Sentences with phrase «like public parks»

Great location can mean safer neighborhoods, abundance of places to eat, ease of access to transportation, proximity to urban, beach or vacation areas, and amenities like public parks and services.

Like public parks, public libraries, and fire departments, they are part of our communal responsibility.

FD: Do you think it's conceivable that we're moving toward a time when baseball teams will be owned by their communities — like public parks or libraries?

A source close to the project said the state funds would be used only to build the infrastructure of the project — like the public parking garage and storm protections — not any of the buildings or the hotel.

That office is a public space but is subject to reasonable terms of use, just like a public park or a local library.

When you think about it, the Internet is like a public park in a big city.

Not exact matches

Over the years, Gotham has pushed through initiatives that ranged from lifestyle perks like free Wi - Fi in public parks and subway stations to make the city more attractive to a tech workforce, to establishing a network of business incubators to help provide affordable office space to more than 500 startups.

It can be maddening to get up to speed on the local way of life, but if you can slow down and embrace all of the new - to - me scenarios, like convoluted street parking rules, compost and recycling programs, and endless public transportation delays (Hello, Bay Area Rapid Transit!)

When I watched that I was like, «Man, I've just lost an enormous amount of respect for him as a person, but as a public figure, and celebrity and entertainer, he hit that out of the park.»

Megan Randall, a researcher at the Urban Institute who studies economic development policy, said companies cared most about a talented work force, which requires good schools and colleges, and amenities like affordable housing, parks and public transit that make a place desirable.

The travel category covers not only airfare and hotel reservations, but also public transport, taxis and services like Uber, car rentals, parking fees and tolls.

There are activities all week and Public Square, Voinovich Park, Burke Lakefront Airport, are all full of sights like this.

Things like social security and public parks were shrieked as being Communist..

In Boca Raton, Florida, this is what the Christmas / winter displays look like in one public park looks like (thanks also to a Satanist group who has a display in the park that was erected after a nativity scene went in):

For example, public spaces recycling captures the «last mile» of recyclables — items typically found in curbside and deposit recycling programs that are abandoned by consumers in park spaces and recreational facilities like arenas, street scapes, transit stops, bars and restaurants, elementary and secondary schools, convenience stores and gas stations.

In 1930 Riggs» tennis career commenced when Dr. Esther Bartosh, now a retired anatomy instructor from the University of Southern California, noticed him hitting the ball around a public park and inquired if he would like to learn the game.

Statistics show that the vast majority of physical bullying takes place in schools, with a small percentage taking place in public spaces, like the park.

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They will not, however, build a new parking structure to accommodate the increase in visitors — instead encouraging concertgoers to bike, take public transit or park at nearby lots like the one at Soldier Field.

Public safety services like the fire and police departments received high marks from business leaders in Orland Park, who also said they generally felt safe around town.

Berley said that two permanent public improvements will be possible with the proposed trade off: aligning the intersection and establishing a recreational campus - like setting, with City Hall, Wood Dale Bank, the Park District facility and the water park all within walking distance of one anotPark District facility and the water park all within walking distance of one anotpark all within walking distance of one another.

A state law allows a public body, like the Wilmette Park District, to privately negotiate a lease, otherwise it would be publicly bid — potentially pitting the Harbor Association against outside interests.

The Park District would run the facility less like a private club and more like a public facility by generating more of its revenues from daily fees, rather than from high membership rates, Werhane said.

Would your child know what to do if she was separated from you in a crowded public place like a park or a mall?

«There's nothing like it in this area,» said Traci Wicks, director of marketing and public relations for the Geneva Park District.

«We're hoping this policy will encourage the public to report delinquent acts of vandalism, like dumping, defacing and other general destruction of park property,» Park District Director Larry Wheeler said at Monday night's park board meetpark property,» Park District Director Larry Wheeler said at Monday night's park board meetPark District Director Larry Wheeler said at Monday night's park board meetpark board meeting.

Michael Lash, the city's director of public art and the man credited with drawing Chihuly to the Garfield Park Conservatory, said the blown glass sculpture looked like an orange, pear - shaped vase with a sunflower and a leaf planted inside.

Several schools and hospitals in the Chicago area use sensory equipment to help people with disabilities regulate their emotions or stimulate their senses but the equipment is rarer in public recreational settings like a park district, said local occupational therapists and a representative from Flaghouse, the company that sold the sensory equipment to SEASPAR and other Chicago organizations.

Diapers may be annoying sometimes, but they can also be such a blessing, like when you're on a road trip, or at the public park with the skeeviest bathroom ever (and you're secretly wishing that moms could wear diapers too.)

I was team mom for little league, cheer mom, pta mom, chaperoned school field trips, volunteered as a classroom helper and parent at their schools (when in public school) attended toddler tumbling and mom classes, was a homeschooling parent for one of my kids with leaning disabilities, I didn't have to scramble to figure out what to do about work or where to take my kids for child care if they were sick, I led and was involved with the church groups with my kids, I spent summers with them doing all kinds of things like traveling, visiting grandparents out of town, amusement park trips, swimming, picnics, and hiking, instead of them being stuck with a sitter every summer.

My first kind of experience of nursing in public and feeling kind of confident was when I had gone out with all the other mamas from my birthing class and we went to bubble park and you know we were there for the whole day so all of us just you know and every time a baby sees another baby eating is like they want to eat to so.

So the district has begun leaning on private - public partnerships, like the one behind the artificial turf at Nike Soccer Field in Douglas Park, to help pay for construction.

The Park District, which has lobbied the city for control of the club ever since it was purchased from a private owner in 1993, has said it would run the club with more open access to the public and less like a private facility.

A former Arlington Heights resident, who promotes the display of Nativity scenes on public property, said he would like to host a ceremony if he is allowed to present the religious image at North School Park.

The parents of a young Brooklyn boy who dresses like a girl filed a lawsuit last week with the NYC Commission on Human Rights that says Public School 107 in Park Slope created a hostile environment for their son, in violation of his rights.

Paterson slammed the Senate for passing a measure calling for the parks to stay open when «we don't have the money to pay for it,» adding that they «like to cajole and show off and perform for the public.»

Often the ads make inflammatory and false claims with what the Democrats called fictitious «AstroTurf» names such as «NYS Public Schools» or «People for Parks» that sound like grass - roots organizations.

While there are always district - specific issues, some are prominent in most races, including education, affordable housing, public safety, employment, transit, and the somewhat opaque «quality of life,» which typically includes things like traffic, trash, parks, homelessness, and more.

The town planning department has held several public meetings to gather feedback on the draft, which addresses topics like hybrid zoning, housing size and public parking.

Republican leaders have said they can meet anywhere they like, and suggested meeting in a public park near the capitol building.

In September, he joined thousands of Bronx families and advocates like me at the #PathToPossible rally in Prospect Park, giving an inspiring speech about the power of a great public education and supporting our effort to grow New York City's public charter schools to 200,000 students by 2020.

Many of these budget cuts (like closing down state parks and cutting funding to public schools) were rampant and have cast an unfavorable light on politicians in Albany in the eyes of many New Yorkers.

City Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez said he was prompted get involved in the crackdown after his Twitter feed was «filled with pictures of public employee parked into dangerous areas» like bus stops, bike lanes and cross walks.

For many of us, the job's biggest impact is in the district, helping the constituents who hire us.I have been proud to work with colleagues and community leaders to secure millions for public housing, new waterfront parks and flood resiliency after Hurricane Sandy; make local improvements, like bringing a pool to enliven Brooklyn Bridge Park and cherry trees to beautify Chinatown; and advocate for constituents in need — to save a home, pay for life - changing surgery or cut through bureaucratic red tape.

In a statement on November 2, 2015, Borough President first outlined her concerns, stating: «While public events of any scale that enhance our borough are encouraged, I take issue when it is at the expense of cutting off public access to our treasured parks like Flushing Meadows - Corona Park, which is enjoyed by thousands of families and residents every week in the summer months.

«Senator Klein allocates State and Municipal Facilities funds to worthy projects like improving parks, fixing public housing, building up a world - class cultural institution and supplying firefighters with equipment.

But the Daily News recently reported Ms. Mark - Viverito's office and Councilman Rory Lancman were considering several other crimes they believed might be better handled with civil punishments like tickets — public alcohol consumption, public urination, biking on the sidewalk, being in a park after dark, disobeying a park sign, and littering.

Former congressman Baird likes the idea of a government - sponsored habitat that would be open to the public, with user fees defraying costs as in national parks.

Science graduate study, based on a 19th century model, needs serious reform to meet modern needs, but trying to «revitalize the doctorate is like moving a graveyard,» added another conference speaker, former NSF Director and former president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (publisher of Science Careers) Rita Colwell, currently a Distinguished Professor at both the University of Maryland, College Park, and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

As a staffer, she dealt with issues like energy and the environment, the postal service and how to manage parks and public land.