Policy Chats

JANUARY 20, 2023

Long began his role as Dean of the School of Public Policy at UC Riverside in January 2023, following the successful tenure of Anil Deolalikar, who served as founding Dean of SPP. From 2004-2022, Long was a Professor of Public Policy and Governance and Adjunct Professor of Economics at the University of Washington.

Public Policy 52

Public Policy 2002 2004 2016 52

Open Access Government - Technology News

MAY 20, 2024

Research on Canadians’ social media activity during the pandemic revealed that many expressed concern over both the government’s reaction and their safety. (1) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2023. Scientific Reports, 2023. Social Media+ Society, 2023. Digital Health, 2022.

Social Media 52

Social Media 2019 2013 Education 52

CRA Today

APRIL 9, 2024

Under her leadership in her first 18 months at NCRC CDF, they deployed over $17 million in capital to historically underserved Black, Latino, immigrant, and women entrepreneurs through their small business and investment programs, earning them a place on Fast Company’s list of 2022 Most Innovative Companies in the World.

Community Development 52

Community Development Development Housing Public Speaking 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JANUARY 23, 2023

Utah Business magazine claims that the economic development impact of the Game will be as much as $250 million (" The 2023 NBA All-Star Weekend could boost Utah’s economy by $250M+ "). City/government revenues from the lease are minimal. million in total economic impact. 350,000 maximum annual lease payment.

Economic Development 52

Economic Development Development Events 2018 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JANUARY 5, 2024

From the first article: Alcohol killed 1,547 people statewide in 2022 — fewer than the 1,799 who died of overdoses. This table from the first article lists the leading causes of death in Colorado as of 2022. But it's a major oversight in a city like DC, where addiction is high, for example 461 opioid-related overdose deaths in 2022.

Public Health 52

Public Health Blog Article Press Release 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 27, 2024

The reality is that government buildings don't generate a lot of spillover business development, as I discussed in another entry. government offices, DGS said. Notably, most of the newest developments are city properties--the new DCHD building and a building for the Department of Health. The city will continue to pay $1.46

2007 52

2007 Development 2014 Economic Development 52

Microsoft Public Sector

APRIL 20, 2023

Newsworthy Highlights What’s New in Microsoft Teams at Enterprise Connect 2023 SIP Gateway is now available for Government Community Cloud customers to enable core Teams calling functionality on legacy devices. Microsoft operates its US Federal business out of the GCC-H and Azure Government cloud.

Public Sector 98

Public Sector 2023 Document Webinar 98

Death and Taxes

JULY 21, 2021

What is the most significant fiscal challenge for the municipal governments facing the unexpected outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic? It is no surprise that Florida city managers placed the forecasts for the pandemic’s impact on local revenues as the top priority, as local governments are revenue-driven entities.

Local Government 40

Local Government Financial Management Budgeting Public Affairs 40

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JULY 4, 2023

Now a goodly amount of that is encapsulated in " Branding's (NOT) all you need for transit " (2018), but old pieces like " Making Transit Sexy " (2005), make the point too, less sophisticatedly. That money provides a base level of support independent of fare revenues and government appropriations. It's probably too little too late.

2008 52

2008 2013 Budgeting Transportation 52

zencity

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

In 2022, all California cities and counties will be legally required to recycle organic waste. Although not always mandatory, Zencity’s experience working with local government organizations across the U.S. Innovative local governments with next-level recycling & composting. How did recycling start?

Local Government 52

Local Government Campaign Laws Engagement 52

Microsoft Public Sector

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Customers in our Office 365 government clouds, GCC, GCCH, and DoD, are continuing to evolve how they do business in the hybrid workplace. What’s New in Microsoft Teams | August and September 2022. Microsoft 365 Government Adoption Resources. Microsoft 365 for US Government Service Descriptions. Government DoD endpoints.

Public Sector 52

Public Sector 2022 Document Download 52

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

MARCH 27, 2024

As of 2023, about 72,000 North Carolina renters use vouchers to subsidize the cost of rent and utilities. Landlord participation in the voucher program has declined both nationally and in North Carolina from around 90% in 2018 to 80% in 2024. Unlike FMR, Zillow’s rent estimates are based on changes in asking rents.

Housing 76

Housing 2024 2023 2018 76

Microsoft Public Sector

DECEMBER 20, 2022

What’s New in Microsoft Teams | November 2022. These features currently available to Microsoft’s commercial customers in multi-tenant cloud environments are now rolling out to our customers in US Government Community Cloud (GCC), US Government Community Cloud High (GCC-High), and/or United States Department of Defense (DoD).

Public Sector 98

Public Sector 2022 Document Webinar 98

GovLoop

JULY 3, 2023

Since President Biden signed the “ Executive Order on Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government ” in 2021, more than 90 federal agencies have created equity action plans. State and local leaders are acting, too. Here are three examples of data equity in action.

2019 52

2019 2022 2015 2018 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JANUARY 19, 2024

Over time, as I wrote more about it, I realized it should be applied at multiple scales (" A wrinkle in thinking about the Transformational Projects Action Planning approach: Great public buildings aren't just about design, but what they do ," 2022). (1)

Parks And Recreation 52

Parks And Recreation Elected Officials 2008 Implementation 52

AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis is systematizing its approach to change management and data governance by unifying its 44 systems into a data lake and creating a 360-degree profile of its constituent groups. The application cycle for next year’s AWS IMAGINE Grant will open in the spring of 2023. About the IMAGINE Grant.

2022 98

2022 2023 Nonprofit Public Sector 98

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

MARCH 10, 2023

The average guarantee fee (G-fee) of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, the two government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs), who currently finance about half of the nearly $13 trillion of outstanding first-lien single-family mortgages in the country, 1 is among the most closely-watched numbers by housing finance policymakers and the mortgage lending industry.

2008 52

2008 2014 2019 Press Release 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JANUARY 18, 2024

Definitely this is another example of DC government's failure to focus and to be innovative. see the discussion on transportation wrt Eastern Market, " Eastern Market DC's 150th anniversary last weekend | And my never realized master plan for the market ," 2023). There's a letter to the editor in yesterday's Washington Post , " D.C.

Transportation 52

Transportation 2010 2019 2014 52