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Google Public Sector announces Board of Directors

Google Public Sector

When Google Public Sector was announced in June 2022, it was a sign of Google’s strong commitment in serving the needs of U.S. military sensors, platforms, commanders, and operators in order to increase battle readiness and responsiveness. federal, state, and local governments, and education institutions. public sector customers.

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From LAX to ONT: The Transfer of Ontario International Airport and its Economic Implications

The Lowe Down

Domestic flights make up the majority of all flights across all years between 2002 and 2022. Naturally, during the recession, fewer people were traveling to save money, so ONT experienced a 2.31% monthly decline from December 2007 to June 2009. We first analyze air traffic statistics before and after the acquisition. of revenues.

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

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Operating safely isn’t a choice. I guess WMATA still has this opportunity with upcoming 50th anniversary of the start of service--2026--to get their "stuff" together, rebuild the consensus, actually figure out how to operate the system, grow it, if possible, etc. We are keeping customers at the center of everything we do.

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Desperate times sometimes lead to a more marketing-oriented guise: WMATA/Metrorail | Bonus: WMATA's financial crisis

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Red Line trains will operate every six minutes, while Blue, Orange and Silver line trains will arrive every 12 minutes. Step 4: WRT WMATA, declare force majeure, and contract out operation of the heavy rail system to Hong Kong's MTR. The agency will begin increasing service after 4 p.m. to accommodate crowds. Step 3: Fix the Funding.

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Incrementalism as a concept of iterative improvement in government project development no longer a legitimate public administration theory

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

It took 13 years to make it operational after planning first started--by contrast it took Seattle four years, and they've since expanded. DC streetcar advocates are holding a community event to advocate for expansion of the streetcar to Ward 7, which DC Council recently defunded. A perfect example is the DC streetcar.

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Gaps in Parks Master Planning: Part Three | Planning for Climate Change

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

When I worked in Baltimore County in 2009/2010, I was struck by the rise in interest and involvement in sustainability--many communities were creating sustainability plans, colleges and universities and other institutions renewed their environmental initiatives around sustainability, communities like Baltimore created sustainability commissions.

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The GSE Public-Private Hybrid Model Flunks Again: This Time It’s the Federal Home Loan Bank System (Part 2)

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

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.

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