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3 Ways Boston is Striving to Become the Most Family-Friendly City

NLC (National League of Cities)

Boston and its city leaders have long demonstrated this commitment to families through efforts such as the city’s universal pre-k initiative, which began in 2005 under Mayor Thomas Menino and […] Source

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To find the economy’s future growth engines, look for big ‘arenas of competition’

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

From 2005 to 2020, a relatively small number of industries—from cloud services to e-commerce to consumer internet to biopharmaceuticals–reshaped the global economy, radically changing businesses and the way we live. These transformative industries,12 in all, belong to a special category we call “arenas of competition.”

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Fleet and Freight Cyber Considerations for Protecting America’s Roads

State Tech Magazine

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, there were 42,915 motor vehicle–related fatalities in 2021, the largest number since 2005. But it also comes with potential challenges. While education about safe driving…

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India’s Shift to Low-Carbon Construction Must Not Leave Workers Behind

The City Fix

India aims to reduce the emissions intensity of its economy by 45% by 2030, compared to 2005 levels, and to achieve net-zero emissions by 2070. The country can’t achieve either goal without a radical transformation in its buildings and construction sector, which was responsible for around 17% of the nation’s.

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America’s productivity engine is sputtering. Fixing it is a $10 trillion opportunity

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

Since 2005, productivity growth has been lackluster, averaging 1.4% a year, compared to the post-World War II average of 2.2%. That is a problem. Increasing productivity–economic output per unit of input–maintains U.S. competitiveness and improves our quality of life.

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2023 Year-End Boxscore Charts, Billboard Magazine

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Doubling down on place values ," 2022 -- " From more space to socially distance to a systematic program for pedestrian districts (Park City (Utah) Main Street Car Free on Sundays) ," 2020 -- " Planning programming by daypart, month, season: and Boston Winter Garden, DC's Holiday Market, etc. ," 2016 -- " Daypart and age-group planning in mixed use (..)

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Parking space requirements, car versus moped, Harmon's Supermarket Brickyard, Salt Lake City

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

But Donald Shoup's High Cost of Free Parking was published in 2005. Also see: -- " Further updates to the Sustainable Mobility Platform Framework ," 2018 There's been a lot of reporting of late on communities reducing parking requirements, and a new book by Henry Grabar (" Book Review: 'Paved Paradise,' by Henry Grabar ," New York Times).