Sentences with phrase «from urban residents»

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The prosperous postwar economy fostered the exodus of an upwardly mobile working class from the city in search of the more genuinely American housing to be found in the suburbs, and at the same time, the entry - level skilled and semiskilled manufacturing jobs once held by project residents disappeared from the urban core.

Open to all residents and visitors age 21 and older, the Urban Bourbon Trail Passport program allows individuals to collect unique stamps from six of the participating stops and be rewarded with a special gift that can be claimed at the Louisville Visitors Center (301 S. Fourth St.).

As a young man, Jiménez found kindred spirits in like - minded men and women who were committed to the causes of liberation and independence for Puerto Rico — and sought freedom from what they perceived to be the racist and discriminatory treatment minority residents faced in major urban centers such as Chicago and New York.

If Section 8 vouchers are applied, the city would require a waiver from the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development to allocate units to current NYCHA residents.

When older residents retired and moved out of New York State in search of lower taxes and warmer weather, transplants from New York City and other areas moved in to escape the hustle and bustle of urban life.

Over the last several months, as the Seward Park Urban Renewal Area planning process chugged forward, we've sat through countless community board meetings, interviewed dozens of local residents and decision - makers and published op - eds from various players invested in the proposed residential and retail project.

Residents have found an array of uses for it, from gardening and education to revitalization of neglected urban landmarks.

In spite of such known urban pressures on health as air and water pollution, water shortage, overcrowding, poor housing, the stresses of city transportation and the generally accelerated pace of city life, there is no substantial evidence from the National Health Survey that the overall health of the urban resident is worse than that of the rural resident.

Massive pumps in the southern end of the delta suck nearly 10 billion cubic meters of water per year from the delta and send it to farmers in the Central Valley and urban residents in Southern California.

White flight does not end when residents move from poor urban neighborhoods to the suburbs.

Arlington County is an urban county of about 203,000 residents in the Commonwealth of Virginia, directly across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C..

In Ghana, Acqua for Life expanded from rural communities into urban areas in 2013, installing mechanized boreholes to provide water to residents of the Aboabo slum, in Ghana's second biggest city of Kumasi.

At a time when squatter neighborhoods were regarded as the biggest obstacle before urban development by the urban elite in Turkey, and residents of squatter houses and thus the urban working class were regarded as «backward» villagers, workers from both Hasköy and Güzeltepe earned respectability due to their working class identities.

He began working for the Philadelphia schools as a resident from the Broad Foundation's Residency in Urban Education.

In the past four years, 130 residents from the Urban Teacher Center have signed up for the four - year commitment to city schools, which includes one year of a residency and three years of teaching.

He also has used residents from the Urban Teacher Center to staff summer school and as substitutes.

In 2013, the United States had 14.8 million students located outside urbanized areas (urban areas defined as 50,000 residents or more), down from 18 million students in 2011.

Colleges Discover the Rural Student Students from rural areas, where residents are more likely to live in poverty and have lower education levels than those labeled urban, suburban or town, only make up less than 30 percent of college students nationwide.

The message of «enough is enough» resounded across the state, from urban to rural districts, and even in well - to - do suburban communities like Ridgewood, where residents are particularly proud of their schools.

Liza came to Learning Heroes from Urban Teachers, where she worked as a resident teacher for 4th and 5th grade students in the District of Columbia.

[7] The significant, yet small, distance to other cities allows for many prospective residents to view Madison as a «safe haven» from the corporate / urban world, if they choose to work in one of these nearby cities.

You'll find everything from major urban centers to towns with less than 1,000 residents, and having so many choices can be overwhelming.

While Downtown Santa Barbara is a world away from nearby big cities and urban congestion, all modes of transportation help serve visitors and residents alike.

An influx of new residents has helped energize the area, and downtown's re-emergence has also been spurred by such attractions as Grand Park, an urban oasis with views stretching from the Music Center (including Walt Disney Concert Hall) to City Hall.

Also included in «Big Spaces and Large Planes» are: the loosely graphic paintings of Cathy Fiorelli who shares studio space with eleven other artists at the Middletown Pendleton Art Center; the perceptive works on femininity of Pattie Byron from West Chester; the Kente Cloth - inspired art quilts by Miami University - educated Linda Kramer; the mixed media of Oxford's Maureen Nimis with her cut paper and photographic work; the small works by Catalog & Slavic Librarian at Miami University, Russian - born Masha Misco; and the jewel - like small photographs of Denver - born Cincinnati resident Brian Luman whose exploration of urban crevices is fueled by his skateboard and camera.

Official after party at BRIC (647 Fulton Street) featuring Beat Nite resident DJ jojoSOUL spinning lively urban tunes from 8 - 10 pm.

The visualization of their research exposes the vast amount of territory given over to prison complexes, and the disproportionate number of residents from specific urban neighborhoods that make up the majority of inmates locked up in these jails.

In preparation for ABTJ, he will be the second resident of Se Renta and will live in Tijuana to create works with materials extracted from the local urban landscape.

By representing the viewpoint, lived experience, and urban milieu of the banlieues» residents, Bourouissa's depictions of and from the periphery did not

SUPERFLEX 2012 Public space, Bank Street Commissioned by Sharjah Art Foundation In collaboration with Schul Landscape Architects Commissioned for Sharjah Biennial 12, this temporary public park was designed with input from local residents who were asked to propose urban furniture, playground toys or signage that evoked personal memories for them.

In a new video, municipal officials, urban experts and local residents from around the world talk about urban challenges, solutions for climate - friendly cities and future needs for low - carbon urban development.

To be eligible for membership, candidate cities must have no more than 50,000 residents and must pledge to work towards implementing a range of programs from the promotion of organic agriculture, the banning of genetically modified foods and organisms, urban revitalization and historic preservation, alternative energy systems, preservation of local tradition and heritage, signage and light regulations, to building awareness of the local citizenry for the Slow City goals.

In fact, if you drive one of those, you're likely what the true County resident would derisively describe as an import — a know - it - all city slicker moved to the bucolic shores of Prince Edward from Toronto or the 905, bringing along your urban sensibilities, baggage, gripes, niggles and attitudes.

From the urban hustle of Memphis and Nashville to the peaceful pace of the Smoky Mountains, Tennessee residents have plenty of variety in what they call home.

From the heyday of the American Locomotive Company to the urban decline of the 1980s and 1990s to efforts today to revive and revitalize the town, residents have been through a lot.

The scale was validated using a sample of 605 urban Chinese residents from 7 cities.

The community plan is to mix the appeal of urban living with the desire for preservation and sustainable living, with the first residents expected to begin moving in about a year from now.

But unlike large regional malls that tend to be located in major urban areas, outlet centers don't normally inspire the same kind of opposition from local residents, according to James Schutter, senior managing director with Newmark Knight Frank Retail, a retail real estate services firm.