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New Granite Library, Salt Lake County Public Library System

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

And the main branch is superb (" The Salt Lake City Central Library is Incredible, "2013). For example, the Millcreek Community Center includes a library, recreation center and senior center, and the food service for seniors is positioned as a cafe open to the public, plus it abuts a small park.

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Do Lawyers Matter? Early Evidence on Eviction Patterns After the Rollout of Universal Access to Counsel in New York City

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

Furthermore, although lawyers can help tenants navigate many of the procedural challenges of eviction proceedings, legal services alone may not be sufficient to help tenants who need social services or cannot afford their rent. As of 2013, only 1 percent of New York City tenants were represented by lawyers in housing court.

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DC's crime bill overturned by Congress

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

. -- " Social urbanism and equity planning as a way to address crime, violence, and persistent poverty: (not in) DC ," 2021 Which came out of my experience on grand jury duty in 2013: In 2013 I was on grand jury duty.