AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 31, 2024

Key topics covered include addressing concerns around data sovereignty, security, lock-in risks and budget control while highlighting AWS capabilities and commitments in these areas. Just as a shaky foundation undermines even the sturdiest house, flawed data diminishes the value of the most advanced algorithms.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

JANUARY 13, 2023

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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Budgeting Government Community Development Housing 109

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 7, 2022

To riff off this, there are five other elements at a minimum that matter a lot, that cities aren't budgeting or planning for, if their central business districts become meccas for housing: public safety. Or some housing on top of retail. Not mixed commercial use.

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Public Safety Parks And Recreation Housing Campaign 52

Peak Proposals

DECEMBER 22, 2019

Understanding Proposal Budgets a. Budget Preparation and Review b. Key Budgeting Concepts VI. Funders have different budgets, funding priorities, and missions. Understanding Proposal Budgets When you search for potential funders, it is beneficial to have a sense of how much your project will cost.

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Poverty & Policy

MAY 12, 2017

So I was ready to launch a diatribe against major, widely-reported harms inflicted by the House repeal-replacement bill. Agencies may further support living at home by providing hands-on help with tasks like meal preparation, light housework and transportation. They can also get equipment to assist them and training on how to use it.

Housing 40

Housing Advocacy Voting Constituents 40

Partnership for Public Service

MAY 25, 2023

Every year, Congress is required to approve appropriations that fully fund the federal government’s budget. Since implementation of the Congressional Budget Act in 1977, this has happened 20 times. transportation security personnel and some food inspectors) were forced to work without pay for over a month.

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Government Budgeting Public Safety Security 75

Barrett & Greene

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Back a year ago, for example, we wrote that phase one of the city’s efforts – notably priority-based budgeting (PBB) –involved three departments: police, human resources and transportation and public works.

Budgeting 52

Budgeting Transportation Strategic Planning Implementation 52

Barrett & Greene

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Back a year ago, for example, we wrote that phase one of the city’s efforts – notably priority-based budgeting (PBB) –involved three departments: police, human resources and transportation and public works.

Budgeting 52

Budgeting Transportation Strategic Planning Implementation 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JUNE 27, 2024

Traffic calming has been a revolutionary treatment in sustainable mobility focused transportation for the last 20+ years. It's doing some great bike infrastructure, some of which we will be trying to get for the perimeter of Sugar House Park. Salt Lake City Transportation Department pop up booth at Poplar Grove Park.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

DECEMBER 29, 2022

One of my biggest learnings in transit planning is the necessity of separating planning from budgeting. Simply type in your starting point, choose how much time you have, and a preferred mode of transport. Fairpark has light rail, and Sugar House has streetcar service, which is much more minimal.

Housing 52

Housing Transportation Sustainability Budgeting 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 9, 2024

I am on the board of Sugar House Park, which is owned by both the city and county, so it has some interesting intergovernmental issues. Level of service a s a public administration term The term Level of Service is typically thought of in transportation term is used to refer to vehicle throughput, functioning of intersections, etc.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Unlike the local and state jurisdictions that fund Metro, federal money goes only to the agency’s capital budget but not to its separate operating budget — a distinction local officials have long said is inequitable. Good luck with that. And that the WMATA Board should be elected.)

Management 52

Management Elected Officials Transportation Budgeting 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 19, 2023

Filling sandbags at Sugar House Park, Salt Lake City. Instead of contracting with consultants like most planning departments, Salt Lake City has developed a "civic engagement unit" that works across all city agencies for public projects (transportation and planning mostly, but other agencies too. Ward Halls/Democracy House.

Parks And Recreation 52

Parks And Recreation Elected Officials Engagement Advocacy 52

The City Fix

MARCH 3, 2021

In some ways, cities are like households: they must make adjustments in spending based on cash flow. If your income is cut in half, then you may have to dramatically rethink your standard of living. COVID-19 has hit many households. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

What this should mean is that schools should get additional funding, from the local government separate from the school system, or the school system's budget should include support, for these functions. Special Funding. This was a childcare measure among others. Capital City Public Charter School, DC. but it fell off.

Parks And Recreation 52

Parks And Recreation Transportation Engagement Fundraising 52

Partnership for Public Service

JULY 16, 2024

From online universal applications to budget allocation for first-time awardees, our case studies highlight implementation practices ensuring agencies distribute federal funding equitably and efficiently.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The second cohort of the county's Community Planning Lab wrapped up last month after the class spent weeks learning about urban development and design, planning and zoning, public engagement, affordable housing, transportation, land use and more. Participatory Budgeting initiatives. Photo: David Jackson, Park Record.

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The City Fix

MAY 2, 2023

India is projected to overtake China as the most populous country in the world this year. The shifting demographics are bound to create heightened demand for education, health care, jobs and civic amenities, putting existing systems under stress. Current urban.

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Education Sanitation Local Government Housing 98

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

APRIL 3, 2023

Manufactured housing (MH) has recently taken on a high profile among affordable housing advocates, including in the Biden administration. As a result, the search for ideas to increase the usage of MH has been building given the critical affordable housing shortage that has grown for many reasons over at least the last decade.

Housing 59

Housing Advocacy Government Development 59

GovLoop

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Their research supports policy development around a wide array of issues, from transportation, energy and natural resources to education and housing. Bateman and her team focus on demographics and work extensively with Census data, but also create their own datasets based on local input.

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Communications Legislation Constituents Transportation 106

Open Access Government - Technology News

OCTOBER 22, 2024

With Windows 10 going end-of-life in 2025, how can departments future-proof their tech and succeed with new initiatives while adhering to their budget constraints? million households in the UK without internet access, according to the House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee. International.

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Budgeting Security Public Transportation Sustainability 96

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

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. This entry became very long, so I broke it up. Even neighborhood associations. gentrification crisis?

Transportation 52

Transportation Parks And Recreation Economic Development Urban Planning 52

Microsoft Public Sector

OCTOBER 29, 2024

This need aligns with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) M-24-10, which mandates the appointment of Chief AI Officers, the formation of agency AI governance boards, the development of compliance plans, and the creation of AI use case inventory.

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Bang the Table

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

In November 2021, the United States House of Representatives and Senate passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, a Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal of new federal investment in America’s infrastructure. Transportation and Bridge Funding. The Legislation Within the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal.

Local Government 40

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 3, 2024

And cities have limited budgets and many priorities. Other investment recommendations focus on transportation, increasing retail opportunities, enhancing downtown’s parks and open spaces, and providing $2.5 Still maintained its relevance despite the move of retail to the suburbs in various forms. into a global learning hub.”.

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Death and Taxes

JULY 21, 2021

Collaborating with the Florida League of Cities (FLC), we endeavored to provide a simple and practical revenue forecasting strategy to help cities in Florida plan and prepare for the potential impacts of the COVID 19 pandemic on their budgets. His scholarship focuses on state and local public finance, budgeting and financial management.

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Local Government Financial Management Budgeting Public Affairs 40

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

AUGUST 2, 2022

Housing Market Needs 5.5 Most economists predict prices will fall some (" Moody's: Home prices to fall in these 210 housing markets—while these 204 markets will go higher ," Fortune ). Amenities as a factor in housing choice. But the froth is reduced, especially because of the rise in mortgage interest rates.

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Housing Parks And Recreation Public Safety Transportation 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 3, 2022

This is an issue in the UK, because 10+ years of austerity have crush public agencies and local governments--some have lost as much as 2/3 of their budget, at the cost of public libraries, health care, maintenance of streets, sidewalks, parks, etc.

Public Safety 52

Public Safety Public Transportation Voting Transportation 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 3, 2025

The transportation profession tends to be dominated by men still, as it is heavily engineering based, but that is changing too. Increasingly, women are being chosen as transportation directors leading city agencies, for example in Pittsburgh, DC's former associate director of transportation planning, Karina Ricks, leads that agency.

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Urban Planning Transportation Budgeting Voting 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JANUARY 23, 2025

Given all the financial needs for cities, Turner argues that there is enough money already in HUD's budget, that it needs to be used better. of Commerce, and an urban-regional transportation section that would be a joint agency of the US DOT and the new Dept. One focuses on developing housing for poor people.

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Economic Development Development Transportation Housing 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 24, 2023

Now the Intermodal Center just houses intercity bus services. -- Rio Grande Plan The plan proposes a tunnel to redirect the railroad passenger services back to the station, as well as a rerouting of the Trax Green Line, with railroad service in a tunnel behind the station and light rail service in front of the station.

Transportation 52

Transportation Economic Development Sustainability Elected Officials 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 4, 2024

Arsenal Gallery, Central Park, New York City Lack of budget. A big problem is that park departments have budgets that are inadequate to meet the demand for services, so programming tends to be an after thought, maybe funded by special grants, or offered in association with other agencies to share the cost, but mostly doesn't exist.

Parks And Recreation 52

Parks And Recreation Engagement Sustainability Security 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 5, 2024

Arsenal Gallery, Central Park, New York City Lack of budget. A big problem is that park departments have budgets that are inadequate to meet the demand for services, so programming tends to be an after thought, maybe funded by special grants, or offered in association with other agencies to share the cost, but mostly doesn't exist.

Parks And Recreation 52

Parks And Recreation Engagement Sustainability Security 52