Sentences with phrase «declined in a number of cities»

Millions of Americans were able to breathe more easily last year as urban air pollution declined in a number of cities.

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What he offers is a sympathetic portrait of a city managing its own decline and groping its way toward a new 21st - century identity, a struggle that's playing out in a number of Rust Belt cities, from Cleveland to Gary, Ind., to Hamilton.

«The number of applicant cities now is in decline in part because people are beginning to see these mega-sports events as mega-bad deals,» says Dr. Robert Baade, an economics and business professor at Lake Forest College.

Vacancy rates in both cities have declined a little recently, but remain at high levels and could move higher as a large number of new apartments comes on stream.

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Long Island's 13 towns and two cities spent a total of $ 725 million on payrolls in 2014 — a 3.5 percent increase from 2013 — as the total number of employees grew slightly after years of decline, a Newsday analysis shows.

The number of traffic fatalities in 2017 in New York City plummeted to the lowest level since record - keeping started over a century ago, city officials said — a decline led by a steep drop in pedestrian deaths, which fell by nearly a third from the year befCity plummeted to the lowest level since record - keeping started over a century ago, city officials said — a decline led by a steep drop in pedestrian deaths, which fell by nearly a third from the year befcity officials said — a decline led by a steep drop in pedestrian deaths, which fell by nearly a third from the year before.

The analysis published Thursday by the New York City - based Osborne Association found that in the last decade, the number of inmates over 50 has increased by 46 percent despite an overall 17 percent decline in the number of people behind bars.

«In New York City alone, the number of deaths from smoking has declined so much and the number of deaths from obesity has gone up so much, those two are about to cross.

The change in the nature of the workforce employed in mining, decline in the number of manufacturing workers in the iron triangle cities, as well the expansion of Grey's boundaries into more agricultural districts, has changed the political complexion of Grey.

A decline in the City's quality of life is her overarching theme, with subway delays, public urination, crippling traffic and increasing numbers of homeless people on the street prime examples she offers of problems caused, or at least not adequately addressed, by Mayor de Blasio.

After two years of major declines in New York City's traffic deaths, the number of people killed in crashes dropped slightly last year while pedestrian deaths rose, leading to questions about whether Mayor Bill de Blasio's ambitious campaign to eliminate traffic fatalities has stalled.

In written testimony to Congress, Mayor Stephanie Miner says the number of water main breaks in Syracuse declined 18 percent since 2014, but the city needs federal aid to move forward with a $ 726 million project to fix its aging pipelineIn written testimony to Congress, Mayor Stephanie Miner says the number of water main breaks in Syracuse declined 18 percent since 2014, but the city needs federal aid to move forward with a $ 726 million project to fix its aging pipelinein Syracuse declined 18 percent since 2014, but the city needs federal aid to move forward with a $ 726 million project to fix its aging pipelines.

At 1 p.m., an annual UFT survey has found that for the first time in five years the number of overcrowded NYC classrooms has shown a significant decline, UFT President Mike Mulgrew and elected officials will call on the state meet its obligations under the Contract for Excellence, including lowering all city classes to the state average, steps of Tweed Courthouse, 52 Chambers St., Manhattan.

The city has also seen a 13.6 % decline in the number of murders this year, officials said.

In New York City, the five cooling towers suspected of causing the outbreak were cleaned by July 29, before the disease had even peaked, and once that was completed, the number of new cases began to decline.

Buses were the focus of questions on transport, due to declining numbers on local services and the high number of people in the city region using private vehicles.

In TV interviews and news stories, she repeatedly refused to take herself out of the running for 2017, joining a growing list of Democrats — some aligned with charters — who were openly considering taking on Mr. de Blasio, who has endured declining poll numbers and withering criticism from the city's elite.

He would not speculate on whether or not the increase in the number of panhandlers on city streets is in any way related to a significant decline in the number of summonses issued for quality of life infractions from fiscal year 2013, just before the beginning of the de Blasio administration, to the close of fiscal year 2015, which ended on June 30 this year.

In this week's Press Pass conversation, WBFO's Senior Reporter Eileen Buckley and Buffalo Education Reporter Tiffany Lankes discuss how numbers of African American students attended City Honors and Olmsted schools actually declined slightly.

Though residents in the South Bronx have expressed frustration over the city's response to the outbreak and their borough president, Ruben Diaz Jr., criticized Mr. de Blasio for not seeking federal help to handle Legionnaires», officials said the number of diagnosed cases has been on the decline since late July.

«I think I should have the opportunity to have a couple words in here,» she said, repeating earlier assurances from the city that the number of new diagnosed cases of Legionnaire's was declining.

Despite the fact that Detroit's population is declining overall, evidence suggests that the number of professionals in the city is only getting bigger, bolstering the Detroit singles scene.

In fact, a declining number of students have been included in the city's accountability system since 1992, according to Annual CPS Test Trend Review, 1999, another study conducted by the consortiuIn fact, a declining number of students have been included in the city's accountability system since 1992, according to Annual CPS Test Trend Review, 1999, another study conducted by the consortiuin the city's accountability system since 1992, according to Annual CPS Test Trend Review, 1999, another study conducted by the consortium.

Since 2007 there has been a national decline in the number of school library / media centers and there are fewer library / media centers operating in high ‐ poverty schools than in wealthier schools, especially low income schools in the inner cities, where the number has dropped by five percentage points.

Jones added, «Over the last several years we have seen a sharp decline in the number of Black and Latino / a educators in New York City, Chicago, and across the country.

To make matters worse, in some cities, such as Boston, the number of black teachers is actually declining.

New York, NY - According to the data released today, the number of arrests and summonses in New York City schools are decreasing, but while the decline is good news, Black and Latino students across...

In TV interviews and news stories, she repeatedly refused to take herself out of the running for 2017, joining a growing list of Democrats — some aligned with charters — who were openly considering taking on Mr. de Blasio, who has endured declining poll numbers and withering criticism from the city's elite.

Even though the bibliophiles in the city eagerly wait for the annual event to happen every year, a considerable number of the book sellers, who participated in the festival, saw a decline of 20 percent sales in the last two years.

The Sarasota / Bradenton / Venice area was hit hardest by the recession among cities in the top 10 and saw a decline of more than 4 % in its number of restaurants from 2007 to 2009.

In fact, the momentum scores for both cities seem to bear that trend out: Ottawa and Guelph are entering a cooling phase, and the average number of real estate sales compared to listings in both cities is starting to decline — a clear sign of a weakening housing markeIn fact, the momentum scores for both cities seem to bear that trend out: Ottawa and Guelph are entering a cooling phase, and the average number of real estate sales compared to listings in both cities is starting to decline — a clear sign of a weakening housing markein both cities is starting to decline — a clear sign of a weakening housing market.

But continued economic uncertainty in Calgary due to troubles in the oilpatch will increase the number of homes available and contribute to declining prices in both the top - tier and conventional markets in Alberta's largest city, it said.

She's tracking euthanasia data from the city's Department of Animal Care and Control to monitor progress towards the goal and has seen death numbers decline from 41,000 to 36,000 in the last year alone.

8 News NOW View the 8 News NOW report on the City of Las Vegas spay / neuter ordinances and the resulting decline in number of animals euthanized annually.

Except in 1911, the Animal Rescue League and ASPCA numbers presented by Forbush in a table appeared to reflect relatively stable cat populations, which might even have been in decline as the advent of the automobile reduced the numbers of stables ---- and rodent and cat habitat ---- in their respective cities.

In fact, in those towns and cities that have implemented such programs, we've already seen the number of companion animals who had to be euthanized decline by 30 to 60 percent - even in those communities whose human populations have been steadily increasinIn fact, in those towns and cities that have implemented such programs, we've already seen the number of companion animals who had to be euthanized decline by 30 to 60 percent - even in those communities whose human populations have been steadily increasinin those towns and cities that have implemented such programs, we've already seen the number of companion animals who had to be euthanized decline by 30 to 60 percent - even in those communities whose human populations have been steadily increasinin those communities whose human populations have been steadily increasing.

Cancun is one of the most preferred holiday destinations for Americans because it is located close to the US, but in recent years, a number of events have caused the city to experience a decline in tourism arrivals.

Swanepoel writes, «A growing number of brokerages are not financially sound and, as a result, are reducing the products and the services they provide to their salespeople dramatically... An economic downturn in big cities, such as Toronto and Vancouver that have experienced almost two decades of continuous growth, could result in a large decline in the number of viable real estate brokerages.»