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Traffic Evaporation: What Really Happens When Road Space is Reallocated from Cars?

The City Fix

Road development throughout the 20th century was based primarily on the premise that more infrastructure eases traffic. But evidence shows that road building, instead of reducing congestion, actually increases traffic. When travel time by car is reduced and convenience increased, Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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Freelance Grant Writing: What Is It and Seeing If A Grant Writing Career Is Right For You?

Grant Central USA

Here's a video blog I did today! Grab a seat, and I will share with you some insights about freelance grant writing and what it's all about. Enjoy! Let's Talk About Freelancing. A Day In The Life Of A Grant Writer. Picking Profitable Writing Niches. Hey, guys, Rodney Walker here, and today I want to share with you and talk to you about what is freelance grant writing.

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Personal Reflections on Major Disasters

Eric Holdeman's Disaster Zone Podcast

Mike Byrne, the podcast guest has been at the center of emergency management and homeland security for decades, both in responding and recovering from major disasters while holding senior positions responsible for orchestrating assistance from a government and private sector perspective. In this podcast he speaks about his personal learning points from four major disasters that he was intimately involved with in either the disaster response or recovery phases.

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Community partner spotlight: The John H. Pace, Jr. ’39 Center for Civic Engagement

Princeton Public Library

To extend our community outreach, the library partners with the many municipal, non-profit, and business organizations that make Princeton such an extraordinary town. This month, we spoke with Charlotte Collins, associate director and Gwen McNamara, communications specialist at the John H.Pace, Jr. ’39 Center for Civic Engagement at Princeton University (Pace Center for Civic Engagement).

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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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The Case for Formal Urban Experiments

The City Fix

In response to the massive challenges confronting cities around the world, more city planners have begun to experiment with quick, high-impact urban design solutions. From pop-up bike lanes and parklets, to sidewalk extensions, to tactical urbanism safety interventions, many cities. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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Managing Remote Work

First State Insights

Sarah Ruffcorn, President of Trinity Logistics, speaks with Troy Mix, Associate Director of the University of Delaware's Institute for Public Administration (IPA), about her team’s ongoing adjustment to the remote work environment. Topics covered in this November 12, 2020 interview include strategies Sarah and her team have used to maintain a workplace culture, efforts to enhance internal and external communication, and key lessons learned from managing through the stress and uncertainty of the

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Building ‘An Equal Future’ with TEDxCollegePark — March Bonus Episode

Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

The March issue of Parks & Recreation magazine is out now, and on today’s bonus episode of the podcast, we’re diving deeper into the feature story, “Ensuring ‘An Equal Future’ for All,” which introduces a new TEDxCollegePark virtual event that park and recreation professionals won’t want to miss. Many of us have seen a TED talk on one topic or another, and they have become a powerful way to use storytelling to provide a deeper understanding of an issue.

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Building Skills for Transformative Change: Beyond Individual Capacity

The City Fix

This is part two in a series on capacity development for city leaders. As the global urban population continues to grow rapidly, cities are being tasked with addressing a variety of needs – economic, social, political, environmental – with very. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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Season 4 Episode 6 - Bridging the Gap Between Federal Contracting and HBCUs

GovCast

In celebration of Black History Month, our HBCU Spotlight Miniseries aims to profile the impacts that historically Black colleges and universities have on health IT and the opportunities to bring that innovation to the federal government. John Rosenthall and Jen Johnson from the Tougaloo College Research and Development Foundation discuss the ways they are helping these institutions with the resources they need to bring technology innovation to the public sector.

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How Can the Government and Education Sector Improve Its Grades in Software Security Health with Veracode?

CarahCast

In this podcast, Eric Wassenaar, the Senior Account Executive of SLED at Veracode and Jason Phillips, the Senior Solution Architect at Veracode examine SOSS findings pertaining to the government and education sector. In this podcast, Eric Wassenaar, the Senior Account Executive of SLED at Veracode and Jason Phillips, the Senior Solution Architect at Veracode examine SOSS findings pertaining to the government and education sector.

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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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Ep. 36 - Reopening Public Schools, Managing Inventory, and Implementing eBidding with Dave Pelletier and Kara Daniel

Decisions That Matter

Together, Dave Pelletier and Kara Daniel, share their stories from the last year, including details on topics like implementing an e-bidding system, handling the initial pandemic response for their district and surrounding areas, and reopening public classrooms from K-12. Dave Pelletier, CPPB is responsible for surplus property and overseeing the operations and activities of the Distribution Center and Purchasing for the School District of Springfield K-12, the largest district in the State of M

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Episode 143: Now and then: IT transformation in Virginia

FedHeads

Everybody's leaning on their IT shops these days. The FedHeads and talked with CIO Nelson Moe about all the good things the Virginia Information Technologies Agency is doing to keep the state humming during the pandemic and beyond. Everybody's leaning on their IT shops these days. The FedHeads and talked with CIO Nelson Moe about all the good things the Virginia Information Technologies Agency is doing to keep the state humming during the pandemic and beyond.

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4 Recommendations to Electrify the Federal Fleet

The City Fix

In his first week in office, President Biden signed an executive order that gives federal agencies 90 days to devise a plan that fully transitions the federal fleet’s roughly 650,000 vehicles — including about 225,000 postal vehicles, 173,000 military vehicles. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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Ep. 36 - Reopening Public Schools, Managing Inventory, and Implementing eBidding with Dave Pelletier and Kara Daniel

Decisions That Matter

Together, Dave Pelletier and Kara Daniel, share their stories from the last year, including details on topics like implementing an e-bidding system, handling the initial pandemic response for their district and surrounding areas, and reopening public classrooms from K-12. Dave Pelletier, CPPB is responsible for surplus property and overseeing the operations and activities of the Distribution Center and Purchasing for the School District of Springfield K-12, the largest district in the State of M

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Empower Digital Government: Strategic Workbook for Modern Transformation

Digital transformation is reshaping government interactions, bringing agencies closer to the communities they serve. However, while many have adopted new digital tools, few have implemented comprehensive strategies to maximize their benefits. Our Strategic Workbook for Modern Government offers a step-by-step guide to developing a sustainable digital strategy.