AWS Public Sector Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

This blog post highlights the 2023 awardees. In 2015, Pahlka founded Civic Hall, a collaborative workspace and community center for civic tech innovators, activists, and entrepreneurs. Digital advocates of the year Winner: Digital Identity Directorate Team – Brazil The Digital Identity Directorate Team implemented the innovative GOV.BR

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JULY 4, 2023

First, in the early years of the blog I wrote a lot of pieces about transit marketing and doing a better job of it. Now a goodly amount of that is encapsulated in " Branding's (NOT) all you need for transit " (2018), but old pieces like " Making Transit Sexy " (2005), make the point too, less sophisticatedly.

2008 52

2008 2013 Budgeting Transportation 52

PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

AUGUST 30, 2016

This is first part of a three-part blog series documenting the Priority Based Budgeting process that the City is undertaking, culminating in the launch of online tools that will enable a “new lens” on how the City can use it’s resources for good. In the next blog, we will continue to document the City’s progress towards these ends.

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Budgeting Local Government Elected Officials Stewardship 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 18, 2024

The journal article " Making Cycling Irresistible ," inspired my own blog entry in 2008, " Ideas for Making Cycling Irresistible in DC." In 2009, I was able to spend half a day at Stoneleigh Elementary School in Baltimore County Maryland on International Walk to School Day. There aren't many free air pumps or bike stands.

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Transportation Management Parks And Recreation Housing 96

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 1, 2024

Maybe the National Park Service Urban Agenda: A call to action initiative (2015) can help facilitate this, but I am not holding my breath. The award-winning orchid curtain in the Exhibition Hall at Longwood Gardens' 2015 Orchid Extravaganza. Another link. Also see " Leimert Theater: Envisioning a Neighborhood Landmark ," KCET.

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Parks And Recreation 2014 Education Development 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Screenshot, Downtown Pittsburgh Partnership marketing campaign, 2009. In a more micro sense, it's about refocusing on business districts as places for residence, and the factors that matter, as opposed to previous focus on outlying neighborhoods. -- " Keeping families in cities: safety; schools; space + money ," 2015 Or true mixed use.

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