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Shutdowns and continuing resolutions aren’t the answer of effective government

Partnership for Public Service

Now that Congress is back from August recess, it is racing around the clock to fund the federal government for the next fiscal year, which starts on Oct. When annual funding bills aren’t passed through the appropriations process, the government shuts down. 30 to keep the government funded and fully open for business.

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Indiana BMV Builds on Three Pillars to Drive up CX

GovLoop

In 2019, the average visit time was 13 minutes, 4 seconds. That work has continued unabated since Daniels left office in 2013, and the rating now sits at 98%, according to the 2021 annual report. From a constituent perspective, such behavior diminishes trust in government as a whole, Deloitte found.

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National Public Lands Day, Saturday September 23rd

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Interesting that the federal government is on the verge of shutting down (" US government shutdown: What is it and who would be affected? ," Reuters), which means that parks and open lands close too. They remained open during the 2018-2019 shutdown, through restrooms and information desks were closed and waste disposal was halted.

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Salt Lake City Capital Improvement Program process allows for citizen initiated projects

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

I was lucky in that the application I'm submitting had a cost category and percentage schedule outlined in a 2013 city memo. Is different from what I am familiar with, "back east". It's not a 6 year program, with a focus on the current two years, like it is in many cities and counties in the US. That was a mistake. Is annual, not multi-year.

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With the post-covid decline of Downtowns, arts and cultural institutions are affected too

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

The Job Description Is Changing ," New York Times = Other relevant blog entries -- " Reprinting with a slight update, "Arts, culture districts and revitalization" from 2009 " (2019) Cultural quarters and innovation districts -- discussion on the Arabianranta district within " Helsinki as an example of creative industries driving urban revitalization (..)

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Income Inequality and Democratic Backsliding

The Lowe Down

Democracy is made up of factors such as voting rights, freedom of the governed, and minority rights. The number of democracies across the globe has decreased from its peak in 2019. Democratic backsliding is the state-led debilitation or elimination of the institutions sustaining democracy.

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Master planning for solid waste | Creating a VV equivalent for solid waste management and service operating at the metropolitan scale

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

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. In Greater Salt Lake, governments mostly don't do glass recycling directly. And it's not particularly systematic.