Sentences with phrase «city deals initiatives»

The extent that the «Northern Powerhouse» and city deals initiatives will energise local democracy is open to debate, particularly as many of these reforms have been introduced without citizens being consulted.

The City Deals initiative was launched in 2011 by former Liberal Democrat Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg as a way to allow cities to «stand on their own two feet» by providing them with resources and extra powers to grow their economies and improve infrastructure.

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During a tour of P.S. 57 in Clifton, one of seven schools in the city that launched an initiative to teach children with print - based disabilities, Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña said the classes will help students deal with their condition.

As Councilman Ellis pushed plans and initiatives to deal with abandoned buildings, address lack of diversity in the fire department, and create public access TV, and introduced a measure requiring city department heads to live in the city.

They say city officials were provided limited information about the program before Cuomo's office put out a press release that described the initiative as a done deal.

Campaigners claim 4,000 trees across the city have been chopped down since a 25 - year private finance initiative (PFI) deal with Amey was signed in 2012.

Look for free classes online, Groupon deals, or local workouts offered through your city's health initiatives.

But a big part of Target Zero's initiative is aimed at changing the way cities deal with stray cats.

More than seven years later, the initiative has been quietly suspended amid problems with some of the equipment — and acknowledgements by city officials that taxpayers will probably lose money on the deal and never realize the energy savings that Daley touted, the Better Government Association has learned.

It will deliver the first global survey of projects and initiatives dealing with traditional forms of food production in cities.

Before joining Climate Analytics, Theresa worked as a scientific project coordinator at the Potsdam - Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) supporting the implementation of two EU - funded research projects dealing with climate change in cities and the role of community - based initiatives in the low - carbon transition.