AWS Public Sector Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Entries more than doubled from the inaugural 2022 edition, with 334 nominations from 63 countries across six continents. 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.

2023 139

2023 Government Public Sector Leadership 139

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. That's not unlike what I've suggested for the Inauguration (" Should transit on Inauguration Day be free? ," 2013/2016) and other super special events (" Washington Cherry Blossom Festival and event transit ," 2023).

2008 52

2008 2013 Budgeting Transportation 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." And they had "parking innovation districts" for awhile, but they were idiosyncratic, not systematic, and had many restrictions. There aren't many free air pumps or bike stands. Car sharing.

Transportation 96

Transportation Management Parks And Recreation Housing 96

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 1, 2024

Also see " A National Mall-focused heritage (replica) streetcar service to serve visitors is a way bigger idea than a parking garage under the Mall ," 2013. Maybe the National Park Service Urban Agenda: A call to action initiative (2015) can help facilitate this, but I am not holding my breath. Another link.

Parks And Recreation 52

Parks And Recreation 2014 Education Development 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 5, 2024

Photo of Lollapalooza 2022. Note that in retrospect I should have published this piece before the public art piece, " Gaps in Parks Master Planning: Part Five | Planning for Public Art as an element of park facilities ," because that blog entry does not address controversy. Destination events and problems. Wall art, Dig the City.

Parks And Recreation 52

Parks And Recreation Events Engagement Magazine 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 4, 2024

Photo of Lollapalooza 2022. Note that in retrospect I should have published this piece before the public art piece, " Gaps in Parks Master Planning: Part Five | Planning for Public Art as an element of park facilities ," because that blog entry does not address controversy. Destination events and problems. Wall art, Dig the City.

Parks And Recreation 52

Parks And Recreation Events Engagement Magazine 52