...existing amenities, while using economic data to buttress its recommendations, thanks to the nonprofit advocacy group Smart Growth America. Tom Skwierawski, the city’s executive director of community development, said many...
...legislative and policy advocacy. STAM bylaws and a Code of Ethics govern the professional conduct of its membership while the organization provides a process for professional certification, a robust network...
...and individuals involved in the areas of planning, public health, bike and pedestrian safety, transit, advocacy, law enforcement and education. Workshops and panels will highlight current pedestrian, bicycle and public...
...rewrite federal law and wipe out 35 years of cable franchise agreements that had been negotiated based on mutual understanding of what the law meant.” Irma Esparza Diggs, federal advocacy...
...positions to ensure a strong local, state, and federal partnership to address the challenges to the recycling marketplace: Policy Development and Advocacy • Municipal officials and the MMA should be...
...Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition. MODERATOR Spencer Wagner is a local democracy associate with the Local Democracy Initiative at the National League of Cities. • Cities Count: Preparing our Communities...
...absolutely not,” he said. “They took over a year to respond and said they didn’t want to open a can of worms.” After continued advocacy by the school district and...
...Annual Business Meeting, the policy committees that drafted the resolutions also solicited member comments for a four-week period prior to the meeting. The full resolutions can be found under Advocacy....
...group includes designees from the MMA and the Massachusetts Highway Association, along with representatives from several state agencies and environmental advocacy groups. MMA members who would like to provide input...
...issues facing communities from a student’s perspective. The contest winners focused their advocacy on solar energy, improvement of school infrastructure, and the addition of a student seat on the town...
