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Purdue University: Making electric vehicle investments more equitable

Google Public Sector

government will invest approximately $7.5 This information is important to help governments identify which communities are most underserved. Connected vehicle data is emerging as our best source of data for government agencies to make infrastructure investments, but these data sets are enormous.

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Faced with Housing Shortages, Policymakers Test New Reforms To Increase Production

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

In response, Democrats in California and Massachusetts, Republicans in Utah and Montana, and city governments across the country have enacted legislation designed to address the barriers that restrict new housing development. The increased targets led to changes in behavior from local governments, too. Kim, UC Irvine.

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In extremis: what Ukraine 2.0 tells us about reforming government and the public sector

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By one account at least, Ukraine is in the midst of harnessing exactly that method to turn the energy of Russian aggression into potent fuel for an impressive program of root and branch reform of government and the public sector. The emergence of Ukraine 2.0 is not only an object lesson in silver linings in the darkest of clouds.

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Urban planning when things are going well: DC, 2014 (The Office of Planning under Harriet Tregoning)

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Growth vs. shrinking | young vs. old | urban vs. suburban | historic preservation vs. limited building regulation. Even though the Office of Planning made a reasonable proposal which would only increase height by 25% (I think it could have been higher), the City Council did not vote in favor of considering a change.

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20th anniversary of the blog| Urban revitalization systems thinking's greatest hits: Part two -- not transportation

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Generally, they have the power to weigh in on matters before government bodies. Other cities have differently named similar organizations. My biggest criticism is that they lack resources and are given little in the way of technical assistance (not that the average Commissioner thinks they need it).

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How AWS supports the 10th anniversary of National Voter Registration Day with digital tools for civic engagement

AWS Public Sector Blog

Founded in 2012, National Voter Registration Day is an annual civic holiday on which the nation focuses on registering Americans to exercise their most basic right – the right to vote. million Americans have registered to vote on the holiday. Read on to learn more about how organizations use AWS to make it simple to register to vote.

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The White House’s Focus on Closing Costs: Long Overdue and Worth the Fight (Part 2)

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

For example, the securities brokerage industry in 1975 was barred from setting prices as a cartel, as it long had; airline fares were deregulated by the government in 1978; and bank deposit interest rates underwent complete deregulation in phases from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s. 15 Credit reports. 15 Credit reports.

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