When Telework Calls, Where Will You Call Home?
As professionals, our jobs often dictate where we live. Yes, telework is gaining traction in many fields. So where will you go when called?
Posts Tagged: city
Why Should I Visit Your City to Watch the Solar Eclipse?
Are you making your city the best place to watch the solar eclipse?
How do You Solve Problems in Your City?
Learn how to take advantage of initiatives to help solve the unique problems your city faces.
5 Awesome City Websites
From garbage trucks to vacant lots, cities and states are often tasked with the thankless job of cleaning up a community’s mess. These are tasks that are often overlooked, but are critical to keeping a community vibrant. But even in these sometimes thankless jobs, there are real innovations happening. Take a few city websites thatRead… Read more »
Buenos Aires deploys traffic sensors for bikes
Hi! We’re really happy about this! We just installed a sensor+totem for counting bikes, and we are proud to say we did all of the software in our office, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. This is all part of our strategy of transforming the city to an “open by default” mode, and specifically, the first stageRead… Read more »
Trickle-Down Performance Management
Can federal performance management schemes influence efforts at the local level? Typically, performance management works best in systems where agencies engage in direct service delivery, where leaders have more control over what is going on. But in complex intergovernmental programs, can effective performance management systems be developed and work? A recent case study of theRead… Read more »
It’s Official! The Civic Font
I wrote in 2012 about a group of designers in Chattanooga, TN who were kickstarting a campaign to create the first ever typeface for a U.S. city. The good news announced yesterday in The Atlantic is that the font was successfully released on October 31, 2013. A proclamation signed by Mayor Andy Berke declares thatRead… Read more »
Federal Furlough 5K is tomorrow!
Attention New York area Feds! Come join us for theFederal Furlough 5K. Friday, October 4th at noon. Meet at the Alexander Hamilton Custom House in Bowling Green. No parking, take the 4/5 subway and exit at Bowling Green. Wear your red, white, and blue and lets show New York that Federal employees are regular people.Read… Read more »
Three Comments Newly Elected Local Government Officials Should Never Make
After years of local government service and extensive personal observations of public officials I have listed below three comments that – newly elected or appointed -local public officials should never, ever make during a public meeting. These comments have absolutely no connection with the reality of local government. 1. Based on my experience … 2.Read… Read more »
A Primer For Local Government Officials Who Want To Jump Start Economic Development
Any easy way to grasp “how to jump start local economic development” is to understand that every community across America {except where the sale of liquor is prohibited by a municipal law or County ordinance} has three types of bars? There are trendy upscale bars – the nightclubs, supper clubs and ethnic pubs. Places whereRead… Read more »