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Mexico’s ‘Right to Mobility’ Amendment Could Shift Road Safety Discourse and Save Thousands of Lives

The City Fix

In a groundbreaking move for national road safety policy, Mexico has elevated to their constitution a universal right to safe mobility. On October 14, the country’s Chamber of Deputies unanimously voted in favor of adding an amendment to Mexico’s constitution: Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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Should You Hire a Freelance Grant Proposal Writer?

Peak Proposals

Preparing grant proposals isn't something everyone enjoys, feels confident doing, or has the time to do. This is where hiring a freelance grant proposal writer can help. Hiring a grant proposal writer can be a great solution for occasions when you lack the time or skills to write a particular proposal. However, hiring an external proposal writer is not always the solution, and hiring a proposal writer is also no guarantee that your grant proposal will be funded.

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Engaging First Nation Communities

Social Pinpoint

As professionals in public participation, you’re aware of the intricacies involved with making sure your communities are heard and all voices have the opportunity to participate. The post Engaging First Nation Communities appeared first on Social Pinpoint - A Place to Engage Your Community.

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November top 5 for under 5

Princeton Public Library

We invite you to check out this month’s PPL Youth Services recommendations for activities, resources and new books in the library collection for children up to 5 years old and their families. And don’t forget, Youth Services staff are once again available for in-person recommendations and encourage families to visit us on the newly reopened […].

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Holiday Safety Tips for Municipal Operations

The holiday season brings joy and celebration, but it also introduces unique challenges for municipal operations. From ensuring safe snow removal and managing icy sidewalks to organizing festive events and addressing increased community needs, municipalities play a critical role in keeping residents safe and operations running smoothly. This eBook provides actionable safety tips to help your team navigate the holiday season effectively, protect staff and citizens, and ensure compliance with safe

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Daring Cities’ Final Session Balances Inspiring Examples with Challenges Ahead

The City Fix

It was a contrast of opportunities and challenges confronting cities around the world highlighted at the Daring Cities forum’s final session on October 28, the culmination of three weeks, 400 speakers and 200 hours of dialogue and knowledge exchange. Mayor. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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The Top Three Pain Points that Public Works Organizations Face

PubWorks Blog

When working with Public Works departments around the country, we often hear the struggles that organizations face daily. The underlying theme of these struggles is that outdated systems hurt efficiency and visibility. Relying on Antiquated Systems. The biggest thing we hear from public works departments is that they are still relying on homemade databases, paper files or memory to keep track of assets, work activities and job costs.

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Season 3 Episode 30 - Security at VA Requires Holistic Approaches in Workforce Development and in Safeguarding Threats

GovCast

Joe Stenaka's background in cryptology helps him strategize modern-day cybersecurity issues that Veterans Affairs continues to face. Data privacy, securing electronic health record efforts and integrating emerging technology for safeguarding information continue to be top priorities at the agency. Stenaka discusses how the workforce places a crucial role in security toward serving the nation's veterans.

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Unify Your Private Cloud & AWS with Nutanix Clusters

CarahCast

In Carahsoft’s new podcast, Kelly Estes, Systems Engineer at Nutanix discuss how Nutanix Clusters on AWS enables single infrastructure management plane across all clouds, app migration across clouds with no code changes needed, and license portability cost optimization features with maximize investment. In Carahsoft’s new podcast, Kelly Estes, Systems Engineer at Nutanix discuss how Nutanix Clusters on AWS enables single infrastructure management plane across all clouds, app migration across clo

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How to Make Your Voice Heard on Election Day and Beyond — Episode 077

Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

Today is November 3, 2020 – an important day for our country, our democracy, our values and our future. Today is Election Day! On this day — and over the last few weeks — millions of Americans will head to the polls to make their voices heard. And whether you mailed in your ballot, voted early or are still undecided as you listen to this episode, we know that our guests today are going to provide sage wisdom on all things elections, voting and why it’s important to advocate at the federal, state

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Episode 130: Grading the new Schedule F Executive Order

FedHeads

Robert and Francis dig into the impacts of Schedule F on the federal civil service and Francis’ fear of cows. Robert and Francis dig into the impacts of Schedule F on the federal civil service and Francis’ fear of cows.

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How Breckenridge, CO Ensures Tax & Licensing Compliance

Breckenridge’s short-term rental boom—over 4,200 licenses —put intense pressure on the town’s small staff and manual processes. Facing compliance and efficiency challenges, the town teamed up with GovOS to automate its STR licensing. The new system: Cut admin time Reduced errors Improved the experience for property owners and town staff Discover the full impact of automation on Breckenridge’s STR management—download the case study.

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Too Many Rules, Too Few Homes

The Market Urbanism Report

To add new homes more quickly, cities need to streamline bueraucracy.

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Too Many Rules, Too Few Homes

The Market Urbanism Report

To add new homes more quickly, cities need to streamline bueraucracy.

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