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Older New Yorkers and Access-A-Ride ForecastsMore than 993,000 people, or 12 percent of the New York City population, are adults over the age of 65. As the “baby boomer” cohort begins to age past 65, adults over the age of 65 are projected to reach 20% of the nation’s population by 2030. New …
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Book Review: Protecting Seniors Against Environmental DisastersRae Zimmerman … Book Review: Protecting Seniors Against Environmental Disasters …
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Duet of the commons: Impact of street cleaning on household car usage in New York CityThis article explores the concept of “public commons” and its relationship with travel decisions under a unique setting: street cleaning in the New York City area. Using a natural experimental design, it investigates the impact of street cleaning on car …
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The Port Authority Region and Foreign Exports: Prepared for the Centennial Symposium of The Port Authority of New York and New JerseyDuring the past hundred years, the Port Authority region has undergone a dramatic transformation, from an economy based on manufacturing to one tied to advanced business services. This report highlights the way in which services have emerged as the …
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Effective Public Service Communication Networks for Climate Change AdaptationRae Zimmerman … Effective Public Service Communication Networks for Climate Change Adaptation …
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The Transit-Jobs Nexus: Insights for Transit-Oriented Development (TOD)Rae Zimmerman … The Transit-Jobs Nexus: Insights for Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) …
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Financing sustainable infrastructure: Reconciling disaster and traditional financial resourcesRae Zimmerman … Financing sustainable infrastructure: Reconciling disaster and traditional financial resources …
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ANALYZING RISK FACTORS FOR ADVERSE OUTCOMES TO COVID-19 FAIR Health is a nonprofit organization committed to bringing transparency to healthcare costs and insurance. The organization engaged a team to uncover the most important risk factors for adverse outcomes to COVID-19 (such as hospitalization and …
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What's Really Happening to the REO Stock? An analysis of three cities: New York, Atlanta, and MiamiIngrid Gould Ellen, Josiah Madar, and Mary Weselcouch … What's Really Happening to the REO Stock? An analysis of three cities: New York, Atlanta, and …
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Transport, the Environment and Security: Making the ConnectionEffective means of transport are critical under both normal and extreme conditions, but modern transport systems are subject to many diverse demands. This path-breaking book uniquely draws together the typically conflicting arenas of transport, the …
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Beyond Bureaucracy: How prosecutors and public defenders enforce urban planning laws in Sao Paulo, BrazilCities need law to thrive but it is not clear how abstract texts become tangible policy outcomes. Existing research on the role of law in urban affairs conceives law as either an algorithm that shapes urban life, or a reflection of political disputes. The …
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NPR's Academic Minute spotlights research on immigrant postpartum health by NYU Wagner Professor Laura WherryThe Academic Minute, a radio segment from National Public Radio featuring researchers from colleges and universities that airs on 70 stations around the United States and Canada, recently featured an entire week on work by NYU researchers. The series put …
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DEMYSTIFYING FUND STRUCTURES FOR ALTERNATIVE OWNERSHIP ENTERPRISESTransform Finance (TF) is a research, education, and implementation partner that supports its stakeholders to challenge legacy investment approaches, seed transformative investment models, and build movement power. Traditional business operations enrich …
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Online MHA Program CurriculumThis course has two overall goals. The first is to increase participants’ effectiveness in managing and leading individuals and teams in healthcare organizations. This includes addressing issues of equity, diversity and inclusion within organizations and …
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The Role of Neighborhood Characteristics in Mortgage Default Risk: Evidence from New York CityUsing a rich database of non-prime mortgages from New York City, we find that census tract level neighborhood characteristics are important predictors of default behavior, even after controlling for an extensive set of controls for loan and borrower …
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Toward Sustainable TransportationThe Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) works to promote sustainable and equitable transportation around the world. The ITDP enlisted the help of a Capstone team to assist in its effort to creatively advocate for sustainable …
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Assessment of the Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning Community Workshop ProgramJamaica Center for Arts & Learning (JCAL) is a nonprofit organization that offers visual, performing and literary arts, arts education and artists? programs to encourage participation in the arts and to contribute to the cultural enrichment of the …
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University admission quotas and high-school academic incentives: a case study of BrazilThis research project studies the indirect effects of aggressive affirmative action university admission policies on high-school student achievement in Brazil. The Capstone team analyzed the early stages of a quota policy that was implemented by public …
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Impact assessment and monitoring and evaluation frameworkIn 2013, Social Accountability International (SAI), an international NGO dedicated to improving workplaces through social standards, and the Rapid Results Institute (RRI), a nonprofit that implements change management programs in the developing world, …
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Can Small Incentives Have Large Effects? The Impact of Taxes versus Bonuses on Disposable Bag UseThis paper examines a simple element of financial incentive design – whether the incentive takes the form of a fee for bad behavior or a reward for good behavior – to determine if the framing of the incentive influences the policy's effectiveness. I …
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AI-enabled public health surveillance: from local detection to global epidemic monitoring and controlD. Zeng, Z. Cao, and D. B. Neill … AI-enabled public health surveillance: from local detection to global epidemic monitoring and control …