Can You Run A City Based on Happiness?
Release Date:
07/17/2015
Bloomberg Philanthropies invested $1 million to see if Santa Monica, California could develop strategies to maximize citizen's happiness.
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Underwater Mortgages, Drowning Cities, and Rogue Financiers
Release Date:
08/06/2013
... by Robert C. Hockett, Fellow at The Century Foundation. For six years and counting, multiple local foreclosure crises ... rapidly proliferating municipal bankruptcies to America's cities . So this week,...
Rockefeller Foundation to Announce Second Batch of Resilient Cities
Release Date:
12/02/2014
... Foundation to Announce Second Batch of Resilient Cities Selected from applicants spanning 94 countries, the ... commitment to building their own capacities to prepare for , withstand and bounce back rapidly...
When It Comes To Building Resilient Cities, Everyone Wants In
Release Date:
06/24/2014
When It Comes To Building Resilient Cities , Everyone Wants In The idea of building a resilient ... as part of the Rockefeller Foundation's 100 Resilient Cities Challenge, people from all walks of life want to...
Forecasting the Upcoming City Council Gender Imbalance
Release Date:
09/11/2017
... determining who will fill the city’s legislative body for the next four years in this very Democratic city. Most ... The dynamics of this year’s elections are not promising for improving the Council gender...
A Well-Intentioned City Redevelopment Plan Hits the Skids
Release Date:
09/26/2017
... Skids In 2013, the New York city council approved a plan for a gleaming new development in the Willets Point ... Point development project is stalled, the Bronx landlord for the auto shops is about to evict...
City Launches Coordinated Effort to Serve LGBTQ Youth
Release Date:
09/20/2017
... coordinating — and expanding — existing services for LGBTQ youth. The effort includes a focus on health ...
Ford Foundation Webcast: Inclusive Growth in Cities Campaign
Release Date:
03/28/2016
Ford Foundation Webcast: Inclusive Growth in Cities Campaign The Ford Foundation is hosting a live ... highlight innovative ideas and smart strategies for addressing rising inequality and fostering inclusive...
New York City Students Are Getting Younger
Release Date:
10/05/2017
... in quite the same blitz as its massive scale-up of classes for 4-year-olds, when the city added nearly 50,000 full-day ... to the school system over the course of two years. Now, for the first time, the city...
‘Interrupters’ Help Reduce Violence in New York City
Release Date:
10/02/2017
They have prior criminal records but now aim to resolve neighborhood conflicts before they turn violent. They walk neighborhood streets on a daily basis and use their connections to resolve disputes before they escalate, requiring the police.
Protesters Demand Affordable Housing Outside City Hall
Release Date:
10/10/2017
... public housing, and ensuring more affordable housing for those making $35,000 or less. . . Protesters Demand ...
At Age 100, Rockefeller Targets Africa's Growing Cities
Release Date:
10/15/2014
At Age 100, Rockefeller Targets Africa's Growing Cities Africa is in a unique position, although the issue ... security, vulnerability and growth of slums. 100 Resilient Cities is an opportunity for...
Immigration Agents Arrest Hundreds in Sweep of Sanctuary Cities
Release Date:
10/03/2017
Immigration Agents Arrest Hundreds in Sweep of Sanctuary Cities Federal agents arrested 498 people from 42 countries in a four-day nationwide operation targeting cities that United States Immigration and Customs...
Rockefeller's Rodin Urges Cities to Build Greater Resilience
Release Date:
01/28/2015
Rockefeller's Rodin Urges Cities to Build Greater Resilience Judith Rodin’s new ... in 2005, had already made building the resilience of cities and communities one of the foundation’s key ... Hence, the...
Rockefeller's Rodin Discusses City Resiliency on Innovation Hub
Release Date:
05/04/2015
... city — complete safety is virtually unobtainable. But cities can weather these figurative, and literal, storms. And ...
The Future Of New York City Transit in Every Borough
Release Date:
09/19/2017
Here’s how New Yorkers could get around in the future.
City Council Examines Effectiveness of Domestic Violence Courts
Release Date:
09/19/2017
The City Council’s Courts and Legal Services Committee held an oversight hearing on Monday dedicated to New York’s Integrated Domestic Violence Courts, a program designed to increase accountability and responsiveness to domestic violence victims in...
Will The City’s Cultural Plan Walk The Talk Of Equity?
Release Date:
05/19/2017
... Trust. Kerry McCarthy is The Trust’s program director for thriving communities and Michelle Coffey is executive ... and culture, from generating affordable live/work spaces for artists to determining where...
Komen Cancels 2014 Fundraising Events in Seven Cities
Release Date:
06/07/2013
Susan G. Komen for the Cure has cancelled the Race for the Cure events due to economic uncertainty and ... its signature 3-Day walk in Washington and six other cities next year, slashing the...
Dodge Foundation: Arts Funding That Bolsters N.J. Cities
Release Date:
10/28/2015
Dodge Foundation: Arts Funding That Bolsters N.J. Cities When it comes to boosting local economies and ... downtown revitalization, arts districts in New Jersey cities are gaining momentum, thanks to a mix of...