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Advancing Access to Mountain Biking in Bristol — March Bonus Episode

Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

The March issue of Parks & Recreation magazine is out now, and on today’s bonus episode of the podcast we’re diving deeper into one of this month’s feature stories, titled, “ Blazing a Trail in Bristol, Connecticut.”

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Congress Must Harmonize Disparate Federal Requirements for Data Sharing

State Tech Magazine

Each year, the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) releases a list of federal advocacy priorities. The list is short and reflects only the top concerns and requests of the nation’s state CIOs to Congress and federal agencies.

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On a Cross-Country Mission to Advocate for Trans Rights — Episode 132

Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

Today, I’m thrilled to welcome someone who is taking their advocacy for trans rights across the country. These recent attacks on the trans community is an attack on human rights, and an attack on our mission to build inclusive, equitable communities where everyone can feel safe, feel like they belong, and ultimately, thrive.

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The Importance of Amplifying Contemporary Indigenous Voices — April Bonus Episode

Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

The April issue of Parks & Recreation magazine is out now, and on today’s bonus episode of the podcast, we’re diving deeper into one of this month’s cover stories, “ Protecting the Land and Its History.” The history of Ho-Chunk Nation and the tribe’s participation in advocacy efforts.

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What should the program for a Transportation Management District look like?

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

The Turkish bus firm Karsan produces a 16 passenger electric bus which would also work but is bigger (" What Kind of Big Impact Will a New Minibus Have on North America’s Small Bus Market? ," Mass Transit Magazine ). Planning and advocacy. Go to the grocery store, bring back your purchases, without driving. NYC sponsors(ed?)

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Gaps in Parks Master Planning: Part Three | Planning for Climate Change

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

The state has the Jordan River Commission , and the advocacy group, the Seven Canyons Trust , works on creek daylighting issues throughout the County. On our list of things to do, we are organizing a kind of symposium of the area river and creek stakeholders so that we start moving on Creek issues. There are good models for better practice.

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WHEN IT COMES TO DATA, CONTEXT IS KING

Barrett & Greene

Sometimes, it’s in the interest of a reporter or an advocacy group to avoid looking further than a single digit and use it as representative of a full story. “If “Only sharing point in time data can be worse than providing no data at all because showing an individual number can minimize a very big problem or exaggerate one.”