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AN OPEN LETTER TO ELECTED OFFICIALS

Barrett & Greene

Sometimes solid performance management operations – including the emphasis on evidence-based practices, evaluations, and performance measurements – can be downplayed, unused or ignored. In more extreme instances, there have been threats to defund, denature or entirely shut down performance management operations altogether.

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Building Civic Trust Through Civic Tech

GovLoop

A new term to some, “civic tech” relates to technology that directly facilitates CX, constituent experience or communication. It can include applications such as community platforms that connect constituents to services and resources, open data initiatives and participatory budgeting tools.

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How artificial intelligence can aid urban development

Open Access Government - Technology News

Artificial intelligence can be a game-changer in the mission of modernizing urban development, especially when it comes to transportation infrastructure Planning and maintaining communities in the modern world is as simple as threading a needle with an elephant.

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Montgomery County Maryland Planning Board resigns

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

The Council has lost confidence in the Montgomery County Planning Board and accepted these resignations to reset operations,” said Montgomery council president Gabe Albornoz (D-At Large). “We Later I gave a presentation to the Citizens Federation and I think it helped up the County's game on bicycle planning, even if not perfect.

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National Volunteer Week: April 16th-22nd

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

It’s good business' " One of the many regrets I have is not getting a PhD in planning. My intended thesis was around urban planning and civic participation and engagement, because local land use issues are the issue most likely to get people involved in local civic affairs, other than having children and being involved in education issues.

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What is the competitive advantage for the post-covid city? Doubling down on place values

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Districts are adept at outbound communications but have struggled to manage inbound messages as communications channels expanded beyond phone calls and mail to include texts and emails that can be sent around the clock, the report said.

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Arbor Day: Street Trees of Seattle by Taha Ebrahimi | Trees as Cultural Landscape (at the community scale)

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Tree planting initiatives as entry points into greater community involvement. I mention from time to time that I collect ephemera related to urban planning and what I am involved in. Less so now, the US Forest Service had a massive publication program, including items focused on K-12 education and adult learning.

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