article thumbnail

Chicago Community Policing Study

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Civic groups in Chicago joined in to commission a study, Operationalizing Community Policing Within the Chicago Police Department: A Summary of Current and Promising National Practices , to help the Chicago Police Department realize its goal to become an agency committed to "community oriented policing."

article thumbnail

Weird intra-governmental spat in DC over the Washington Nationals stadium

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

It holds the city's financial interest in facilities like Washington Nationals stadium, the Wizards practice facility, the RFK complex, the Convention Center, etc.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

National Volunteer Week: April 16th-22nd

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

It’s good business' " One of the many regrets I have is not getting a PhD in planning. My intended thesis was around urban planning and civic participation and engagement, because local land use issues are the issue most likely to get people involved in local civic affairs, other than having children and being involved in education issues.

article thumbnail

The 50 Best City Manager Blogs, Sites, and More

Masters in Public Administration

News, updates, and future plans are often the topics of posts. Steve also has two master’s degrees in urban planning and economics. City Manager Lynch blogs on everything from budget concerns to public service. Steve Pinkerton : He has been the city manager of Manteca, California since 2008.

article thumbnail

Another way to think about gap analysis/planning

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

I joke that I might not be a good planner, but I'm great at gap analysis. I meant to read this Financial Times column last week, " The secret to finding the best idea ever?

article thumbnail

Donald Shoup, professor famed for his innovations in parking policy, dies

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Make the practice of paying for parking politically popular by dedicating the revenue to additional public services. I'm sure he was a thought leader involved in other urban planning matters too. Charge drivers for parking on city streets and in city lots, setting the price to ensure one or two open spaces on every block.

article thumbnail

Transit equity day, Sunday 2/4/24, in honor of Black History Month, Rosa Parks, and the significance of transportation history to African-American History

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

. -- " Black History Month and the New Jim Crow ," 2020 -- " Two ideas about presentation of African American History in the context of Black History Month ," 2020 -- " African American History Month and Urban Planning ," 2019 National Archives photo of a pretty much empty bus during the Montgomery Bus Boycott.