Open Access Government - Technology News

JUNE 21, 2022

When I think about how things have changed, I have to cast my mind back to 2005 when as a Civil Servant, I co-authored ‘Better Practice Guide- lines for Government Contact Centres. What have we seen happen since the pandemic? At the start of the pandemic, we moved 1,000 employees from the office to work at home within a 3-week period.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 12, 2022

It's an old rail corridor that was acquired by the Utah Transit Authority (" From rails to trails ," Deseret News , 2005) and is a joint project with the communities it passes through. And yes, they have an Active Transportation Committee focused on developing sustainable mobility options. I rode this trail the other day.

Transportation 52

Transportation Advocacy Sustainability Coordinator 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Note that the original PL series on Silver Spring did discuss an intra core shuttle system to complement their parking structures and to allow for converting Fenton Avenue to a sustainable mobility corridor. But I didn't extend this tertiary transit concept to the transit sheds of other PL stations. Tertiary Network concept.

Transportation 52

Transportation Housing Sustainability Management 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

DC does not understand its "unique selling proposition" or "core competency" is being transit- and sustainable mobility-centric. This should have been done as part of BRAC planning, something I first suggested in 2005.) Extending the Yellow Line south on Rte. Integrate the long distance commuter bus network into a unified system.

Elected Officials 52

Elected Officials Transportation Sustainability Operations 52

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

MARCH 15, 2020

Since the stand-on-your-own-two-feet privations of the Second World War, there has been a gradual and sustained retreat from personal respomsability in favour of leaving the work to officialdom–and blaming officialdom when there are shortcomings in its response. The coup de grâce was the response to Hurricane Katrina in August 2005.

Development 52

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 16, 2025

When I first wrote about this in 2005, it was about "how do you get activation in neighborhood commercial districts when there aren't a lot of restaurants, and the neighborhoods are just beginning to improve, that is, attract more residents and businesses. 20 years later, perhaps the title is a bit of a misnomer.

Elected Officials 52

Elected Officials Sustainability Public Policy Accountability 52

Public Policy Blog

JANUARY 3, 2014

As more of the world becomes connected online, revolutionaries across the globe are being empowered like never before although not all are successful as sustaining the movement the use of information communication technologies (ICT) are critical in developing and executing modern social movements.

Social Media 40

Social Media Sustainability Communications Grassroots 40

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

the Diffusion of Innovations Curve of Everett Rogers ," (2018) -- " Yes the neighborhood will change, but it will take 10-25 years ," (2018) -- " House flipping as reproduction of space ," (2018) -- " Q: Could a community land trust help solve D.C.s I and many activists were against public funding, but it happened anyway.

Transportation 52

Transportation Parks And Recreation Economic Development Urban Planning 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 20, 2024

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 (..)

Social Media 52

Social Media Public Safety Housing Management 52

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

APRIL 29, 2024

Of note, during the height of the bubble (2005 and 2006), the average downpayment by an FTHB actually decreased to just two percent. In both documents, see the section titled “Financing the Home Purchase.” Post-2008, with all the reforms enacted via the Dodd-Frank Act (e.g., lower downpayment loans (sometimes down to 3 or 3.5

Housing 59

Housing Regulations Government Accountability 59

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

In 2005, I served on the advisory committee for the International Public Markets Conference which covered both DC and Baltimore that year, led a tour, etc. I first proposed to the city creating TMDs in 2005/2006. It should support sustainable modes (biking, walking, transit improvements) as well as parking. They still haven't.

Nonprofit 52

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

People like me have been saying this for years, that WMATA needs to invest in its relationship with area residents as customers, riders, funders (as taxpayers), and supporters of transit. -- " Making Transit Sexy ," 2005 (!) -- " More on Metro and rethinking transit marketing ," 2006 -- " Helping Government Learn ," 2009 -- " Transit, stations, and (..)

Transportation 52

Transportation Social Media Fundraising Development 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 3, 2024

Doubling down on place values " (2022) The Economics of Uniqueness: Investing in Historic City Cores and Cultural Heritage Assets for Sustainable Development DC (" Bowser, business leaders pitch $400M plan to fix D.C.’s

Elected Officials 52

Elected Officials Public Safety Management Housing 52

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

MAY 31, 2023

This was described on the one hand as unfair, since it relied on overcharging low-risk borrowers “who had played by all the rules” and, on the other hand, as unduly incenting bad loans at the GSEs (by charging too little for high-risk loans) in a quasi-replay of the lead up to the mortgage bubble of 2005 to 2008.

Government 52

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JANUARY 18, 2024

Since 2005 or 2006 I have been recommending that the city create Traffic Management Districts as a way to coordinate transportation management and improvements at the commercial district scale (e.g. for Downtown, H Street NE, Capitol Hill, etc.). Mapping pedestrian, bicycle, transit and car accidents Lots of links within each section.

Transportation 40

Transportation Campaign Public Health Laws 40

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Because governance is about sustained efforts, it is important to think in agenda terms rather than about stand-alone issues. Sustainable mobility. The URL is long because at the time I didn't appreciate the need for brevity. I have over 12,000 entries. It's the flip side of Social Psychology of Organizations.

Transportation 52

Transportation Community Development Housing Urban Planning 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Transit stations as marketing touchpoints and as a design product: i this line of inquiry started when DC let a new bus shelter contract in 2005. Sustainable mobility platform : this builds off transit to include urban design and multiple modes. While dedicated ROW would be nice, it's not required.

Transportation 52

Transportation Sustainability Parks And Recreation Development 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 24, 2023

Admittedly, many transportation agencies are investing a lot in urban design, livable streets, sustainable mobility, etc. But even in the best agencies, a lot of the time sustainable mobility and urban design elements are overlooked, or removed from plans because of the cost. Mayors as systems integrators.

Transportation 52

Transportation Economic Development Sustainability Elected Officials 52