Commentaries

Proactive safety technology: protect citizens and save

• 30th April 2014

Josh Botnen is senior product manager for San Diego, Calif.-based Lytx, writes on the benefits of implementing video-based driver risk management solutions.

My heroes have always been buyers

• 25th April 2014

We all have our heroes. When I was a kid, one of my biggest heroes was Gale Sayers, the Hall of Fame running back for the Chicago Bears. I still consider him the best of all time, and if not for a knee injury, he may have set every record in the book. He wore number 40 and once scored six touchdowns in a single game.

Reaction to Darrin Matthews: Muy Bien!

• 24th April 2014

Representative democracy?

• 23rd April 2014

American City & County Managing Editor Erin Greer wonders how well our representatives represent the population.

A minute with… James “Jim” D. Warner

• 23rd April 2014

James “Jim” D. Warner has been the CEO of Pennsylvania’s Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority (LCSWMA) since 1996. During his tenure, Warner spearheaded the revitalization of LCSWMA’s Transfer Station Complex and the development of a renewable energy portfolio which generates enough electricity to power 1 in 5 area homes. Warner serves on the board of many local economic and community organizations, and actively participates in the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA), most recently as International Board Past President.

Tolls cannot answer all funding questions

• 22nd April 2014

In response to For Whom the Highways Toll, an American City & County story on tolling as model for highway revenue generation, Hayes Framme, spokesman for the Alliance for Toll-Free Interstates, argues that tolling is not a panacea for transportation funding woes.

Empty nesters to urban nesters: baby boomers follow their children to the city

• 16th April 2014

Michael Smith, president and CEO of Charlotte Center City Partners, writes on how Baby Boomers are following Gen Y workers back into urban areas.

Pittsburgh up to the challenge to save energy

• 9th April 2014

Jim Sloss, Energy and Utilities Manager for Pittsburgh, writes on how building retrofits helps increase the city’s energy efficiency and performance.

McCutcheon v FEC Violates Equal Protection Clause

• 9th April 2014

By: Stephen Tryon

From contract cities to mass collaborative governance

• 2nd April 2014

Frank V. Zerunyan and Peter Pirnejad weigh in on one of the most famous case studies in collaborative governance.