How Park Directors Attract Wall Street Investors to City Projects
“For Wall Street to want to invest, there’s got to be something for them…” says Seattle’s park director.
L.A. Looks to Local University Entrepreneurs for New Civic Innovations
The first-ever Mayor’s Cup invites applicants to pitch their ideas for civic engagement and boosting the local economy.
Baltimore’s ‘Strong Mayor’ Survives Tight Votes; Seattle Adopts Adaptable Traffic System
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Philly’s parks make Google Street View first; Louisiana parishes fear they’ll lose millions of dollars; and Massachusetts needs new emissions limits.
Unleashing Urban Innovation: Smart City 2.0
To truly unleash the creativity and innovation of cities, city leaders have to deploy the infrastructure to make this possible, and then allow individuals and companies to leverage the data.
Arizona Bans Local Drone Laws; Denver Railroad Crossings Experience Glitches
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: 25 Connecticut police officers minorities might want to avoid; Detroit blight removal program investigated; and can D.C. spend money without Congress?
4 Ways to Help Evidence-Based Programs Succeed
Funding alone doesn't guarantee the success of these programs. Government leaders must keep needs and goals in mind, prioritize workforce capacity, then closely monitor the outcomes.
Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley Has a New Smart Cities Gig
O’Malley will oversee an advisory committee for the MetroLab Network.
Performance Management vs. Data Analytics: An Interview With Mike Flowers
New York City’s first chief analytics officer: “Don’t lose the service delivery forest for the quantification tree.”
The Internet of Things and Cities: A Billion Points of Policy
Before diving in head first into the world of IoT, local governments seriously consider some of the potential risks when it comes to critical matters like cybersecurity.
Download Route Fifty’s New State and Local Government Workforce Ebook
We examine issues like civil service reform and recruiting and retaining top talent and feature an interview with New York City’s first chief analytics officer about data and performance management.
Making Data-Driven Government Fundamental and Sustainable in City Halls
As the What Works Cities program, funded by the Bloomberg Philanthropies, celebrates its first year, municipal leaders and experts are looking at ways to make the results of their data efforts “so essential that nobody can take it away.”
Unaccompanied Minors–the State and Local Story
With the dramatic increase in unaccompanied minors crossing over the U.S.-Mexico border over the past five years, some communities have expressed willingness to accept these children, while others have voiced concerns.
End of the 'Strong Mayor' in Baltimore?; Illinois Officials' Pay Withheld
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Holdout Montana mulls digital billboards; Miami Beach vs. rafters; and cicadas prepare to invade Pittsburgh
Feds Charge N.Y. Town Supervisor Over Ballpark Financing; Too Many Empty Hotel Rooms in Texas
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: A last chance for Atlantic City; R.I. unemployment is stagnant; and Kentucky’s big university budget cuts.
San José Partners With Facebook on Accessible, Gigabit Internet
Did California’s aspiring “Demonstration City” discover a better model for universal broadband access?
State and Local Governments Can Adapt These 7 Federal Tech Projects
18F, part of the U.S. General Services Administration, highlights work they’ve done that they’re seeing reused at other levels of government.
Number of Americans Living in Extremely Poor Neighborhoods Up in Recent Years
A new Brookings Institution analysis notes: “13.5 percent of the nation’s poor population faced the double burden of being poor in a very poor place.”
How Las Vegas Is Getting Results From Its Focus on Data-Driven Decisionmaking
In a guest article, the city manager of Las Vegas details the municipal government’s data-focused approach to address challenges like traffic safety and sustainability.
Local Governments Must Engage Residents to Transform Distressed Neighborhoods
"Planning for the physical appearance of a neighborhood is important, but equally important is engaging citizens to learn what programs and services they need.”
This Year’s ‘City on a Cloud Innovation Challenge’ Is Here
Winners will be chosen from among Amazon Web Services customers, if their cloud solution could inform other regional and local governments.
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