by bstickle | May 12, 2023 | NLC SLWP, ServLine, Infrastructure, Testimonials, Water Loss, Customer Testimonials, Financial Shock, Education, Lead in Water, Service Line Responsibilities, Intergenerational Communities, Home Maintenance, Mixed Age Communities, Knowledge Center, Press Releases, Infographics, Public-Private Partnerships
Norwalk, Connecticut – [DATE] – Every year during the third week of May – National Infrastructure Week – a little extra attention gets paid to the state of America’s infrastructure. This includes everything from airports, bridges and roads to drinking water,...
by Bill Eller | Mar 14, 2022 | Intergenerational Communities, Mixed Age Communities, Millennials, Education, Service Line Responsibilities, Infrastructure, Inflow & Infiltration, Lead in Water
We don’t know how many lead service lines remain in service, and estimates vary by the millions. The American Water Works Association estimated that there are more than 6 million lead service lines across the country, but other sources put the number closer to 9...
by Bill Eller | Oct 22, 2019 | Intergenerational Communities, Mixed Age Communities
Christie Myers, Managing Director of Opportunity Dallas, shares the story of a public-private partnership to help address homelessness, including a community garden. Segregated since the Jim Crow era, Dallas’ Bonton neighborhood, consisting of almost solely...
by Bill Eller | Jul 23, 2019 | Mixed Age Communities, Oregon, Millennials, State, ICMA, Pennsylvania, Florida, Intergenerational Communities, Large Cities, Texas, Maryland, Michigan
The latest NLC housing report addresses the importance of neighborhood revitalization. Christie Myers, Managing Director of Opportunity Dallas, interviewed Krista Nightengale, Managing Director of Better Block Foundation, about the great work they are doing to build...
by Bill Eller | Jul 19, 2019 | Intergenerational Communities, Mixed Age Communities, Education, Infrastructure
Earlier this month the National League of Cities (NLC) released a comprehensive affordable housing report entitled “Homeward Bound: The Road to Affordable Housing” Rising home prices and stagnant wages have put tremendous strain on housing markets across...
by Bill Eller | Jun 18, 2019 | State, Intergenerational Communities, Texas, Mixed Age Communities
Christie Myers, former Managing Director of Opportunity Dallas, addressed the importance of aging in place to seniors and the community as a whole. On a weekly basis, I am confronted with conversations involving seniors, gently raising their hands from the back row,...