McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

The static UK energy retail market is starting to move as wholesale energy prices fall. As a third of customers look to switch suppliers, here’s how energy retailers can plug into customer needs.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

The term "greenwashing" is used to refer to organizations that announce sustainability initiatives as a way to detract from their generally poor practices. I have been critical about the announcement of the "Utah City" development in the Vineyard community of Utah County, Utah, which will be new urbanist, mixed use, aims to leverage a commuter railroad station, etc. (" Utah City breaks ground, a very ambitious TOD: A new transit-oriented development in Utah is planned with the density and amenit

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Over Labor Day weekend, for the last 20+ years, Chicago has closed DuSable Lake Shore Drive to motor vehicle traffic, so bicyclists can " Bike the Drive ," which is sponsored by the Active Transportation Alliance. -- " Thousands of cyclists cruise DuSable Lake Shore Drive for Bike the Drive ," Chicago Tribune It's similar to "Open Streets" events which also focus on pedestrians as well as bicyclists.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

The Seattle Times has an article, " After reaching sad record last year, WA traffic deaths trend higher ," about how traffic related deaths are still rising, while they are plateauing elsewhere. An interesting point is that there are fewer crashes, but more deaths per crash. The article discusses what they believe are key factors: The pandemic-effect narrative has been complicated by the continued rise, despite traffic levels returning to something close to normal.

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Speaker: Noratek

Maintaining municipal operations is no small task, especially when budgets are tight and public expectations are high. In this webinar, we’ll explore how local governments can streamline their maintenance operations while ensuring safety, compliance, and efficiency. What You’ll Gain: Proven strategies for effective inspection management Insight into leveraging digital tools Practical tips for addressing common maintenance challenges Examples of municipalities that have achieved success.

Local Government

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

I've argued for years that Fox television station licenses should be challenged on character and fitness grounds, because of the way the company runs Fox cable operations. -- " Australian Broadcasting Corporation documentary on the Murdoch media empire and Trump ," 2021 -- " Part 2 of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation documentary on the Murdoch media empire and Trump ," 2021 In the 1980s, RKO General lost their broadcast licenses first because a separate part of the corporation was found g

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