Sentences with phrase «from city governments»

When Passive House Plus told Prof Ürge - Vorsatz about a comment Passive House Institute director Prof Wolfgang Feist made in these pages a few years ago — that the most ambitious action on climate change was coming from city governments and the European Union, rather than from national governments — she agreed.

Applicants from around the country, including representatives from city governments, corporations, nonprofits, schools, universities, museums, and libraries proposed plans to increase STEM mentoring in their areas for the chance to share over $ 1 million in resources.

Is it any wonder, then, that cities like New York, Chicago, and Boston have torn down the Chinese wall that was supposed to isolate school districts from city governments and placed responsibility for the schools squarely in the hands of the mayor?

One of the core architects of Mayor Bill de Blasio's affordable housing plan announced her intention to step down from city government today — making her the third top city administrator do so since December.

«I've had a front row seat from city government, and seen that he's been an absent advocate here in the city.»

Comptroller Scott Stringer says his office is making plans to cut red tape for small business seeking approval from city government.

The Penthouse Executive Club, located on W. 45th St. between 11th and 12 Aves., was one of three strip clubs receiving a «giveaway» from city government this year — to the tune of $ 37,000 — according to the News.

Yesterday, New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg announced his «Connected City» initiative, rolling out a series of programs aimed at transforming how New Yorkers interact with and get services from city government.

«And so we need to really take a step back here and ask ourselves, «Is this what we want from our city government?»»

The ability to make tough decisions in order to balance the budget is what we expect from city government, said Peterson.

fter unanimously appointing Michael Greene to a vacant at - large seat, which some said illustrated a lack of transparency from city government, according to

The Niagara Falls Water Board, the public agency separate from the city government responsible for water and sewer infrastructure, has not said whether it would contribute funds for the project.

Article III, Section 7 of the State Constitution states: «No member of the legislature shall, during the time for which he or she was elected, receive any civil appointment from the governor, the governor and the senate, the legislature or from any city government, to an office which shall have been created, or the emoluments whereof shall have been increased during such time.»

«In our center, we do a lot of research and we publish these data,» but «we do not get much attention from the government or from the city government in terms of what to do.»

Fewer students are being expelled or sent home for misbehaving in D.C. public schools and public charter schools, a new study from the city government shows.

We do not receive any funding from the city government or United.

Even though it's about half the size of Houston, their budget from their city government for animal control is almost double Houston's.

As NKLA continues to gain momentum, it is becoming what we had hoped it to be, a campaign that is a point of pride for the entire city of Los Angeles and one that is «owned» by all segments of the community — from city government, to business, to the public, and of course the rescue and spay / neuter communities, which is where the rubber meets the road when it comes to providing the needed support for L.A. Animal Services to become no - kill.

The exhibitions featured the proposals, (included was a wide variety of media; video, sculpture, drawing and performance), and a catalog which will was handed to officials from each City government.

The fair gets support from the city government, too.

According to a climate change adaptation report from the city government, average air temperatures in Rio have increased by about 0.05 degrees Celsius per year in recent decades.

A good location, lower operating costs, and cooperation from the city government were cited by local business owners as advantages to starting a business in this city.

Not exact matches

The UK capital hopes to lure talent with its East London «Silicon Roundabout,» (OK, a «roundabout» sounds a bit dinky compared to a whole «valley,» but the area boasts a new Google - sponsored space for start - ups as well as 300 innovative companies) as well as measures to boost the city's start - up scene, including # 75 million in funding for high - tech small and medium businesses from the government's new Innovation and Research Strategy for Growth and the Digital London summit showcasing local tech talent that's due to be held March 13 to 14.

Cleveland has also benefited from a new government program that has awarded more than $ 160 million in tax credits to the city's development projects, leveraging almost $ 1.5 billion in redevelopment, according to CBRE, a commercial real estate services company.

Consider the case of New Ordos, a city the government of Inner Mongolia built from scratch in just five years to house 100,000 people.

Signs on building throughout New York City are all that's left of a widespread government effort to shelter millions of people from the fallout of a nuclear attack.

You've got support from the government to foster entrepreneurial activity, and I think that is because they realize the city was in a lull.

New York City wants $ 35 million from the federal government to cover security costs for President - elect Donald Trump, but it's not just the city that's found itself strapped for cCity wants $ 35 million from the federal government to cover security costs for President - elect Donald Trump, but it's not just the city that's found itself strapped for ccity that's found itself strapped for cash.

While representing the vast majority of its metro region, Calgary Economic Development also benefits from diversified funding from the city, private industry and other levels of government.

Not only did an entire delegation from the Turkish government, including high - profile diplomats, travel to the U.S. Small Business Administration's National Small Business Week event in Washington, D.C., last year; tech giant Dell chose to host its Women's Entrepreneur Network event in the nation's most populous city, Istanbul, this month.

We don't know where those people are; Rural counties are incentivized to overreport population to receive more benefits from higher levels of government, while city districts report lower figures to hit population control targets.

The city is working on a more comprehensive refugee plan but it needs more help from the federal government, said councillor Kristyn Wong - Tam.

Cohen and Belt have received financial help from the city, state and federal government, along with a bevy of corporate sponsors, including design software maker Autodesk and 3D - printer makers EOS and Ultimaker.

As part of the Islamic kingdom's drive to diversify its economy away from oil, the government has unveiled plans for a massive «entertainment city».

As we've made our great leaps from tribes to cities to nations, we have always had to build social infrastructure like communities, media and governments for us to thrive and reach the next level.

The city argues in a news release that the company should be required to comply with all municipal bylaws, despite its argument they were unconstitutional because they conflicted with approval from the federal government and the National Energy Board Act.

The government of Malcolm Turnbull moved quickly to differentiate itself from that of Tony Abbott with some key cabinet announcements — including the reintroduction of the position of a minster for cities and the built environment.

His government has admitted virtually every big international bank, from New York's First National City to Moscow's Narodny, and has left them free of the numerous restraints that they face elsewhere in the Far East.

In 2012, an internationally recognized Somali government ruled from the city for the first time in nearly twenty years.

In a statement, the government said the truck was transporting fuel to Malawi from the port city of Beira when the accident occurred.

Hundreds of cities and counties have imposed fees on new development, which initially helped relieve local governments from subsidizing roads, sewers, and other expenses associated with suburban sprawl.

Around 5,000 years ago, humans made the transition «from the anarchy of the hunting, gathering, and horticultural societies in which our species spent most of its evolutionary history to the first agricultural civilizations with cities and governments,» Pinker wrote.

«The better way to think, from a practical perspective, about law enforcement, isn't like the surveillance state of advanced technology, it's like your local city government.

In many mid-sized cities the «not for profit» NPR affiliate is the glitziest radio / TV studio in town, with the highest salaries — all subsidized with government funds expropriated from the people.

Uber rarely sets up shop in a new city without drawing questions, concerns, and occasionally ire from local government, but Canada's largest city has taken it to another level.

Last year, officials from Moscow's government told local media that they were looking into the technology in a bid to reduce the risk of fraud when people are voting on city management issues.

Thiel believes in establishing sovereign cities on floating ocean barges, where inhabitants would be free from government's rules or regulations.

Himanshu (Sue) Bhatia is the Founder / Chair of St. Louis - based Rose International, a leader in providing innovative end - to - end Workforce and Technology Solutions to both commercial organizations and government agencies from offices and development centers in 20 + U.S. cities and India, and a WBENC - Certified WBE since 2003.

For instance, local and national governments would receive the help they need to meet the vast capital costs of investments required to protect cities and infrastructure from increasingly frequent extreme weather events.

Unlike the U.S. federal government, most states and cities have constitutions that prevent them from running budget deficits.