Fixing the Pain Point of Traffic
In Castle Rock, Colorado, data-informed policies and a focus on education in place of police tickets reduced citizen crashes.
Posts By Meredith Trimble
Equity’s Role in Recovery: A Case Study
Closing equity gaps has the best chance of helping communities emerge from COVID-19 stronger, more resilient and more equitable.
ADA Compliance and COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has created many new situations that government agencies must consider when accommodating employees with disabilities. Not only that, but the novel pandemic may also create new necessary accommodations as lingering effects become clearer.
What Is Government’s Responsibility?
Baby Boomers place the highest expectations on local governments to solve problems. This aligns with Boomers’ engagement with local government in voting, home ownership, and participation on local boards and commissions.
Serving vs. Engaging: There’s a Difference?
Technology is the through-line to remove barriers and engage the generations in ways that are comfortable, easy and effective for each.
CARES Act Funding for Remote Operations
Technology that improves remote-working capabilities for government employees is eligible for CARES Act funding. So, too, is technology that supports social distancing, such as solutions that provide COVID-19 updates, allows remote bill-paying or facilitates remote meetings.
Expanding Data’s Reach Through Social Media
Government data’s value extends along with its reach. This makes the use of social channels as valuable to government organizations as the data itself.
Gen Z and Government: New Insight
If governments employ the technology Gen Z is dependent on, they can harness Gen Z’s energy, creativity, ideas, and diversity to great benefit.
What About Non-Pandemic Crises?
Creative uses of modern technology are instructive in practical ways for crises beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.
What’s New in Virtual Citizen Engagement?
Building virtual connections will result in more educated, engaged constituents and a stronger community fabric even after the pandemic fades.