Barrett & Greene

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Consider the December 2022 audit of the Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, which pointed out that the department did not “promptly or properly deactivate 17 terminated employees’ access” to the state’s criminal justice and accounting systems. There’s more.

Public Safety 52

Public Safety Accountability Laws Operations 52

zencity

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Law enforcement hiring, training, discipline, and culture were all being called into question; accountability, transparency, and oversight were demanded; the term “Defund the Police” quickly entered the vernacular. Since then, public trust in police has slightly increased in 2021, yet remains low. A moment of increased scrutiny.

Engagement 52

Engagement Laws Community Engagement Social Media 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Of course, the bigger cities, with homelessness, a propensity for vandalism, higher usage, low investment in facilities, and lack of attendants, have a problem in maintaining quality public facilities (" The Disappearing Public Toilet ," Seton Hall Law Review , 2020). Fancy restroom" in Bryant Park, New York City.

Budgeting 52

Budgeting Advocacy Housing Communications 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MAY 10, 2024

hits 16-year high on traffic deaths ," Washington Post And because we don't provide actionable information and the structures to address the problem. hits 16-year high on traffic deaths ," Washington Post And because we don't provide actionable information and the structures to address the problem.

Transportation 52

Transportation Laws Sustainability Budgeting 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JANUARY 18, 2024

Inadequacies in school transportation planning ," 2022 -- School Walk and Bike Routes: A Guide for Planning and Improving Walk and Bike to School Options for Students -- Safe Routes to School program , Washington State -- City of Tacoma SRTS program , including SRTS Action Plan -- Starkville in Motion A failed job interview with DDOT.

Transportation 40

Transportation Campaign Public Health Laws 40

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 3, 2024

I don't understand when elected officials don't appreciate how important getting public safety under control was to inward investment and population growth in the 2000s. OTOH, having lived in DC in the 1980s and 1990s when things hit bottom, I am anti-disorder to the nth degree. into a global learning hub.”.

Elected Officials 52

Elected Officials Public Safety Management Housing 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 9, 2023

The city's legislators, many of whom lack substantive experience of cities in the period of the 1970s through the 1990s when many were in serious decline, and had problematic public safety, didn't realize that at times they need to manage the narrative and "manage up.' This letter to the editor (" The D.C. I proudly wear my “51” hat.

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