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WMATA's latest bus improvement program

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

When I first saw coverage I thought, "what about the 2017" initiative, although granted it was before covid. is discussed by WTOP, " Metro’s future of bus service could bring new routes and end some familiar stops." And when thinking about writing about it, I remembered a bus initiative back in 2006 too.

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Episode 9: Find CRA and First Western Trust-Partnering for Impact

CRA Today

[link] Community Involvement and Philanthropic Pillars [link] Ted Gerbick, Director of Marketing & Philanthropic Giving Theodore joined First Western in April of 2019 as Director of Marketing.

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Louisville Courier-Journal mobile newsroom initiative and Salt Lake Tribune Innovations Lab

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

A different kind of concept is by the Salt Lake Tribune , which has created the " Innovation Lab " to communicate about best practice ideas and approaches to problems in the community. We want to change that. So we are bringing our newsroom to you. Interesting.

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Indiana BMV Builds on Three Pillars to Drive up CX

GovLoop

In 2019, the average visit time was 13 minutes, 4 seconds. When Justin Davis joined the BMV in 2017 as Contact Center Director, the employee attrition rate there was almost 200% per year, while customer satisfaction ratings were sinking.

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Managing Emergencies: The Challenges of the Future

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

In some instances, notably the Manchester Arena bombing and the Grenfell Tower fire (both in 2017), the shortcomings have been nothing less than scandalous (Kerslake 2018, Moore-Bick 2019). The Kerslake Report: An Independent Review into the Preparedness For, and Emergency Response to, the Manchester Arena Attack on 22nd May 2017.

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NBA All Star Game in Salt Lake, economic development hype | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on the Pirates baseball team economics

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Based on this assessment, the total economic impact of Utah’s 2023 All-Star Weekend is projected to be at least $250 million, according to Caroline Klein , chief communications officer of the Utah Jazz. million in total economic impact. A table tent promoting the NBA All Star Game at Level Crossing Brewing Company. That's a crock.

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FIRST AMENDMENT/PUBLIC HEALTH: Freedom of Religion During the COVID-19 Pandemic

NLRG (National Legal Research Group)

As long ago noted by the Supreme Court, "[t]he right to practice religion freely does not include liberty to expose the community. 2012, 2019 (2017). The extent of the states' police power is currently being tested amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and one such legal battleground involves the freedom of religious practice.