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Smart City Practices for Equitable Development

NLC (National League of Cities)

Community development leaders continuously balance resource, budget and land constraints. While smart city practices are still relatively new in city government, there are many practical applications for cities invested in advancing equitable community development.

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Episode 76: Beyond Bricks and Mortar: Rethinking Community Development Strategy to Address Digital Inequity with Sarah Hope Marshall

CRA Today

Episode 76: Beyond Bricks and Mortar: Rethinking Community Development Strategy to Address Digital Inequity with Sarah Hope Marshall [link] Sarah Hope Marshall joins me here to reflect upon digital inequity in place-based community revitalization. There’s been books written about it. government material) All rights reserved.

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Why Strathcona County Council & Administration have Embraced Priority Based Budgeting

PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

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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5 Trends in Local Government Leadership

OpenGov

Today, local government leaders are responsible for delivering on strategic priorities for their communities, developing new ways of working to meet the diverse and changing needs of their communities, and protecting against cyber and environmental risks […].

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Community Engagement Trends for 2025

Social Pinpoint

This also matches the theme for next year’s Global Community Engagement Day, on January 28. It highlights the importance of trust-building in community development. In addition, demonstrates how genuine and transparent engagement can lay the foundation for stronger, more cohesive societies.

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Congress Gives Cities More Flexibility for Recovery Funds

NLC (National League of Cities)

In the late days of December, Congress passed the final budget package for 2023, setting funding levels for every federal agency and grant program for the year and averting a government shutdown.

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What’s Going On with ARP Infrastructure Investment in North Carolina?

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

The Tracker provides ARP budgeted data through last December (2022) for all local governments except Tier 5 (the smallest cities and counties). The data reflect adopted budgets only, not proposals or expenses. Nationally, only about 11% of adopted budget ARP dollars have gone to infrastructure projects. Public Space 12.5