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8 Actionable Tips for Local Public Health Directors: Tech, Workflow, & Strategic Planning Strategies 2023 | GovPilot

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If there’s a key takeaway from the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s how integral local public health departments are to public safety.

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Where are the ARPA Funds Going in Large American Cities and Counties?

Barrett & Greene

According to Joshua Pine, City Innovation and Data Program manager for the National League of Cities, “The current data on our Tracker is for plans submitted August 31st, 2021. Public Health – 12.3%. Public Safety – 2.3%. Government Operations - 37.6%. Infrastructure – 12.5%. Housing – 12.5%. Community Aid 12.3%.

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The Top 10 Local Government Conferences of 2022

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California City Managers Conference. But more than that, this conference is a pivotal event that brings together city managers from across the State. This year’s focus is on the city manager experience, and the design of the event allows for a lot of networking and is perfect for the exchange of ideas. California, here we come!

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Public restrooms: single versus multiple-occupant

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Policy and practice in public space management depending on the revitalization health of a community. Applying public space management principles to restrooms. Similarly, it's much harder to move distressed commercial districts up the ladder when the residential neighborhood is also distressed.

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Proof of Broken Windows theory in Philadelphia and New York City

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

. -- " Fighting blight by fixing up homes could bring down Philly gun violence, new study shows ," WHYY/NPR -- " Abandoned house repairs reduced nearby gun violenceAbandoned house repairs reduced nearby gun violence ," Penn Today (2023) -- " Urban Blight Remediation as a Cost-Beneficial Solution to Firearm Violence: A Citywide Cluster Randomized Trial (..)

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The Road Not Taken | a response to a letter to the editor in the Washington Post about DC, traffic deaths and traffic safety

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

In preparing for that interview, I looked at the websites for all of the city's Advisory Neighborhood Commssions (ANCs are block and neighborhood specific councils that weigh in on matters before DC government) and just a handful had transportation/public space committees. And public health.