Draft 3 of the change memo was presented by consultant Don Elliott of Clarion Associates. “This is the last change memo you will see,” Mr. Elliott said. “Future edits will be made to the fully integrated draft of the code.” Consultants are working now to bring the three modules together...
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ZCC Releases Module 3 Change Memo; Announces Fall Schedule
Thursday, August 12th, 2010FY2011 Transportation HUD Appropriations Bill Approved by House; Amendment Cutting HUD Programs Defeated
Wednesday, August 11th, 2010On July 29, the House of Representatives approved the fiscal year 2011 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill (H.R. 5850), granting more than $49 billion in HUD funding. The bill includes: $2.2 billion for Homeless Assistance Grants; $677 million to ...
Street Furniture RFP Unsuccessful
Wednesday, August 11th, 2010The Mayor’s Office of Transportation has announced that the RFP they issued for street furniture received only 2 bids and neither was viable to meet the goals of the RFP. Consequently, the program is unable to move forward at this time. They instead plan to create a new contract for...
LISC, Econsult and City of Philadelphia Release Commercial Corridors Report
Wednesday, August 12th, 2009The report examines commercial corridors in Philadelphia and produces a framework to help decision makers better understand the effectiveness of interventions for corridor success. Econsult's analysis combines extensive, locally unprecedented data gathering with thorough econometric analysis to investigate the drivers of commercial success for all 265 retail corridors in Philadelphia. ...
House Passes Entrepreneurship Program Overhaul
Wednesday, August 12th, 2009The House of Representatives passed legislation to overhaul entrepreneurial assistance programs for small businesses, and create grant programs for veterans. The Job Creation through Entrepreneurship Act of 2009 (HR 2352) would provide seed grants for the creation of Veterans Business Centers to provide entrepreneurial training and counseling to veterans. The...
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