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REINVENTING THE WHEEL – PUBLIC SECTOR STYLE

Barrett & Greene

Recently, a relatively high-level manager in a large southern city told us about the progress her city was making in energizing a brand-new performance management system there. She told us that this was the first time her city had ever done something like this. His take: “These people aren’t building new things.

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COVID-19: The Role of Counties (with Greg Devereaux)

Policy Chats

In this episode, retired CEO of San Bernardino County, Greg Devereaux talks with students from the UC Riverside School of Public Policy about the different roles and responsibilities of counties versus cities in general, but especially amid a pandemic. Learn more about the series and other episodes via [link].

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COVID-19: The Role of Counties (with Greg Devereaux)

Policy Chats

In this episode, retired CEO of San Bernardino County, Greg Devereaux talks with students from the UC Riverside School of Public Policy about the different roles and responsibilities of counties versus cities in general, but especially amid a pandemic. Podcast Highlights: “Counties, in relation to the state, we are arms of the state.if

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Reflections from the MCCA Winter Meeting

zencity

The Major Cities Chiefs Association (MCCA) winter meeting took place in Washington, DC from February 8-10th. Learnings and Takeaways One of the primary topics at the meeting was discussing the recent tragedy in Memphis — how to prevent, and how to respond to crises that breach public trust. I returned from DC energized.

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Meet the featured customer speakers for the Worldwide Public Sector Innovation Talk at re:Invent 2023

AWS Public Sector Blog

Amazon Web Services’ ( AWS) 12 th annual re:Invent conference offers a variety of events that educate attendees about cloud-related topics. This includes keynotes, leadership discussions, technical sessions, training opportunities, and more.

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Relearning old lessons: Urban economics, agglomeration economies, and adaptive reuse of "a large stock of old buildings"

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Graphic: The benefits of agglomeration: Centre for Cities, " The impact of agglomeration on the economy." Like "bump factor" instead of "agglomeration economies." From the article: The vaunted “bump factor” is thriving again in this biosciences hub after a pandemic that limited human contact and forced many to retreat to their home offices.

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Gaps in Parks Master Planning: Part Four | Seasonality, Activation and Public Art as an element of facilities

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

For example the Salt Lake City park master plan, ReImagine Nature , does discuss programming and activation. Sugar House Park, Salt Lake City. Cherry Blossom Festival in April) -- Events or programming related to the geographic interest area (neighborhood street festival, etc.) Not so much public art. Seasonality.