Government Technology Insider

APRIL 8, 2024

A recent report published by Granicus explored the growing complexity of FOIA requests over the last five years and impact on the ability of local governments to fulfill FOIA requests. The benchmark report found that overall, complexity in public records has increased by 57 percent since 2018.

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GovLoop

DECEMBER 28, 2022

In March 2022, the FBI issued a warning that ransomware attacks were straining local governments and public services. Nationwide, numerous city and county offices, police departments, schools, and other local agencies had reported suffering data breaches and service disruptions. This was not news.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 26, 2023

One of the comments on the article made a point about a local "Government Accountability Office" function. More of that, please." He makes the point that the Council probably needs more staff to be able to do so.

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Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

JULY 31, 2018

On today’s episode, we’re talking with Peter Kageyama, one of the 2018 NRPA Annual Conference keynote speakers. In addition to writing and speaking around the world, Kageyama is a Senior Fellow with the Alliance for Innovation, a national network of city leaders that is dedicated to improving the practice of local government.

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zencity

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

It is an opportunity for local governments to increase engagement, to get more equitable community feedback and reach more residents, and to help build trust with the community by more easily meeting them where they are. Traditionally, civic engagement has meant in-person involvement in your local community.

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zencity

DECEMBER 13, 2021

There are many factors, from local economy and access to great entertainment, to a strong sense of community, to the sheer beauty a city has to offer. At Zencity, we help local governments improve services by helping them understand what their residents prioritize , what they’re talking about, and what they feel is lacking.

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Death and Taxes

JULY 21, 2021

It is no surprise that Florida city managers placed the forecasts for the pandemic’s impact on local revenues as the top priority, as local governments are revenue-driven entities. The tradeoff between revenue growth and stability has always been a concern for local governments. Authors’ Bios.

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zencity

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Although not always mandatory, Zencity’s experience working with local government organizations across the U.S. Local governments are increasingly working to expand their recycling programs, promote resident engagement and knowledge, and innovate to combat climate change.

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iGrantWriters

JULY 7, 2021

In 2018, National Public Radio reported that over 7 million unique users downloaded their podcasts each week. The applicant must be the entity with primary responsibility for administering the funding and managing the entire program.

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Center for Community Progress

MAY 19, 2022

Reinvestment Fund conducted Market Value Analyses for the City of Bethlehem (2018) and Northampton County (2019) to support data-driven blight prevention and remediation plans. The plan for Bethlehem, which straddles both Northampton and Lehigh Counties, won the 2018 Lehigh Valley Award for Plan or Policy.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

JANUARY 13, 2022

This is particularly pertinent to formerly incarcerated people and young people aging out of the foster care system, where housing needs are foreseeable and obstacles are predictable ( Schneider 2018 ; Dworsky et al. 2021 ; Gubits et al. Housing First, voucher-based, and supportive housing models offer more sustainable solutions. Conclusion.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 7, 2023

million positions unfilled between 2018 and 2028—it is clear that there is a growing talent gap in critical STEM-focused areas. Schools selected for the program receive STEM robotics kits, a standards-based math and science curriculum developed by NMSI, and full-cycle teacher training and coaching. “As

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

AUGUST 11, 2022

Sometimes a local government may make grants to organizations in this space that are nonprofits, but the groups are generally a mix of for profits and nonprofits. And it's not particularly systematic.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 19, 2022

But it is also a management failure of local government. Admittedly, oversight-wise, WMATA has a hard slog, as the State of Virginia, State of Maryland, and DC are "co-owners" now alongside the federal government. They all have to agree on major decisions.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Casey Anderson, chair of the Montgomery County Planning Board, in Forest Grove Park in Silver Spring in 2018. “We are acting with deliberate speed to appoint new commissioners to move Montgomery County forward. We thank the commissioners for their service to our county.” John Kelly/The Washington Post) I'm saddened by this.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Council to decriminalize fare evasion in 2018. This is an issue in the UK, because 10+ years of austerity have crush public agencies and local governments--some have lost as much as 2/3 of their budget, at the cost of public libraries, health care, maintenance of streets, sidewalks, parks, etc.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Also see for discussion of robust trail planning: -- " Comments on the Central Avenue Connector Trail concept (Prince George's County, Maryland ," 2015 And a framework for sustainable mobility planning: -- " Further updates to the Sustainable Mobility Platform Framework ," 2018.

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

MARCH 27, 2024

Landlord participation in the voucher program has declined both nationally and in North Carolina from around 90% in 2018 to 80% in 2024. Local governments can also play a role in ensuring that Fair Market Rents accurately reflect the prices that low-income renters see in the market.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 19, 2023

And that's where the local government planning functions have opportunities. Faculty creating a cluster, having bright children in schools, supporting community institutions, etc., Cities like Greensboro or Portland or Spokane have to be more innovative because they have fewer opportunities. DC has plenty of assets.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

What this should mean is that schools should get additional funding, from the local government separate from the school system, or the school system's budget should include support, for these functions. Students, parents, and teachers participating in a clean up of the school grounds, Wasatch Elementary School, Salt Lake.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 11, 2024

According to Twitter and other news sources (" WMATA and MWCOG announce new joint transit initiative ," DC News Now) WMATA the operator of regional subway and bus services, and the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, are going to start working together. It's about speed versus access.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JANUARY 19, 2024

A commitment to the development and production of a broad, comprehensive, visionary, and detailed revitalization plan/s (Bilbao, Hamburg, Liverpool); the creation of innovative and successful implementation organizations , with representatives from the public sector and private firms, to carry out the program. commitment and time.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 8, 2023

Rivero, now an executive government advisor at AWS, has experience making data work for government. In August 2018, Governor Northam appointed him the chief data officer for the Commonwealth of Virginia. His first order of business was to create a data governance framework.

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Barrett & Greene

OCTOBER 6, 2022

In 2018, a regional ballot measure in nine counties in the San Francisco area dedicated $500 million of $4.5 billion in increased bridge toll revenue for Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) to purchase new rail cars.

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

MAY 31, 2022

This trend discussed in a 2018 post by DFI colleague Frank Muraca: unc.live/37TJaQy. DFI in the news: Experts from the School’s Development Finance Initiative to offer affordable housing webinar for local government leaders, with follow-up discussions led by regional councils of government. 3N5YGbn.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The AWS CIC program launched in 2018 and ASU was one of the first universities to establish a CIC. The new AI CIC will harness the capabilities of AI to help global government agencies, education institutions, and nonprofits address their mission-related challenges and uncover new opportunities.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 29, 2024

That was in the mid 1970s, and now the trees are maybe 50 feet tall--this photo is from 2018, and the trees in question are behind the garage.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 17, 2023

Improving air quality through co-creation In 2018, the Mayor of London set an ambitious goal : 80 percent of the 31 million daily trips in the city should be made on foot, by bicycle, or public transport by 2041. By the end of 2022, 63 percent of journeys fulfilled these criteria.

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Death and Taxes

JANUARY 28, 2021

While it is not focused on North Carolina or local governments, I think there is still much in there that is likely of interest to you all. Especially because we all know that what happens at the state level impacts the local level. Recently I participated in a webinar for Kenan Flagler’s Tax Center.

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CRA Today

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The CFE Fund is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization; our programmatic, research and policy efforts focus on designing, embedding and replicating financial empowerment initiatives within the fabric of local government. Bankers, learn more about the Bank On certification here: www.joinbankon.org/certify.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JUNE 19, 2023

," 2016 -- " The song remains the same: DC's continued failures in cultural planning as evidenced by failures with Bohemian Caverns, Howard Theatre, Union Arts, Takoma Theatre. ," 2016 -- " The tension between monetizing public space and placemaking | rethinking how neighborhoods are supported by local governments ," 2018 -- " Leveraging music for (..)

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

APRIL 3, 2023

14 A separate calculation by the Urban Institute, an MH supporter, from 2018 claims manufactured homes are 35 to 47 percent cheaper per square foot than site-built homes. without any qualification as to whether the underlying land is owned or rented), and how the evidence shows that, based on data from 1995 to 2018, it appreciated at 3.4

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Whitson has been honored with various NASA medals in Leadership, Outstanding Leadership, and Exceptional Service, as well as Glamour’s Woman of the Year (2017), TIME 100 Most Influential People in the World (2018), and Women in Aviation Lifetime Achievement Award (2017). With more than 35 years of experience, Dr.

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Partnership for Public Service

JULY 18, 2022

“The G Word” explores the many ways our government works behind the scenes to make our lives better—from creating GPS technology and monitoring our food production to predicting the weather and treating serious diseases. He was at the time becoming very involved in our local government in Los Angeles. Jon Wolf: Yeah.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

AUGUST 26, 2022

Problems such as graffiti, people in mental health crisis, sanitation, etc., bother people and make them feel unsafe, making it that much harder for cities to compete with the suburbs for commerce and residential location. Like most places, New York City has city-provided reporting mechanisms, 911 and 311.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

AUGUST 2, 2023

” In their research, Monkkonen and his colleagues evaluated California’s 2017 and 2018 reforms to address issues in the state’s “fair share” system. The increased targets led to changes in behavior from local governments, too.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Although states and localities can step in with interim funding to keep them open. They remained open during the 2018-2019 shutdown, through restrooms and information desks were closed and waste disposal was halted. They were closed during a 2013 shutdown.

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