Sentences with phrase «increasing development of the city»

He looks also to the relationship of Wave Hill to the urban fabric of New York, particularly to the increasing development of the city and the potential commoditization of natural resources and public amenities.

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Moreover, programs designed to prevent moving may reduce beneficial mobility — leading residents to favor staying in place even when a move might increase their wellbeing or might be a better outcome for affordability in the city overall (if those moves then pave the way for higher - density development or better use / allocation of the existing stock).

The Naperville City Council recently approved an increase in the fair market value of land that must be donated to schools and parks from new developments.

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In approving the Nitti subdivision, a planned development of 56 new homes to be built on the site of the former Elmhurst Hospital site on Berteau, Elmhurst city council members also approved substantial increases in impact fees that will add $ 10,100 to the cost of a house in the subdivision and generate $ 470,000 for Elmhurst schools and $ 95,000 for the Park District.

GENEVA — Aldermen have agreed to refer a proposed ordinance to increase the fair market value of an acre of land in the city for development purposes to the Plan Commission for public hearing.

The land - cash ordinance enables the city to draw money from builders of new housing developments to support the expansion of those services, rather than increase...

Negotiations in Albany were also bogged down over how to divide increased education funding, the details of an affordable housing and development tax credit in New York City and whether to increase the number of authorized charter schools.

Other provisions include an agreement to implement yet to be finalized changes in employee health care intended to save at least $ 3.4 billion, a loosening of regulations intended to allow greater control by individual principals and teachers, an increase in parent / teacher interactions, changes in teacher professional development and evaluations and an enhanced ability of the City to terminate teachers who behave inappropriately and teachers who are in the Absent Teacher Reserve.

In a press release, City Council Member Leroy Comrie explains the latest developments in a hearing regarding a piece of legislation that will increase the availability of show tickets for ordinary consumers.

-- Espinal stands with Bushwick residents in fight against rezoning application, by POLITICO New York's Janaki Chadha: City Council Member Rafael Espinal joined Bushwick residents Thursday in opposing a private rezoning application that would allow increased residential development on manufacturing lots in the neighborhood, including the construction of two nine - story buildings.

The cost of foregone taxes from 421 - a has increased from $ 130 million in 2002 to $ 1.1 billion in fiscal year 2013 — greater than the entire annual budgetfor New York City's House Preservation and Development Agency.

At a City Planning Commission hearing, Vicki Been, head of the city's Department of Housing Preservation and Development, said that increasing demand in the neighborhood is straining the housing supply, DNAinfo reporCity Planning Commission hearing, Vicki Been, head of the city's Department of Housing Preservation and Development, said that increasing demand in the neighborhood is straining the housing supply, DNAinfo reporcity's Department of Housing Preservation and Development, said that increasing demand in the neighborhood is straining the housing supply, DNAinfo reported.

One of the largest operators of affordable multi-family housing in Upper Manhattan and the boroughs is suing the city's Department of Housing Preservation and Development for at least $ 4 million for lost income tied to deferred rent increases in subsidized housing vouchers at three apartment complexes in East Harlem.

Kellogg said that for her and her running mates, the big challenges facing Hurley are, «Making a change in our local government, protecting the quality of life that we have in Hurley as development pressures move up the Thruway, protecting our water and the beautiful scenic qualities of our town, and maintaining our low tax rates as NYS mandates additional responsibilities to the localities without providing funding (at the same time that they cap our annual budget increases) and as we get additional pressures from New York City to reduce their tax contributions for the reservoir property.»

In the speech, the governor also announced new initiatives designed to attract more international business to the state and to increase exports, a timetable for casino development, starting with the appointment of a siting board this month, and a commitment to upgrade Kennedy and LaGuardia airports in New York City.

Arbor Housing and Development CEO Jeffrey Eaton said, «Arbor is excited to begin the redevelopment of a blighted site that has been in serious need of upgrade for many years and to support the City of Corning's Housing Strategy of revitalizing Corning's neighborhoods and increasing the availability of safe and affordable housing.»

At 1 p.m., NYC Councilman Ritchie Torres and others address the US Department of Housing and Urban Development's proposed rule that could increase rents for Section 8 households, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

The next month, the Department of Housing Preservation and Development unveiled «Housing 2.0,» a series of proposals aimed at increasing the city's affordable housing stock.

«As the Council begins our Executive Budget hearings on May 6th, we will continue to strongly push for critical investments that will greatly expand employment opportunities for our young people by increasing the number of year round and summer youth jobs, advocating for vital legal services and workforce development skills to support our growing immigrant population and fighting to combat food insecurity in our City,» they said.

During the meeting, Borough President Katz also noted the one year anniversary of the Jamaica NOW Action Plan's April 15, 2015 launch and outlined major milestones of the Jamaica NOW Action Plan in the past year, including the activation of the Bronx - Flushing - Jamaica Q44 Select Bus Service that serves 44,000 New Yorkers daily; the newly - restored paths at Rufus King Park that are part of the first phase of the Park's major capital improvements; redesigned storefronts of local businesses along Sutphin Boulevard (with more on the way); a $ 138,000 «Building Community Capacity» grant toward the formation of the Jamaica Arts Alliance; the release of an RFP to activate the 168th Street Garage into a new, mixed - use development, with the City to announce the winning bid shortly; the launch of the «Jamaica Avenue Streetscape Improvements» study to determine the cost and scope of additional seating, increased plantings and improved pedestrian circulation in the area; and free public Wi - Fi on track by July in the Downtown Jamaica Corridor, the first area in Queens to host LinkNYC.

Albany, NY — State Senator Jeff Klein (D - Bronx / Westchester), New York City Council Member Ritchie Torres, Chair of the Committee on Public Housing, Senator Diane Savino (D - Staten Island / Brooklyn), Senator Adriano Espaillat (D - Manhattan / Bronx), Democratic Ranking Member of the Senate Housing Committee, and more than 500 hundred New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) tenants, today rallied at the state capitol to call for increased state funding to update and repair deplorable conditions in NYCHA developments in the Bronx and beyond.

A proposal by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to increase state oversight of affordable housing and economic development bonds has drawn criticism throughout New York City, from Mayor Bill de Blasio and members of the City Council to developers and housing advocates.

The development, known as Astoria Cove, is viewed as a coup by the de Blasio administration and left - leaning City Council members — a about - face on the part of City Councilmembers occasioned by a 7 percent increase in the amount of affordable housing housing to built — and an agreement to use organized labor during the construction phase, even as speculation builds that the developer, Alma Realty, could flip the property and some activists question whether enough affordable housing will be built.

Attending public preschool is linked to an increase in students taking the admissions test for gifted and talented programs, reducing the disparity in test taking between disadvantaged students and their peers, finds a study of New York City students by NYU's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development.

Different scenarios are added all the time in the development of the autonomous cars (such as cities, main roads, snow, exit ramps) that the car can manage, while increasing the driving speed and managing even demanding weather conditions with intelligence.

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities (GRHC) develops and protects the market by increasing the awareness of the economic, social and environmental benefits of green roofs, green walls, and other forms of living architecture through education, advocacy, professional development and celebrations of excellence.

Evaluating the potential benefits of intertwining city planning and local food systems, Phillips and Wharton offer ideas on how local food systems can positively effect communities to increase nutritional offerings and stimulate economic development.

Pay Teachers More and Reach All Students with Excellence — Aug 30, 2012 District RTTT — Meet the Absolute Priority for Great - Teacher Access — Aug 14, 2012 Pay Teachers More — Within Budget, Without Class - Size Increases — Jul 24, 2012 Building Support for Breakthrough Schools — Jul 10, 2012 New Toolkit: Expand the Impact of Excellent Teachers — Selection, Development, and More — May 31, 2012 New Teacher Career Paths: Financially Sustainable Advancement — May 17, 2012 Charlotte, N.C.'s Project L.I.F.T. to be Initial Opportunity Culture Site — May 10, 2012 10 Financially Sustainable Models to Reach More Students with Excellence — May 01, 2012 Excellent Teaching Within Budget: New Infographic and Website — Apr 17, 2012 Incubating Great New Schools — Mar 15, 2012 Public Impact Releases Models to Extend Reach of Top Teachers, Seeks Sites — Dec 14, 2011 New Report: Teachers in the Age of Digital Instruction — Nov 17, 2011 City - Based Charter Strategies: New White Papers and Webinar from Public Impact — Oct 25, 2011 How to Reach Every Child with Top Teachers (Really)-- Oct 11, 2011 Charter Philanthropy in Four Cities — Aug 04, 2011 School Turnaround Leaders: New Ideas about How to Find More of Them — Jul 21, 2011 Fixing Failing Schools: Building Family and Community Demand for Dramatic Change — May 17, 2011 New Resources to Boost School Turnaround Success — May 10, 2011 New Report on Making Teacher Tenure Meaningful — Mar 15, 2011 Going Exponential: Growing the Charter School Sector's Best — Feb 17, 2011 New Reports and Upcoming Release Event — Feb 10, 2011 Picky Parent Guide — Nov 17, 2010 Measuring Teacher and Leader Performance: Cross-Sector Lessons for Excellent Evaluations — Nov 02, 2010 New Teacher Quality Publication from the Joyce Foundation — Sept 27, 2010 Charter School Research from Public Impact — Jul 13, 2010 Lessons from Singapore & Shooting for Stars — Jun 17, 2010 Opportunity at the Top — Jun 02, 2010 Public Impact's latest on Education Reform Topics — Dec 02, 2009 3X for All: Extending the Reach of Education's Best — Oct 23, 2009 New Research on Dramatically Improving Failing Schools — Oct 06, 2009 Try, Try Again to Fix Failing Schools — Sep 09, 2009 Innovation in Education and Charter Philanthropy — Jun 24, 2009 Reconnecting Youth and Designing PD That Works — May 29.

The new initiative grew out of The Wallace Foundation's years of work in youth development, including a dozen - year effort to encourage citywide coordination for afterschool that yielded more than 40 publications and found, according to a study by RAND, «that organizations across cities could work together toward increasing access, quality, data - based decision making and sustainability.»

Teacher education and teacher professional development programs should increase future and current teachers» awareness of and experience with game - based learning environments designed to help students develop scientific inquiry skills and 21st - century skills (e.g., River City) beyond simple drill - and - practice games and simulations.

The Foundation for Educational Administration conducted joint professional development for Jersey City school day and afterschool staff to increase understanding and support implementation of the Common Core State Standards in their 21st Century Community Learning Centers program.

European Union studies on the future of cities have suggested that, rather than further expansion of already vast metropolitan areas such as London and Paris, the continent will witness a steady increase in growth of built - up areas adjacent to existing cities, in the manner of medium - density suburban pockets of development.

In particular, the book will help the reader to discover underlying principles for the planning of future cities and peri-urban regions in relation to: (i) Balanced urban development policies and institutions for future cities; (ii) Understanding the effects of land use change, population increase, and water demand on the liveability of cities; (iii) Long - term pl...

As we move further into 2018 and as cities become increasingly smart, Plastic Logic will continue to play a pivotal role in the development of smart signage for transportation, retail and architecture, particularly with the reduction in manufacturing costs and increased demands within the industry.

With expertise in name recognition, email list development, building a base of supporters, passing a city ordinance, increasing adoptions, and standout promotional strategies, Julie can offer professional, innovative, and often unconventional advice on how to market your organization.

«A development of this size would be like adding the city of Pleasant Hill to Concord and would affect not only people in the immediate vicinity, but other residents of Concord and nearby cities who would have to deal with increased traffic congestion, pollution, and urban sprawl,» said Gleason.

While it is ninety and seventy - four miles (145 and 119 km) from the cities of San Diego and Tijuana respectively, recent developments between the port city and Rosarito Beach including upscale, Americanized subdivisions and resorts such as Punta Azul, Baja Mar, and La Salina have greatly increased the urbanity of the corridor between Rosarito Beach and Ensenada.

Numerous marinas have sprung up amid the increasing interest in the city, with Kona Kai Marina, Shelter Island Marina, and The Wharf, among some of the most notable developments.

«We are confident that its fantastic location with close proximity to Ho Chi Minh City, coupled with increased government spending on infrastructure, will ensure Phu Quoc continues to gain recognition as a world - class destination to attract a growing number of domestic and international travellers,» said David Wray, vice president of development and acquisitions, Wyndham Hotel Group, south - east Asia.

«The development of the city including the new airport will provide us with an opportunity allows us to take advantage of the increasing number of travelers wanting to benefit from our great value for money approach to hotel accommodation.»

The company said that while some of the current 16 development projects continue to face delays, the group is reviewing an increasing number of opportunities in key city centre and resort destinations around the world.

New Leaf is arguably the best of the series, with the handheld design making it easy to pop in and out of your colourful city, increased social functionality adding to its appeal, and your new role as mayor giving you more say over the town's development.

With its partners at the National Park Service and the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation, JBRPC works to expand public access; increase recreational and educational opportunities; foster citizen stewardship and volunteerism; preserve and restore natural areas, including wetland and wildlife habitat; enhance cultural resources; and ensure the long - term sustainability of the parklands, including the development of the Science and Resilience Institute.

Helsinki's decision appears financially sound: according to their initial concept and development study, the city would need to increase its art budget by almost 200 %, and pay the Guggenheim millions of Euro over the span of three decades.

Balzar was widely recognized as a key figure in the development of abstract painting on the West Coast in the 1960s, a time when Vancouver emerged as a city of increased energy and experimentation in visual art.

In addition to bringing those topics back to the forefront, we can add a newer argument, which is about thriveability: by increasing contact with the natural world, especially within cities, we can enhance and enrich our children's (and our) full use of the senses, cognitive development, and overall health and well - being.

On May 29, 2012 the Seattle City Council unanimously passed a resolution opposing the development of coal - export terminals in Washington state after raising concerns about increased train traffic and potential harm to health and the environment.

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities (GRHC) develops and protects the market by increasing the awareness of the economic, social and environmental benefits of green roofs, green walls, and other forms of living architecture through education, advocacy, professional development and celebrations of excellence.

In an effort to understand the urban vulnerabilities to climate change, and to highlight innovative solutions to increase cities resilience, the Rockefeller Foundation, along with the Center for Sustainable Urban Development (CSUD), of The Earth Institute at Columbia University, is sponsoring a week - long discussion (July 8 - 13) on «Building for climate change resilience» within of month - long series of... Read more