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Massachusetts Citizens Take Their Local Temperatures

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Cities use the data to develop heat action plans, add cooling stations, focus urban forestry efforts, and support policy, research and education. Officials began recruiting volunteers in January 2021 for the August collection. 12 and 13, 2021, volunteers drove or biked through specified locations at 6 a.m., and then at 6 a.m.

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(Contact-Free) Human Touch Helps Transform a Riverscape

GovLoop

Virtual Tools Expand Outreach “We were able to get so much more information,” Skowera said. “We That allowed the city to use multiple types of outreach to share updates with people as the project developed. ” For more ideas on how agencies are improving their outreach, download the guide. Get the guide Favorite

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(Contact-Free) Human Touch Helps Transform a Riverscape

GovLoop

Virtual Tools Expand Outreach. “We That allowed the city to use multiple types of outreach to share updates with people as the project developed. ” For more ideas on how agencies are improving their outreach, download the guide. A move to hybrid meetings changed everything for Middletown and the riverfront plans.

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How to Effectively Plan Your Public Involvement Initiative for Transport

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As the Denton County Transportation Authority’s (DCTA) recent Senior Marketing and Communications Manager, I was tasked with developing and leading the marketing and communications plan for the agency’s GoZone microtransit public involvement project in the spring of 2021.

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In San Francisco, Accessibility Means Better Engagement for Everyone

GovLoop

Walking the Walk In 2021, a comprehensive city survey of digital access and accessibility resulted in recommendations that could transform the participation of disabled, older and marginalized people in government programs. You need to include accessibility as one of the principles you’re going to develop around.”

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In San Francisco, Accessibility Means Better Engagement for Everyone

GovLoop

In 2021, a comprehensive city survey of digital access and accessibility resulted in recommendations that could transform the participation of disabled, older and marginalized people in government programs. The city and county of San Francisco adopted the Digital Accessibility and Inclusion Standard in November 2021. Walking the Walk.

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How to Address Homelessness: Reflections from Research

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

The review highlights how new research developments can facilitate a shift towards "upstream," or preventative, homelessness interventions, while making necessary "downstream" emergency services more equitable and effective. 2021 ; Gubits et al. 2019 ; Collinson and Reed, 2017 ). Coordination challenges between agencies (e.g.,

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