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Lies, damn lies, and misleading data: bus service (DC Circulator)

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Obviously it's because most of the lines have minimal ridership.

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Drive ins are negative contributors to community

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Needless to say, the local business advocacy group didn't agree. 2013) it was during the time of the Fenty Administration and they had zero interest in or knowledge of place values in communities. That's pretty close to us, and Sugar House is where Sugar House Park is, where I'm on the board.

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What should the program for a Transportation Management District look like?

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Some cities like Boston , Denver and Seattle have active pro-walking groups which are a model for improving places, technical assistance, and advocacy. -- In Arlington County, WalkArlington does community walks. Planning and advocacy. Sometimes they're led by the elected official for that district. Car sharing. Goes without saying.

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NonProfits & Branding – The Paradigm Shift

Public Policy Blog

Their research suggests that these two forces are leading to achange in the perception and management of brand in nonprofit organizations, away from a purely fundraising and PR tool, to that of a critical and highly strategic asset focused on mission implementation, advocacy, and a policy machine. Image: Kylander & Stone, 2012.

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Manufactured Housing Is a Good Source of Unsubsidized Affordable Housing - Except When It’s Not: Key Facts and Figures, and Some Unusual Economics (Part 1)

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

This simple advocacy narrative is even generalized, not restricting MH to the geographies where it currently has a high market share, i.e., lower population density areas where land is readily available and inexpensive. MH units 1 currently account for about 6% of the U.S. housing stock, including both owner- and renter-occupied housing.

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Transit as a formula for local economic success and improvements in regional quality of life

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Advocacy groups like Feet First of Seattle and Starkville in Motion (Mississippi) have utilized walk to school initiatives as a way to drive pedestrian improvements more broadly across their respective Safety is a key element.

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Current GSE Guarantee Fees Are Too Low to Be Consistent with Regulatory Capital: Does This Mean a Large Increase Is Coming?

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

Through 2013, the fee moved up strongly as part of the FHFA’s push to raise the cost of GSE mortgages in an attempt to “crowd in” more private market capital into mortgage lending. Or is it just a case, in a highly politicized industry, of a politically convenient advocacy rationale to justify not increasing G-fees?

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