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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)

During the study period, answering rates—or the rate at which tenants appeared in response to court filing—increased dramatically throughout the city, likely due to citywide outreach and tenant engagement. Data from the 2010-2014 American Community Survey also provided insight into resident demographics and housing conditions.

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February 2017 | Some Principles of Strategic Thinking, By John M. Bryson

PMRA (Public Management Research Association)

After all, I’ve co-authored books about the strategic uses of causal mapping with titles like Visual Strategy (Wiley, 2014) and Visible Thinking (Wiley, 2004). Drawing on Michael Barzelay and Fred Thompson (2010), we can say that deliberative argumentation consists of engaging with others in: Careful observation, analysis, and synthesis.

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City of Boulder, CO Integrates PBB into Budget as the "Framework within which all Budget Decisions are Made!"

PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

Boulder has recently published their 2017 Recommended Budget. And for a much deeper dive, please see the full City of Boulder 2017 Recommended Budget (with a focus on Strategies and Priorities on pages 54 - 67). A listing of all 2017 programs by quartile is included in the following section.

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

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

In the near term, we are supporting returning customers with more rapid social media engagement, and extended customer service hours Monday through Friday 7 a.m. and Saturday and Sunday 8 a.m.

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Uphams Corner, Boston: revitalization "without" gentrification

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

. -- " Exogenous market forces impact DC's housing market ," 2012 -- " Applying the super-gentrification thesis to San Francisco, Santa Monica, and other cities experiencing hyper-demand ," 2014 -- " The nature of high value ("strong") residential real estate markets. ," 2017 -- " Why "gentrification" is visible now.

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What is the competitive advantage for the post-covid city? Doubling down on place values

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

So it's the "entertainment city" idea but extending it to many more elements, making work and other spaces "more fun," engaging and active. The FT article mentions the Prudential Center in Boston, calling attention to how the first two floors of the building are set up to be open and connected and engaging-- shopping and food.

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Digital Engagement for Mental Health

Social Pinpoint

Comparing this to the 2017-18 data, there was an increase from 20.1% in 2014-15 for Australians with a mental or behavioural condition. Concerning this surge in mental health disorders, we spoke with a well-known mental health agency to understand the implications for engagement levels between individuals and agencies post-pandemic.