Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MAY 9, 2023

They were called Citizen Summits and were designed, theoretically, to get citizen insights into city policy and budget. But it also reminds me of something that Mayor Anthony Williams did two or three years running. They got more publicity, including in the planning press, than they deserved.

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GovLoop

JANUARY 3, 2023

In 2018, the Office of Management and Budget made VA a lead agency partner to pilot improving CX across the federal government. Barbara Morton, the VA’s deputy chief veterans experience officer, who joined the office in 2016, has been a leader in that change. I wish I’d known back in 2016 that there were others like me.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 4, 2023

With this update to the program, the value of promotional credit an organization can receive will be based on the size of their annual operations budgets. Promotional credit enables organizations of all sizes to scale their operations, reduce costs, and deliver more impact on their mission and the communities they serve.

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PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

JULY 7, 2016

." - City of Toledo Councilperson Sandy Spang In an unprecedented public-private partnership, the Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce is partnering with the City of Toledo, OH to bring Priority Based Budgeting (PBB) to Northwest Ohio. The City of Toledo launched their Priority Based Budgeting initiative earlier this week.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JULY 3, 2023

According to an article in the Seattle Times on their ranking, " Seattle ranks among top 10 park systems in the country ," the ParkScore® amenities measure is based on the conclusions of a journal article with findings about which park offerings (at the neighborhood park scale) have the greatest impact on park use and physical activity. -- " The First (..)

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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. And financing.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

can do to start working better together as a region (Baltimore Business Journal op-ed ," 2016), and I support efforts to do this for St. Later I suggested this for Baltimore City and County (" Opinion: What Baltimore and D.C. Louis City and County (" St. Louis: what would I recommend for a comprehensive revitalization program?

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JULY 4, 2023

Second, during the 2008 crash, I got an email from an activist in response to all the budget and service cuts faced by transit systems. Step 2: Separate planning from budgeting. It's probably too little too late. The best time to ask for regularized funding is when you're successful. Rebuilding the regional consensus about transit.

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PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

" This approach ensures every decision council makes is viewed through a priority lens. " - Mayor Roxanne Carr Strathcona County, Alberta, Canada, is leading the way in priority based business planning and budgeting. Heading into county budget 2017 Today, council begins its formal budget discussions.

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PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

JUNE 24, 2016

." - Toledo Councilperson Sandy Spang In an unprecedented public-private partnership, the Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce is partnering with the City of Toledo, OH to bring Priority Based Budgeting (PBB) to Northwest Ohio. The Center for Priority Based Budgeting is thrilled to join this partnership in bringing PBB to the "Glass City!"

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 20, 2024

Note that this was written before it was announced that the Washington Wizards and Capitals would be moving to Alexandria, Virginia.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

I have a bunch of entries on radio: -- " Local music used to define communities: today with radio chains and national music distribution systems, not so much ," 2021 -- " Culture planning and radio: local music, local content vs. delivery nodes for a national network ," 2019 -- " Thinking anew about supporting community radio ," 2019 -- " Revisiting (..)

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Many have had serious budget problems. I wrote about this in more depth in " 6Ps and cultural planning and the failure to create a network of African American historic sites across the DMV " (2016) in response to articles spurred by the opening of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.

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Andy Feldman's Gov Innovator podcast

JULY 22, 2016

in terms of evidence-based policymaking and budgeting. That includes: A requirement from the Governor’s budget office that agencies seeking new funding provide evidence of program efficiency and effectiveness and, for new programs, describe their program evaluation strategy. Utah is one of the top states in the U.S.

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Partnership for Public Service

MARCH 22, 2023

In 2016, the Office of Management and Budget directed agencies to improve the way they serve the public by integrating their risk management functions with their internal controls—internal processes designed to help agencies effectively and efficiently achieve their objectives.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 19, 2022

From the article: On the surface, a budget-proposing government suit doesn’t exactly scream “rock ’n’ roll.” alongside affordable housing and commercial space, and adaptable buildings--in how it discusses the primacy of West Seattle as the anchor of the rock music ecosystem in Seattle.

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Andy Feldman's Gov Innovator podcast

JULY 6, 2016

We get insights from Robert Gordon who held top leadership roles at the White House Office of Management and Budget and the U.S. How can the Federal government encourage more evidence-based policy and innovation through the grant making process?

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PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

In our work in Priority Based Budgeting , one of the greatest outcomes of the work is the ability to shed light on where to find opportunities for shared services. Intro: November 15, 2016 from Noon to 1 PM EST What are partnerships and how PBB leads to unveiling opportunities around partnerships II.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 6, 2022

But rising prices and interest rates will press budgets, especially for capital planning. budgeting smartly. Very few recognize the major transformation going on across the board with labor, technology, education, demographics, and politics.” Communities growing have less at risk. Constant pressure to reduce taxes is another risk.

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Andy Feldman's Gov Innovator podcast

AUGUST 2, 2016

From 2015 to 2016, she served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy at the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. Maria Cancian is a Professor of Public Affairs and Social Work at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the former Director of the Institute for Research on Poverty.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

MARCH 30, 2023

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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Let's Talk Parks

APRIL 25, 2020

I met Sean VanRoenn at the Colorado Parks and Recreation conference in September of 2016 through a networking event where young professionals were paired with a director of parks and rec. But what I do is a lot of budget management, managing our personel, day to day operations of our facilities. Which is why I interviewed Sean.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Between 2016 – 2022, US K-12 schools experienced 1,619 publicly disclosed cyberattacks, with 80 percent of school IT professionals reporting a ransomware attack in 2022. These incidences are estimated to cost businesses worldwide an average of $4.88 million , and experts predict the threat to grow.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JUNE 11, 2023

From the article: a state law decentraliz[ed] the Chicago school system and giving parents and educators the power to review school budgets and hire principals. The same organization that publishes CR published Catalyst , which ceased operation in 2016, after publishing for 26 years. School reform and how can communities respond.

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PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

AUGUST 16, 2016

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.” Entering 2016, over 100 communities had implemented PBB.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

MARCH 4, 2024

7 Additionally, GSE subsidies and privileges are crafted to largely avoid showing up as a federal budget expenditure, thus avoiding competing with other priorities for scarce tax dollars. The two companies have no lobbyists or lobbying budget and make no political donations of any kind.

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PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

OCTOBER 19, 2016

"Before diving head-first into a local government’s budget season, it’s important to establish priorities first." Priority based budgeting is something that we believe will greatly benefit our County for the next decade ” - County Administrator Joshua Schoemann Among Priority Based Budgeting implementers, there is an evolution underway.

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PMRA (Public Management Research Association)

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

More recently, foundations in the state of Illinois were called upon to help bridge the funding gap during the state’s three year budget impasse in which government contractors were not paid money owed by the state. Philanthropy Supporting Government: An Analysis of Local Library Funding. Yandle, Tracy, Douglas S. Noonan, and Beth Gazley.

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PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

JULY 27, 2016

PBB & Strategic Planning An analysis of survey data from municipalities who have implemented priority based budgeting For the 5th year in a row, Priority Based Budgeting has been the subject of a Master's degree or PHD thesis defense. Congratulations Liz! Great work advancing our communities!

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Andy Feldman's Gov Innovator podcast

MARCH 24, 2016

She has been in that role since 2009, overseeing a city workforce of nearly 3,000 and a budget of $1.2 To learn more, we are joined by Betsy Fretwell ( @ BetsyFretwell ), the City Manager of Las Vegas. billion per year. She has won several awards for her work, including a National Public Service Award.

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Andy Feldman's Gov Innovator podcast

APRIL 15, 2016

Bush Administration, it has continued to flourish under the Obama Administration and today has a budget of about $670 million and a staff of 180. It is the independent, non-partisan statistics, research, and evaluation arm of the U.S. Department of Education. Created in 2002 during the George W.

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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.

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Barrett & Greene

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Office of Management and Budget, with a longtime commitment to improve government performance. Brian Elms with J.B. Wogan, Peak Performance: How Denver’s Peak Academy is Saving Money, Boosting Morale and Just Maybe Changing the World. More recommendations from these and other performance management enthusiasts will follow in future weeks.

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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.

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PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

MAY 14, 2016

"We are able to evaluate the impact of community goals on programs and services and enhance strategic decision making to make more effective use of county resources." - Councillor Fiona Beland-Quest Strathcona County, Alberta, Canada, is leading the way in priority based business planning and budgeting. That’s quite an achievement.

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PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

MAY 2, 2016

Strathcona County, Alberta, Canada, is leading the way in priority based business planning and budgeting. The following article was published on April 18, 2016 by the Sherwood Park News and written by Krysta Martell. This is the mission of our entire endeavor,” said Chris Fabian, co-founder of the Centre for Priority–Based Budgeting.

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PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

JUNE 21, 2016

Scott County was the first local government in the State to implement Priority Based Budgeting. Last week, the League of Minnesota Cities teamed forces with the Alliance for Innovation in jointly hosting TLG 2016 in St. The CPBB congratulates Scott County for their successful commitment and implementation to priority based budgeting.

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