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Saving the planet through procurement: Governments are identifying ways to use purchasing to achieve and support sustainability goals

American City & Country

Sustainable government procurement is the process of acquiring goods and services that meet the government entity’s needs while minimizing environmental and social impacts. How they carry out that duty, therefore, can affect whether they can achieve their sustainable development goals.” Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) No.

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Lifts, tramways, and gondolas, oh my!

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

a proposal in Baltimore many years ago (" Baltimore gondola transit "plan" a waste of time? ," 2007 blog entry, " Harborplace plans (maybe) include aerial cable cars ," Baltimore Banner, 2023) than for "real" transportation reasons. . == Originally, I was "against" gondolas, mostly because they were proposed more for scenic tourism (e.g.,

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Technology: What, When and How to Adopt

Eric Holdeman's Disaster Zone Podcast

In 2007, Jim was appointed General Manager of the Los Angeles Emergency Management Department, where he led a successful departmental reorganization and restructuring of Los Angeles’ emergency management protocols and processes. The podcast guest is Jim Featherstone , He is a native of Washington D.C.

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The town (or place) that art saved(?): arts as revitalization versus arts as community building

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Because governance is about sustained efforts, it is important to think in agenda terms rather than about stand-alone issues. Surprisingly the small community has access to a ton of money, through the generosity of Darla Moore, a hedge fund operator, who grew up there. Arts Initiative. The state later developed its own program.

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From LAX to ONT: The Transfer of Ontario International Airport and its Economic Implications

The Lowe Down

Naturally, during the recession, fewer people were traveling to save money, so ONT experienced a 2.31% monthly decline from December 2007 to June 2009. While operating profit was essentially zero in the first two years of local control, operating profits in 2022 were a healthy 18.2% of revenues.

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Metrorail Silver Line phase two opening this week

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

DC does not understand its "unique selling proposition" or "core competency" is being transit- and sustainable mobility-centric. Create the DMV Transport Association (" The answer is: Create a single multi-state/regional multi-modal transit planning, management, and operations authority association ") 2.

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Social Media for Social Good: What role does social media play in creation of and sustainability of social movements? A Social Movement Case Study Examining Occupy Wall Street and the Tea Party.

Public Policy Blog

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.