Can AI-powered congestion pricing improve transportation equity?
New research suggests big data and machine learning can create an equitable approach to tolling and improve traffic congestion.
Census 2020 gets its first challenges
Some cities and municipalities are pushing the Census Bureau to correct population counts they say are too low.
Detroit Tests Cloud-enabled Pavement Monitoring
In-vehicle sensors collect and analyze data and send it to the cloud where the city can access it as a GIS layer to see road surface ratings.
Feds Unveil New Plan to Combat Wildfire Dangers
The strategy emphasizes preventative measures, like thinning and controlled burns, on lands that pose high risks.
Officials Struggle to Regulate Pop-up Covid Testing Sites—and Warn Patients to Beware
High demand for Covid screening and scarce supply have opened the door to bad actors. State officials are sounding the alarm about dubious street testing operators that could put people’s personal data, their health or wallets at risk.
Cities and States Find New Ways to Tax Streaming Services
Governments are desperate to recoup lost revenue as people cut the cable cord.
6 Steps to Writing More Effective Government Job Posts
COMMENTARY | Public sector job posts are in dire need of a makeover. Here are the things to consider.
Containerization and virtualization in a hybrid world
Agencies are mixing physical servers, virtual machines and containers to get the required storage and computer resources they need to maximize performance.
Governors Join Forces to Press White House for Work-based Visas
The labor shortage has threatened the viability of many local economies and businesses, Republican and Democratic governors said in a letter to President Biden.
Infrastructure Update: $6B Federal Bridge Funding Boost Arrives for Small Localities
With thousands of city and county bridges in “poor condition,” local leaders say “It’s about time.”
Detroit tests cloud-enabled pavement monitoring
In-vehicle sensors collect and analyze data and send it to the cloud where the city can access it as a GIS layer to see road surface ratings.
Las Vegas taps digital twin for sustainability
With a digital twin, the city can leverage street-level data collected through IoT sensors to model future energy use, emissions, mobility and emergency management.
The Public Sector Turnover Crisis
Rising turnover in state and local government has compounded problems of staff shortages that lead to mandatory overtime, employee burnout and compromised service delivery.
The Difficult Push to Build More Housing Near Transit
Some states and cities are adopting policies to promote dense development near bus and rail lines. But it can be a hard sell politically and sometimes has unintended consequences.
One State's 'Moral Responsibility' to Make Apparel More Sustainable
New York lawmakers introduced the first "fashion sustainability" bill in the U.S. It would require global brands to disclose their climate and social impacts.
How to Mentor Young Workers in a Remote World
COMMENTARY | As we approach year three of the pandemic, we need to (finally) change how we train people.
They Promised Quick and Easy PPP Loans. Often, They Only Delivered Hassle and Heartache
More than a million government-approved loans ended up being canceled, including some that would have gone to people who needed the loans and applied just as they were told.
ID verification, analytics can help agencies fight fraud
Combining an automated verification system and data analytics for prevention and detection helps create a powerful tool for government IT professionals facing a flood of fraud.
A Shift Away from Daily COVID Case Counts Has Begun
Public health officials are considering a shift from increasingly inaccurate case data to numbers they say better represent the effect of the disease on the community and the health care system: hospitalizations and deaths.
Flush With Federal Aid, City Finance Officers Offer Optimistic Outlook
"It has been a rather incredible two-year period," notes one official.
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