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DC Circulator service shuts down

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

But ridership, in reality was abysmal. -- " Lies, damn lies, and misleading data: bus service (DC Circulator) ," (2023) -- " Throwing up my hands and the "Anacostia" "Circulator" ," (2010) For years they hadn't been reporting data by bus line--there are six. This year the city decided to cancel the Circulator overall out of budget concerns.

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Three ideas about presentation of African American History in the context of Black History Month | reprint with an addition about the US Civil Rights Trail (versus the Dixieland Trail)

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Many have had serious budget problems. One of the problems with creating African-American history museums is that while it is supported politically, once a museum is created they tend to not be well patronized.

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Archangel: The future of telecare service providers is now

Open Access Government - Technology News

Information, clarity, and openness are key to ensuring that the relevant departments and decision-makers feel equipped to make a decision around their digital strategy, allocate sufficient budget as a priority, and move forward with implementation.

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ACTION, DATA, EVOLVE! 3 Ground Breaking Moments from the CPBB (Un)Conference

PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

Just one week ago, our 5 th Annual (un)Conference on Priority Based Budgeting concluded, and to quote one of our attendees who has been to all five “it was easily the most complete Conference, and also the most forward-looking.” The roots of PBB came to life to fulfill that mission. ACTION Action in OnlinePBB centers on the following: 1.)

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How ETH Library uses Apigee to make its open data holdings available to the public

Google Public Sector

Libraries are caught between changing expectations of users, technological developments, budget constraints, and rising costs for content and infrastructure. At the ETH Library, we position ourselves as a customer-centric driving force for the generation and development of knowledge and the transfer of this knowledge in society.

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WMATA and MWCOG announce new joint transit initiative | Could a regional "transport association" be on the horizon, or just a transit bailout?

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Funny of course, because this is driven by the financial pressures faced by WMATA foremost (" Facing massive budget shortfall, Metro releases budget proposal that slashes service and increases fares ") but also other area transit providers, who've lost lots of riders in response to work from home. And financing.

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One Working Capital Management Strategic Tool: Interfund Transfers

Death and Taxes

For example, Augusta-Richmond County, Georgia’s interfund policy states “The Administrator and Finance Director are authorized to transfer budget amounts within and between departments, with the exception of transfers which increase salary appropriations.