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Community building versus economic development

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Cities cost money to operate. I argue that that section of the Metro operates "monocentrically" while the overall design of the system is polycentric, which doesn't help the city so much--BART is a great example of a polycentric system, although SF doesn't really need it because it has its own rail-based transit system.

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The 50 Best City Manager Blogs, Sites, and More

Masters in Public Administration

Their office is responsible for the effective administration and operation of all municipal services for the entire city. Scott Darrington : Although he gave no reason for it, Scott stopped blogging in 2009. Often encountered by the city manager, the City Council helps propose and vote on items of interest.

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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

Use of Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Tumblr, blogs and photo sharing sites illustrate the flexibility of ICT platforms in supporting collective action and social movements while the mediums themselves are both inexpensive to operate and instantaneous; multiple messages can be conveyed clearly and consistently over the course of movement evolution.

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Technical Leadership Needs Advance The Politics-Administration Dichotomy

Public Policy Blog

Professional government employees are vital partners for these officials and do [or should do] the day-to-day operations of the government, procure products and services, supervise, develop budgets for programs and execute tactics outlined in strategy put forth in part by our elected officials. Manager relations. doi:10.1111/j.1540-6210.2011.02551.x.

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20th anniversary of the blog| Urban revitalization systems thinking's greatest hits: Part two -- not transportation

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

: arts as revitalization versus arts as community building ," (2024) In 2009, I gave a presentation at the Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas conference about "arts districts" and theatre as an example of an artistic-discipline focused approach. -- " Arts, culture districts and revitalization ," (2009) In 2015 I made the network/cultural (..)

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The Social Media President – @POTUS final #SOTU

Public Policy Blog

Why “meeting people where they are” matters: 1) We are generally a passive voting audience, if you meet us where we are, in theory we are more likely to participate – right? ” Take a look at previous #SOTU (2009 – present) observations from Pew Center for Research. Look out world. Why or why not?

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Women's History Month and urban planning

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

One of the strands from which the planning profession in the US was birthed was out of women-initiated "good government" and "good places" initiatives in a time when women still didn't have the right to vote. But overall in the US, such services haven't fared too well.