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AN OPEN LETTER TO ELECTED OFFICIALS

Barrett & Greene

But most citizens don’t have access to that because it’s not communicated to them. As Marc Holzer, a well-known academic and a pioneer in the field of performance management, told us some months ago, “We have a lot of data out there and a lot of performance measures. And in many cases, it’s deliberately hidden.”

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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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Insights from Big Data on How COVID-19 Is Changing Society

The City Fix

Networked personal devices and automated sensors are now ubiquitous, not to mention communications technologies like the internet that. Between the 1918 flu pandemic and the 2020 COVID-19 crisis, our ability to understand the effects of infectious diseases has increased exponentially. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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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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How to Effectively Plan Your Public Involvement Initiative for Transport

Social Pinpoint

The first installment will focus on effectively planning a public involvement initiative. DCTA needed a flexible suite of community engagement tools to carry this off in a short amount of time. Simultaneously, our team had to develop a comprehensive marketing and communications plan to promote the project throughout Denton County.

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The Top Urban Stories From a Year of Pandemic

The City Fix

As 2021 closes, most cities around the world continue to grapple with the uncertainty of a pandemic now in its second year. Amid dips and rises in cases, the emergence of new variants, and the ongoing challenge of vaccinating the. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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Gaps in Parks Master Planning: Part Eight | Civic Engagement and Positive Promotion of Democracy

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

There's an article, " ‘Sticky’ places are urban planning lifelines Shared spaces build community and are key to alleviating America’s loneliness epidemic. An in absentia social bridge could be experienced in the perception of the person who created or maintained the space for the enjoyment of the recipient.