Librarian.net

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Previous librarian.net summaries: 2020 , 2019 , 2018 , 2017 , 2016 , 2015 , 2014 , 2013 , 2012 , 2011 , 2010 , 2009 , 2007 , 2006 , 2005 , 2004. Here are stats for the books that I finished. average read per month: 9.6. average read per week: 2.2. number read in worst month: 6 (February). number unfinished: 0.

2021 52

2021 Books 2006 2007 52

Andy Feldman's Gov Innovator podcast

AUGUST 26, 2016

In particular, the Nutter Administration established strategic goals with measurable targets; launched PhillyStat, Philadelphia’s performance management system; established Philadelphia’s open data policy in 2012 and launched an open data portal in 2015; and launched Philly 311, the city’s online customer service system.

2016 52

2016 2008 2012 Government 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

DECEMBER 29, 2022

. -- " All the talk of e-government, digital government, and open source government is really about employing the design method ," 2012 -- " Creating the right program vs. the hype of big data ," 2013 -- " Does the focus on big data mean we miss the opportunity for better use of "little data" ," 2015 -- " For a lot of "urban problems" the issue isn't (..)

Article 52

Article 2012 2013 Development 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In turn that would help to spur development of the Pepco power plant site, which stopped producing electricity in 2012, and Benning Road further east, and Minnesota Avenue. Other areas too.) Giants fans leave the MUNI headed for the park. October 24, 2002.

Parks And Recreation 52

Parks And Recreation 2014 Development Events 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

AUGUST 11, 2022

In transportation, it means that private parking resources are usually not addressed in parking planning (" Testimony on parking policy in DC ," 2012), private sector operators aren't addressed in planning for various modes. In solid waste, it means that the agency only plans wrt residential waste pickup for houses of 1-4 units.

Parks And Recreation 52

Parks And Recreation Operations Transportation Sanitation 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

AUGUST 4, 2022

Then I was invited to serve as a Ward 6 representative on the Design Advisory Committee when they were picking a design for the project. The Bridges now. What's proposed, rendering with the park in place. "

Parks And Recreation 52

Parks And Recreation 2014 2020 2018 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 4, 2023

NEIGHBORHOODS ," Brookings Institution The eight factors: External or metropolitan factors 1. Now that residential choice trends include cities (I won't say "favor" but now cities are seen as equal or superior to suburban location by many segments of the housing market), urban locations are seen as desirable.

Housing 52

Housing Books 2012 2014 52

The Lowe Down

DECEMBER 14, 2021

In our analysis, we used total suspension rates by county from the California Department of Education for academic years 2011-12 through 2015-16. The suspension rate data and juvenile imprisonment data were merged by county and year, adjusting the imprisonment year so that it aligned with suspension rates academic year (2012 became 2011-12).

2011 52

2011 2012 Education 2013 52

Andy Feldman's Gov Innovator podcast

DECEMBER 12, 2015

Between 2012 and 2014, researchers enrolled almost 700 food pantry clients with diabetes in a six-month pilot intervention in three states. Can food banks be used to address diet-sensitive disease in low-income communities? A new study of a pilot intervention suggests they can.

2012 52

2012 2014 Management 2015 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 18, 2024

I hadn't thought about it, but maybe SLC is ripe for the double deck bus approach (" Making bus service sexy and more equitable ," 2012) for rebranding and repositioning of bus service as sexy, even though the ridership numbers wouldn't justify it otherwise. Besides the general TDM approach, utilize other methods to promote transit.

Transportation 96

Transportation Management Parks And Recreation Housing 96

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 20, 2023

They started planning in 2012, construction in 2014, and opened the first stations in South Florida in 2018. To ride is expensive compared to the regional commuter rail in South Florida and Brightline has had serious problems with crashes with vehicles and pedestrians. Lots of deaths. But it's quite impressive in two ways.

Transportation 52

Transportation 2017 2018 2019 52

PMRA (Public Management Research Association)

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

The broader community of Public Management scholars should be paying attention to these relational shifts and trends, and must embrace research that reveals new insights about government-nonprofit relationships. References. LeRoux, Kelly. Who Benefits from Nonprofit Economic Development? Journal of Urban Affairs , 34 (1): 65-80.

Nonprofit 40

Nonprofit 2017 Government Fundraising 40

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Fifth, that activists and elected officials sure didn't understand how to be proactive (" The Silver Line WMATA story that WJLA-TV missed ," 2014).

Elected Officials 52

Elected Officials Transportation 2011 Sustainability 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 1, 2024

Maybe the National Park Service Urban Agenda: A call to action initiative (2015) can help facilitate this, but I am not holding my breath. The award-winning orchid curtain in the Exhibition Hall at Longwood Gardens' 2015 Orchid Extravaganza. Another link.

Parks And Recreation 52

Parks And Recreation 2014 Education Development 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

I argue this was because the DC side was full of hubris--we have the city's interests at the foremost they intimated, and because they failed to think in the slightest in how to make the argument about how the current residents would benefit.

Economic Development 52

Economic Development 2012 Development 2014 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

AUGUST 21, 2022

From a PI blog entry in 2015 : The Navy Yard development is home to GlaxoSmithKline, Urban Outfitters, a Marriott and about 140 other companies. The project took six years to complete, and the station opened in 2012, with full service in 2013. About 13,000 people work there. Conclusion. It's been 26 years.

2015 52

2015 Transportation 2019 Development 52

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

AUGUST 20, 2021

ii] Farmer, Paul 2012. Krimgold (eds) 2015. That is an important strength, but time will tell whether it is enough to get by on. [i] i] Muggah, R. The effects of stabilisation on humanitarian action in Haiti. Disasters 34(S3): S444-S463. [ii] Haiti After the Earthquake. Public Affairs, New York, 443 pp. iii] Abrahams, D. v] Davis, I.,

2010 69

2010 Social Media 2021 Public Affairs 69

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 7, 2022

In a more micro sense, it's about refocusing on business districts as places for residence, and the factors that matter, as opposed to previous focus on outlying neighborhoods. -- " Keeping families in cities: safety; schools; space + money ," 2015 Or true mixed use. Not mixed commercial use. Or some housing on top of retail.

Public Safety 52

Public Safety Parks And Recreation Housing 2006 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

From " Design Thinking ," American Libraries, 2008 I used action planning concepts when I did a pedestrian and bicycle plan for Baltimore County (" Best practice bicycle planning for suburban settings using the "action planning" method ," 2010).

2007 52

2007 2017 Article 2009 52

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

MARCH 10, 2023

See, for example, the press release, “FHFA Announces Increase in Guarantee Fees” (August 31, 2012), where the first paragraph says, “The changes to g-fee pricing represent a step toward encouraging greater participation in the mortgage market by private firms…” [link]. Also, the 0.10

2008 52

2008 2014 2019 Press Release 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JANUARY 18, 2024

I've mentioned this for years (" Social marketing and aberrant driving ," 2020, " When the car lobby encourages law breaking ," 2012), but only recently after some high profile deaths is the city addressing this (" Reckless drivers in spotlight as D.C. Ward focused traffic safety programming.

Transportation 52

Transportation 2010 2019 2014 52