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WMATA and MWCOG announce new joint transit initiative | Could a regional "transport association" be on the horizon, or just a transit bailout?

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The COG is the union of local governments and designated by the USDOT as the region's metropolitan planning organization for regional transportation planning and coordination. It took them 5 years to get everyone in the same group, and to create a coordinated schedule and fare system. . Transport for London and SF MUNI also.

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Google Public Sector announces Board of Directors

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Governor Steve Bullock An accomplished lawyer, Steve Bullock served the State of Montana as Attorney General from 2009 to 2013, and as Governor from 2013 to 2021. Army Medical Command from 2015 to 2019, where, among other duties, she provided advice and guidance to the Army Chief of Staff on all Army healthcare matters.

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DC Public Safety Summit, Wednesday May 10th, 9am

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Contee, III, Chief of Police, Metropolitan Police Department  Matthew Graves, United States Attorney for the District of Columbia Brian Schwalb, Attorney General for the District of Columbia Anita Josey-Herring, Chief Judge, DC Superior Court Linda Harllee Harper, Executive Director, DC Offices of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement and Gun Violence (..)

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How to Address Homelessness: Reflections from Research

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

2021 ; Gubits et al. 2019 ; Collinson and Reed, 2017 ). More specifically, people leaving incarceration often are not adequately served by short-term planning, and instead would benefit from longer-term housing outreach and engagement ( Remster, 2021 ). Coordination challenges between agencies (e.g.,

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Revisiting the 11th Street Bridge Park project as an opportunity rather than a folly: a new revitalization agenda for East of the River, DC

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The paper " Evaluating the economics of park-tourism from the ground-up: Leakage, multiplier effects, and the enabling environment at South Luangwa National Park, Zambia " Ecological Economics , 2021, argues that simple surveys can collect this type of information. Part 1: Overview and Theoretical Foundations ," 2021 -- " St.

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How the Federal Emergency Management Agency has worked to provide more equitable disaster relief

Partnership for Public Service

FEMA has also struggled to coordinate its communication and activities across federal agencies and other organizations. Our analysis noted that FEMA took decisive action to remedy these customer concerns in 2021. Customers seeking aid often get lost within the center of a complex web of procedures and multiple points of contact.

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The Road Not Taken | a response to a letter to the editor in the Washington Post about DC, traffic deaths and traffic safety

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Since 2005 or 2006 I have been recommending that the city create Traffic Management Districts as a way to coordinate transportation management and improvements at the commercial district scale (e.g. for Downtown, H Street NE, Capitol Hill, etc.). Vision Zero. How to measure and benchmark traffic deaths? The issues are unchanging.