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Urbanism obituaries, 2022 | Death clusters of people, buildings and organizations as an indicator of institutional failure

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Recently, I thought about demolition of historic buildings in cities like Detroit as deaths, and that they were worthy of a listing in my annual article on "Urbanism-related Obituaries (2022)." Doubling down on place values ," 2022 (this entry has 20+ links to other posts) Deaths of newspapers. Mention this a lot.

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As Constituent Expectations Change, State Health and Human Services Agencies Respond with Improved CX

Government Technology Insider

“AI was described as a job aid that can help the workforce, from case workers to administrators to supervisors, be more efficient and effective,” said Herb Wilson, Director of Public Sector Health, Human, and Social Services at TCS – Tata Consultancy Services and conference attendee.

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Re-Thinking Public Transit as “Micro-CED” with Wilson NC Leading the Way

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

Recent evaluations are available for a MOD pilot for para-transit in Florida ( Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) Public-Private-Partnership for Paratransit, April 2022 ) and MOD for the California Bay area ( City of Palo Alto and Bay Area, December, 2021 ) The programs are not without criticism.

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Data-Driven Decision-Making Gets Real

GovLoop

For instance, Ariga pointed to the fraud surrounding pandemic- related social services benefits. “I Regarding technology, the federal government’s computational abilities often are limited despite agency modernization efforts, and those limits can make it difficult to publicize information. Data silos are a problem.

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How results-driven contracting improved outcomes for Chicago’s most vulnerable: An interview with Lisa Morrison Butler, former Commissioner, Chicago Department of Family and Support Services – Episode #202

Andy Feldman's Gov Innovator podcast

We discuss specific steps in results-driven contracting with Lisa Morrison Butler , the former Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Family and Support Services ( DFSS ) and now the Executive Vice President and Chief Impact Officer at Results for America.

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In Chicago, Collaboration Makes Early Childcare Better

GovLoop

health, education, home visiting, social services) in a robust, long-term research-practice partnership singularly focused on helping the City achieve its overall vision for a strong early childhood system.”

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

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

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.