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City of Boulder, CO Integrates PBB into Budget as the "Framework within which all Budget Decisions are Made!"

PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

"Now integrated into its seventh consecutive year of budget development, PBB is the framework within which all budget decisions are made." The City of Boulder, Colorado is one of the fiercest proponents of priority based budgeting (PBB) in the nation. Boulder has recently published their 2017 Recommended Budget.

Budgeting

Budgeting Parks And Recreation Social Media Implementation

Introducing the Government Lens for the AWS Well-Architected Framework

AWS Public Sector Blog

AUGUST 24, 2023

Since 2015, the AWS Well-Architected Framework has been helping AWS customers and partners improve their cloud architectures and reduce their technical risk.

Government

Government Public Sector Accountability Operations

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

APRIL 11, 2024

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. It's about speed versus access.

Transportation

Transportation Coordinator Budgeting Sustainability

Could a tech revolution save the NHS?

Open Access Government - Technology News

APRIL 18, 2023

In 2015, we launched our first project with North-East Essex, covering around 300,000 patients. Unless we change the remit of our health service, the only way we are sustainably going to continue to deliver free healthcare without massively raising taxes is through technology. That’s how Consultant Connect grew.

Sustainability

Sustainability Budgeting Translation Implementation

What Should You Be Doing: Fundraising or Pursuing Grant Money?

Peak Proposals

MAY 3, 2020

Based on hundreds of emails we’ve received since we launched Peak Proposals in 2015, we have observed that many people appear to assume that if you are a nonprofit organization and if you need revenue, then you must pursue grant funding. This is not the case. How Do Nonprofit Organizations Staff Fundraising and Proposal Writing Activities?

Fundraising

Fundraising Nonprofit Campaign Grant Writer

Incrementalism as a concept of iterative improvement in government project development no longer a legitimate public administration theory

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

That even so, transit (and sustainable mobility) is what distinguishes DC from the suburbs and that you need more of it to continue to differentiate DC as a place to choose to live and conduct business. Incrementalism has been fruitfully applied to explain domestic policy making, foreign policy making, and public budgeting.

Public Administration

Public Administration Development Government Elected Officials

CPBB Teams with Toledo Regional Chamber to Bring Priority Based Budgeting to the City of Toledo, Ohio

PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

AUGUST 30, 2016

"The Toledo Chamber’s jointly funded venture with the City is the first of its kind public-private partnership in the world to bring Priority Based Budgeting into a community." At the Center for Priority Based Budgeting (CPBB) , we're constantly impressed and amazed at just how innovative local government communities can be.

Budgeting

Budgeting Local Government Elected Officials Stewardship

Why Strathcona County Council & Administration have Embraced Priority Based Budgeting

PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

JUNE 27, 2016

To date, Council and Administration have developed a strategic plan and completed a 4E (efficient, effective, equitable and economical) review of business plan and budget processes. Congratulations to Strathcona County for their uniquely innovative and inspiring approach to implementing Priority Based Budgeting.

Budgeting

Budgeting Strategic Planning Implementation Development

Vision Zero initiatives on the decline: Cache County Utah shows another way

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MAY 10, 2024

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports, " Mayor Parker’s budget slashes funding for Vision Zero, a program designed to end traffic deaths ," that the mayor has cut funding for Vision Zero programs, which are designed to reduce traffic fatalities. Other cities have had mixed to negative results from similar initiatives.

Transportation

Transportation Laws Sustainability Budgeting

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

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

to fix bad practices, make them democratic instead of just eliminating them ," (2012) (also discusses participatory budgeting) Note that the network concept applies to parks and libraries friends groups, and school PTAs as well. Even neighborhood associations.

Transportation

Transportation Parks And Recreation Economic Development Urban Planning

Reflecting on past hope in "reforming" federal cabinet agencies to better focus on urban and rural planning and economic development needs

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JANUARY 23, 2025

Given all the financial needs for cities, Turner argues that there is enough money already in HUD's budget, that it needs to be used better. of Agriculture, Rural Development, and Sustainability, and refigure the departments some. of Cities, Regions, and Urban Ecology. of Cities, Regions, and Urban Ecology. of Agriculture as the Dept.

Economic Development

Economic Development Development Transportation Housing

Crain's Chicago Business: Crain's Forum on Rebranding Chicago

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 3, 2024

Town-city management: We are all asset managers now " (2015) is a further extension of these ideas, in part around risk management (" Where is the risk management approach to police misconduct and regularized killings of citizens? ," 2020). And cities have limited budgets and many priorities. into a global learning hub.”.

Elected Officials

Elected Officials Public Safety Management Housing

The unintended consequences of converting office buildings to housing: the need for public safety; schools; amenities

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 7, 2022

To riff off this, there are five other elements at a minimum that matter a lot, that cities aren't budgeting or planning for, if their central business districts become meccas for housing: public safety. sustainable mobility. In general, people don't want schools to be bad. Transit, walking, biking, car share need to be viable options.

Public Safety

Public Safety Parks And Recreation Housing Campaign

Gaps in Parks Master Planning, Part Six | Art(s) in the Park(s) as a comprehensive program

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 5, 2024

Arsenal Gallery, Central Park, New York City Lack of budget. A big problem is that park departments have budgets that are inadequate to meet the demand for services, so programming tends to be an after thought, maybe funded by special grants, or offered in association with other agencies to share the cost, but mostly doesn't exist.

Parks And Recreation

Parks And Recreation Engagement Sustainability Security

Gaps in Parks Master Planning, Part Six | Art(s) in the Park(s) as a comprehensive program

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 4, 2024

Arsenal Gallery, Central Park, New York City Lack of budget. A big problem is that park departments have budgets that are inadequate to meet the demand for services, so programming tends to be an after thought, maybe funded by special grants, or offered in association with other agencies to share the cost, but mostly doesn't exist.

Parks And Recreation

Parks And Recreation Engagement Sustainability Security

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City of Boulder, CO Integrates PBB into Budget as the "Framework within which all Budget Decisions are Made!"

Introducing the Government Lens for the AWS Well-Architected Framework

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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?

Could a tech revolution save the NHS?

What Should You Be Doing: Fundraising or Pursuing Grant Money?

Incrementalism as a concept of iterative improvement in government project development no longer a legitimate public administration theory

CPBB Teams with Toledo Regional Chamber to Bring Priority Based Budgeting to the City of Toledo, Ohio

Why Strathcona County Council & Administration have Embraced Priority Based Budgeting

Vision Zero initiatives on the decline: Cache County Utah shows another way

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

Reflecting on past hope in "reforming" federal cabinet agencies to better focus on urban and rural planning and economic development needs

Crain's Chicago Business: Crain's Forum on Rebranding Chicago

The unintended consequences of converting office buildings to housing: the need for public safety; schools; amenities

Gaps in Parks Master Planning, Part Six | Art(s) in the Park(s) as a comprehensive program

Gaps in Parks Master Planning, Part Six | Art(s) in the Park(s) as a comprehensive program

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