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Seattle to Receive $25.6 Million Safe Streets Grants
$25.6 million in grants is coming to Seattle through Safe Streets and Roads for All for the construction of safer streets, new sidewalks, bike lanes, and intersection improvements. Axios further reported: The city plans to focus on intersections south of...
White House Releases Proposed Guidance for “Buy American” Construction Rule
In his recent State of the Union address, President Biden once again talked about the importance of the Buy American rule, or the mandate for domestic production of construction materials for federal infrastructure projects. In furtherance of the said initiative, the...
DATA: Job Opening Rates in Every State (Feb 2023 Release)
CivMetrics collects key economic data for the largest cities in the United States. In this post, we look at a new data on job opening rates in all 50 states. For questions about our data, or to request data, please contact [email protected]. Data is from...
DATA: Quit Rates in Every State (Feb 2023 Release)
CivMetrics collects key economic data for the largest cities in the United States. In this post, we look at the latest state-level quit rates data. For questions about our data, or to request data, please contact [email protected]. Data is from...
DATA: Homeownership Rate, Top 75 Metros (4Q 2022 Release)
CivMetrics collects key housing data for the largest cities in the United States. In this post, we look at new data on homeownership rates in large US cities. For questions about our data, or to request data, please contact [email protected]. Data is from...
DATA: Home Vacancy Rates, Top 75 Metros (4Q 2022 Release)
CivMetrics collects key housing data for the largest cities in the United States. In this post, we look at new data on home vacancy rates in large US cities. For questions about our data, or to request data, please contact [email protected]. Data is from...
Flash Update: Inflation in Major Cities (Feb 2023 Release)
CivMetrics collects key economic data for the largest cities in the United States. In this post, we look at the latest CPI release and the 12 cities tracked in this release. For questions about our data, or to request data, please contact [email protected]....
Mississippi House Proposes Restrictions on Jackson Sales Tax Use, To Go Towards Water and Sewer Projects
House Bill 1168 was recently brought to the House of Mississippi, which would limit how Jackson can use funds from a 1% municipal sales tax. In 2014, citizens of Jackson voted that the revenue that will be collected from the 1% increase to Jackson's sales tax will go...
Brown County One of Eight Wisconsin Communities to Receive Grant for Safety Improvements
Eight infrastructure grants totaling $6.7 million will be awarded to Wisconsin through the Safe Streets and Roads for All Grant Program. Subsequently, as the level of fatality concentration in Brown County has reached above average traffic accidents and deaths, with...
Atlantic City, Cape May, and Vineland Receive $20.4 Million for Road Safety Improvements
As part of the Department of Transportation's Safe Streets and Roads for All Grant Program, three towns are getting a cut of the $20.4 million in federal funding for improving traffic safety: Atlantic City, Cape May, and Vineland. From the initial round of funding,...
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