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How the City of Canton worked with Wi-Fiber to build a safer and more connected community

AWS Public Sector Blog

Initially Wi-Fiber’s deployments focused on public safety solutions, such as license plate recognition (LPR). In 2020, Canton’s chief of police, Jack Angelo, wanted to extend public safety monitoring city-wide, saying “Eventually our goal is to have most all of the city covered,” by using Wi-Fiber’s extensive broadband mesh network.

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How Livingston Parish prepares for natural disasters by improving resiliency in the cloud

AWS Public Sector Blog

Natural disasters can also damage the critical infrastructure that powers emergency services—prompting public sector organizations to consider building more resilient infrastructure. Not just for our agency, but for the people that we serve.”. Leveraging the AWS Partner Network for customized solutions.

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Macrofortification

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

A couple decades ago I saw a presentation at the National Building Museum by Camilo José Vergara , who specializes in photographing urban decay, showing photos of Los Angeles, including what he called "micro-fortification" of housings around pipes and stuff. He was very critical, arguing it demonstrated a grim, anti-people approach.

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What Tyler v. Hennepin County Means for the Future of Property Tax Foreclosure Systems Across the Country

Center for Community Progress

And property taxes fund basic community services like schools, roads, parks, sidewalks, and public safety—the things that enable families to live and build wealth in vibrant, secure neighborhoods. That consequence exists for a reason. Property has intrinsic and monetary value. Constitution.

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What can neighbors do about vacant buildings and lots?

Center for Community Progress

When you live next door to a long-abandoned house or down the street from a vacant lot that’s a magnet for illegal dumping , it’s easy to feel powerless to do anything about it. Laws in the United States are designed to protect an individual’s private property. This process takes years.

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‘Systemic failures’ in Uvalde school massacre, report finds

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Like all government agencies, law enforcement agencies are very conscious of jurisdiction, and definitely a federal agency wouldn't step in unilaterally. The report says that the Texas Department of Public Safety is tasked with the responsibility for dealing with mass shootings and could have taken control.

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Public restrooms: single versus multiple-occupant

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

DC isn't very big on public restrooms, although some federal parks have them (" Where Did All the Public Bathrooms Go? ," Bloomberg). This is common for many cities--no public restrooms. Early on cities had public restrooms and baths because much of housing did not. Fancy restroom" in Bryant Park, New York City.