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A Decade of Improvement at the Dept. of Veterans Affairs

GovLoop

Ten years ago, when the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) became one of the first agencies to elevate customer experience (CX) to top priority, leaders created a path toward better serving veterans and their families through improved communications, easier access to information and a focus on restoring veterans’ trust in the agency.

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Manatee County Sheriff’s Office transforms performance management to improve service

American City & Country

With a focus on streamlining processes and improving employee retention in the face of hiring challenges, the HR team recognized a strong need to better engage with and provide consistent feedback to employees and managers alike.

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CFP: New “ITAL &” column in Information Technology and Libraries (ITAL)

A Library Writer's Blog

General technology review : Looking back at the ten-year range, what are the major changes or improvements in library technologies that have occurred since 2014? Since this is a non-peer-reviewed column, there is also an opportunity to engage in new ways or different formats, so creative submissions will also be considered.

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Public restrooms: single versus multiple-occupant

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

The NYC Parks facilities are an absolute illustration of my point that the quality of public facilities (civic assets) communicates whether or not we value the public and the civic commons. Policy and practice in public space management depending on the revitalization health of a community. NYC shows that they do.

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What is the competitive advantage for the post-covid city? Doubling down on place values

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Districts are adept at outbound communications but have struggled to manage inbound messages as communications channels expanded beyond phone calls and mail to include texts and emails that can be sent around the clock, the report said. It's the whole talent and knowledge versus regimentation thing. Flickr photo by Chiara Coetzee.

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Gaps in Parks Master Planning: Part Four | Seasonality, Activation and Public Art as an element of facilities

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Waverly Market Pete Seeger tribute singalong, Columbia Heights Plaza, Washington, DC, 2/1/2014 Sometimes plazas are poorly placed, like Freedom Plaza in Washington, DC, so it often goes unused. These spaces go beyond traditional shopping environments, creating a sense of community and excitement around their brand, products, or services.

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Transit safety and security: Broken Windows theory and reality | and the state of transit safety today

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

William Bratton, the former police commissioner for New York City, is attributed as the leading proponent of the "Broken Windows" theory of policing (" Broken Windows: The police and neighborhood safety ," Atlantic Magazine ) which posits that visible disorder in communities--vacant windows, abandoned buildings and cars, litter etc.--left