @kerksick ) served as New Hope’s Executive Director from 1997 to 2008 and as Associate Director prior to that.
Andy Feldman's Gov Innovator podcast
FEBRUARY 14, 2016
Michael Nutter served as Mayor of Philadelphia from 2008 to 2016. But Mayor Michael Nutter has undoubtedly made an outsized impact on the city, creating a Philadelphia that’s cleaner, safer, smarter and more fiscally sound than the city he began leading in 2008.”
NLRG (National Legal Research Group)
MARCH 18, 2022
2008); San Jose Charter of Hells Angels v. Trish Sifka —Senior Attorney, National Legal Research Group. In May 2021, the Eight h Circuit affirmed the denial of the City of Minneapolis’s and a police officer’s motion to dismiss dog owners’ unlawful search and seizure claim under 42 U.S.C.
The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)
MARCH 10, 2023
In the years immediately following conservatorship (which began in September 2008), the FHFA increasingly took over setting the average G-fee. This all ended in 2008, when even the most ardent GSE defenders in Congress went quiet as the two companies collapsed into conservatorship.
The Lowe Down
NOVEMBER 1, 2022
For instance, at a given level of mail-in voting, turnout was highest in 2008 and far lower in 2016 and 2012. Article By Noah Hendelman. The 2020 United States presidential election saw a major increase in mail-in voting as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
This resulted in the government taking them over in September 2008 and injecting $187B of taxpayer money to keep them solvent. percent range in the years prior to 2008, they now average around.50 The housing market has just experienced one of the largest upcycles in history.
Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends
NOVEMBER 9, 2021
Although she began running in high school, Mirna recommitted to the sport after a health scare in 2008. It’s hard to believe, but it is already November. One of my favorite things to do this time of year is get outside and take in all the beautiful fall foliage and crisp air here in Virginia, and I’m fortunate to have some great trails close to my home, which has really benefitted my physical and mental health.
Rebuilding Place in Urban Space
MARCH 1, 2023
During the period of the (post) 2008 recession, Walmart, recognizing that it achieved about as much growth as it could in the suburbs and exurbs, decided to focus on cities.
Andy Feldman's Gov Innovator podcast
APRIL 13, 2016
Milwaukee’s Teen Pregnancy Prevention Initiative, launched in 2008, is a citywide effort led by the United Way of Greater Milwaukee and Waukesha County. The initiative set a goal in 2008 to reduce Milwaukee’s teen births by 46% over 10 years.
Policy Chats
APRIL 15, 2020
Between 2002 and 2008, Mr. Levine served as a member of the California State Legislature where he was chair in the Assembly Committee on Utilities and Commerce.
Rebuilding Place in Urban Space
OCTOBER 19, 2022
RTS did this when they were successful, so that when the 2008 recession hit, they were well placed to operate and survive financial setbacks that crippled other transit authorities who were not as well situated.
Disaster Planning and Emergency Management
OCTOBER 23, 2020
Since 2008, pandemics have been top of the list of 96 threats and hazards in the UK National Risk Register of Civil Emergencies in all editions. Plans were made in the UK in 2006, 2008, 2011 and 2014.
Death and Taxes
JULY 21, 2021
We started reviewing the revenue structures of all municipalities in Florida from 2008 to 2018, considering recession exerts different impacts on each revenue source. Guest Contributors: Hai (David) Guo and Can Chen. What is the most significant fiscal challenge for the municipal governments facing the unexpected outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic?
Community and Economic Development Program of UNC
MAY 17, 2022
In 2008, the General Assembly added a provision to G.S. The General Assembly’s legislative staff addressed the uniformity question in its bill summary with the equivalent of a shrug emoji: Although the bill addresses primarily a local issue and Mecklenburg County is the only county known to meet all of the conditions set forth in the bill, any county that conducted a revaluation between 2008 and 2012 can meet the bill conditions.
The Lowe Down
JANUARY 5, 2022
In the US, fertility rates have been steadily declining since the 2008 Financial Crisis, where “births have sunk below replacement level” (Miller). Article by Nicolas De Mello. The Impact of GDP shocks on Fertility Rates.
Rebuilding Place in Urban Space
NOVEMBER 4, 2022
Since the 2008 Recession, Wall Street venture capital firms have developed large portfolios of single family housing, converting the properties to rental from owner occupied. Arts and retail focused community development corporations.
Disaster Planning and Emergency Management
AUGUST 20, 2021
For example, in the 2008 hurricane season, four named storms arrived.
Andy Feldman's Gov Innovator podcast
APRIL 15, 2016
He was the first director of IES and served in that role from 2002 to 2008. Over the last 15 years, the field of education has become considerably more evidence focused, including a growing number of high-quality studies about how to help students succeed in school.
Rebuilding Place in Urban Space
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
From the article: The District is playing hardball in a dispute with the owner of Nationals Park, effectively threatening to shut down the stadium if Events DC fails to develop the commercial and retail space it promised before the ballpark’s 2008 opening.
Rebuilding Place in Urban Space
AUGUST 25, 2022
On an e-list there's been a discussion of suburban TOD and someone mentioned this journal article, " Seven American TODs: Good practices for urban design in Transit-Oriented Development projects ," Journal of Transport and Land Use , 2008.)
Disaster Planning and Emergency Management
MARCH 11, 2020
US Homeland Security Council 2005, UK Government 2008), while in others it did not. UK Government 2008. It is now more than ten years since there was a general push to induce countries to plan for pandemics (WHO 2005). In some quarters, it had an immediate effect (e.g.,
NLRG (National Legal Research Group)
MARCH 16, 2021
2008)] and Matter of W-G-R- , both of which were precedential decisions issued by a three-member panel of the BIA, the BIA's determination on both counts is entitled to Chevron deference."). Suzanne L. Bailey —Senior Attorney, National Legal Research Group. It is well-established law that when a federal court reviews a federal agency's construction of a statute it administers, the court will look to whether Congress has addressed the precise question at issue.
The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)
JANUARY 13, 2022
To aid in this process, researchers should equip policymakers with evidence of the benefits of affordable housing and, just as importantly, the lack of evidence that shelters reduce surrounding property values ( Furman Center, 2008 ).
Rebuilding Place in Urban Space
OCTOBER 13, 2022
There was an article in my newsfeed that Kroger, the largest supermarket company, is going to buy Albertsons, the second largest supermarket company (" Albertsons merger with Kroger could be announced this week ," CNBC. A few years ago, Albertsons bought Safeway and its banners. Kroger.
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