Decisions That Matter

JUNE 29, 2021

They share their experiences working in public procurement in the age of COVID, and they tackle important topics like sustainability, social responsibility, the realities of working in centralized vs. decentralized governments, and much more. Decisions That Matter is brought to you by Procurated.

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Decisions That Matter

JUNE 29, 2021

They share their experiences working in public procurement in the age of COVID, and they tackle important topics like sustainability, social responsibility, the realities of working in centralized vs. decentralized governments, and much more. Decisions That Matter is brought to you by Procurated.

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The City Fix

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

2020 brought tremendous disruption to the global transportation sector. As the world coped with a pandemic, millions began working from home and millions more lost their jobs. Logistics networks were broken and then reshaped. All while the planet experienced the. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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Center for Community Progress

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The State of Land Banking survey, first conducted in 2021, serves as an opportunity for the land banking field to tell its story with comprehensive data. As was reported in 2021, residents and local institutions are still the most frequent recipients of land bank properties. This post highlights some of the key findings and analysis.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 7, 2023

Meet the fellows of the Halcyon Climate Resilience in Latin America and Caribbean Fellowship This class of fellows spans an impressive array of solutions, from climate change insurance, to natural refrigeration, sustainable finance, Lithium-Ion battery re-use, and new developments in composting.

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ParkTalk podcast

MARCH 3, 2020

An update on sustainable parks initiatives and forthcoming golf renovations for 2020 and 2021 are discussed. Guests: Carl Gorra, Parks and Fleet Operations Manager; Tim Quigley, South Parks Operations Manager and Mike Lyzun, Head Golf Professional at Springbrook Golf Course

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Center for Community Progress

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

When Community Progress’ National Land Bank Network (NLBN) conducted its first national land bank survey in 2021, land banks across the country told us they wanted to move beyond a focus on individual properties and transactions to find ways to make transformational change in their communities.

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Reprogramming the City

APRIL 1, 2023

Recent advancements in waste to energy (WtE) technologies have offered a promising solution for repurposing waste into energy, providing a sustainable and efficient means of managing waste while also generating valuable energy. million gallons of low-carbon transportation fuels (Fulcrum BioEnergy, 2021).

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2022

At Amazon Web Services (AWS), we are committed to supporting Japan’s digital transformation (DX) ambition by helping Japanese customers modernize IT and innovate securely at pace, driving sustainable economic growth. We are also focused on helping our customers meet their sustainability goals with cloud technology.

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The City Fix

OCTOBER 18, 2021

The need to set aggressive goals, backed by meaningful numbers, is an obvious starting point in the fight against climate change. It’s common knowledge that if global warming exceeds 1.5C, we face the prospect of everything from increasingly extreme weather. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

JANUARY 13, 2022

With a critical eye toward the creation and perpetuation of racial disparities, the article examines four categories of policy responses: addressing root causes, preventing homelessness, providing services, and facilitating sustained exits from homelessness, which this post, too, will examine in turn. 2021 ; Gubits et al. Root Causes.

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The City Fix

JUNE 11, 2021

Jaime Lerner passed away on May 27, 2021. A world-renowned Brazilian urbanist, he was three times mayor of Curitiba and two times governor of the southern state of Paraná. Besides his great ideas, he was a very kind person and. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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The City Fix

JANUARY 18, 2024

Bogotá is not alone: According to 2021 data, of 174. In Bogotá, Colombia, over 3,000 people die prematurely each year due to exposure to air pollution—namely from PM2.5, a fine particulate matter produced by vehicle exhaust, burning and industrial outputs.

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First State Insights

MARCH 15, 2021

Topics covered in this February 25, 2021 interview include the benefits and challenges of green infrastructure, and Delaware Sea Grant’s efforts and partnerships towards furthering green infrastructure in Delaware.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

To become more sustainable, the health sector is turning to the cloud. While sustainability in healthcare encompasses environmental sustainability, it also considers how to design a sustainable care delivery system. This will rise to 96% as Amazon drives toward being powered by 100% renewable energy by 2025.

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The City Fix

APRIL 12, 2021

In 2020 and into 2021, transportation agencies, companies and advocacy groups acted swiftly in the face of the unique public health crisis and disruption caused by COVID-19. They provided solutions that kept frontline workers, groceries, health services and other critical. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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First State Insights

JANUARY 31, 2022

This episode was recorded on December 10, 2021 and continues the Future of Remote Work series presented through IPA's First State Insights podcast. This episode was recorded on December 10, 2021 and continues the Future of Remote Work series presented through IPA's First State Insights podcast.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 3, 2023

I think in the US, which is car dominated when it comes to mobility, high numbers of the electorate would vote against sustainable mobility measures--bicycling, transit (some cities vote in favor, others vociferously against), trails (Hamilton County/Cincinnati voted against a trail measure a few years ago), pedestrian improvements.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2022

This is why, in March 2021, we launched the AWS Think Big for Small Business (TBSB) partner program. Since March 2021, over 400 partners from 41 countries have participated in the TBSB program. Sustainable Cities Accelerator for Infrastructure cohort startups selected.

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Housing is the highest monthly bill typical Americans face, reaching an average of $1674 a month in 2021. Over 225 CLTs have developed since their inception in the 1960s (Grounded Solutions Network 2021), and fifteen states have some version of a positive law supporting CLT formation and affirming CLT legality in their state (Decker 2018).

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 11, 2023

In June 2021, the AWS Aerospace and Satellite team selected OSK as part of the four-week AWS Space Accelerator program to provide guidance on how best to make huge amounts of data about pipelines usable and actionable with cloud computing and analytics technologies.

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The City Fix

DECEMBER 20, 2021

As 2021 closes, most cities around the world continue to grapple with the uncertainty of a pandemic now in its second year. Amid dips and rises in cases, the emergence of new variants, and the ongoing challenge of vaccinating the. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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Government Technology Insider

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Chamber of Commerce Technology Engagement Center (C_TEC), in 2021 constituents spent 10.5 For example, in 2021 it took the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) more than eight months to process paper tax returns, whereas those filed electronically took mere days to process. billion hours filling out paper forms.

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The City Fix

OCTOBER 6, 2022

“You can’t resolve the climate crisis without resolving cities,” says Rogier van den Berg, acting global director at WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities, in a new podcast. Speaking with Kes McComick of the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics.

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Google Public Sector

APRIL 13, 2022

It directly manages 193 million acres and supports sustainable management on a total of 500 million acres of private, state, and tribal lands. Using both historical and current data, the Forest Service built new products, workflows, and tools that help more effectively and sustainably manage our natural resources.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JULY 25, 2023

See past blog entries: -- " Pathetic not revelatory: Quality of bus stop study in San Francisco ," 2021 -- " Bus shelters as social spaces, as potential vectors for virus: Seoul's new anti-covid bus shelter ," 2020 Project for Public Spaces has a report on the topic, Destination Station: Transforming Bus Stops through Community Outreach.

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Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

DECEMBER 17, 2020

The January 2021 issue of Parks & Recreation magazine is out now, and this month’s issue features the highly anticipated cover story, “ Top Trends in Parks and Recreation 2021 ,” by Rich Dolesh, NRPA’s retired vice president of strategic initiatives and Parks & Recreation magazine’s editor at large.

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GovLoop

JANUARY 13, 2023

A digital transformation journey can transform agencies into sustainable digital service organizations that deliver greater value to their customers. Focus on delivering short-term outcomes while also building sustainable service delivery. This post first appeared on December 8, 2021. Photo by Pixabay at pexels.com. Favorite.

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The City Fix

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Since COP27 wound down late last year (November 6-18), much of the post event commentary has centered on the fact that as observed by The Conversation, the gathering “failed to go beyond the 2021 Glasgow climate pact’s promise to phase down.

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Center for Community Progress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The 2020-2021 CRF Cycle The 2020-2021 Community Revitalization Fellowship included grassroots community leaders from Fitchburg, Massachusetts; Montgomery, Alabama; and Reading, Pennsylvania. The garden is a strong example of sustainability in urban settings, and its mural shares an important piece of community history.

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The City Fix

OCTOBER 21, 2022

At the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), more than 1,100 cities representing a quarter of global CO2 emissions signed up to the Cities Race to Zero. Cities have never been more engaged on climate action. In doing so, they committed.

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The Lowe Down

MARCH 2, 2024

In 2021, Lavoice showed that urban renewal resulted in a decreased share of black residents in redeveloped neighborhoods. This suggests that positive changes to per capita income faded out by 2010 but Black populations experienced sustained reductions in poverty rate. All results were significant at a 95% level.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

AUGUST 16, 2022

According to a Gartner survey in 2021, digitally advanced government organizations realize more benefits of modernization, including higher efficiency, cost reductions, greater workforce productivity, compliance, and transparency. Why moving to the cloud should be part of your sustainability strategy. Staying secure with the cloud.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JULY 6, 2023

For thinking about how to organize railroad passenger service at multiple scales throughout the US, see: -- " Two train/regional transit ideas: Part 1 | Amtrak should acquire Greyhound " (2021)

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

DECEMBER 30, 2022

in parts of New England, Washington State, California, Maryland, etc.). -- " Two train/regional transit ideas: Part 1 | Amtrak should acquire Greyhound ," 2021 Transformational Projects Action Planning. See " City Break Tourism, the rental car shortage, and transit/sustainable mobility as a way to get around: Part 1."

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Jacaranda Health , a Kenya-based nonprofit organization, is on a mission to end preventable maternal and newborn deaths by deploying low-cost, sustainable solutions that improve the quality of care in government health systems.

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Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Welcome to the 'riskscape' On one day in July 2021 fires devastated large areas of Sardinia, flooding occurred for the second time in two weeks in London and I received a message from research colleagues in Germany that read "the institute was quite destroyed and many colleagues have suffered tremendous damage to their houses." Garforth 2021.

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