Public Safety

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Managing landslides along road corridors using remote sensing

Maintaining roads is an optimization problem. Local officials must balance limited and sometimes...

Making cities safer with smart technology

Public safety is a priority for communities and citizens alike, especially those living in...

Homelessness holding steady as White House announces roadmap to reduce rate by a quarter

On a single night this past January, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development...

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On the road again: How cities can solve the truck-parking conundrum

American cities have a love-hate relationship with 18-wheelers. On one hand, trucks carry more than 70 percent of freight in the United States. It’s fair to say that everything from retail to restaurants would grind to a halt without them. On the other hand, they create significant problems for municipalities when it comes to traffic, […]

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From integrating new technologies to staffing shortages, report highlights challenges faced by 911 answering centers

Over the last decade, administrators of public safety answering points (PSAPs) and 911 answering centers have faced innumerable challenges—from securing systems against cyberattacks, to keeping up with the latest technologies and meeting staffing demands in an increasingly stressful environment. It hasn’t been easy. “The public safety leaders tasked with managing today’s 911 centers face tremendous […]

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Let American City & County know how prepared your community is for weather emergencies and natural disasters

No community is immune to severe weather and being informed and prepared can help minimize damage and save lives. Today, storms are getting stronger and more frequent, while some areas of the country face months of drought and heat. Be it a hurricane, wildfire, blizzard or flooding, how prepared is your community for the next […]

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Staying safe in a hotter world

It may be the hottest summer many can remember, but because of global warming, it could be among the coolest we will see this century. Record-breaking heat waves began earlier than ever this summer, and the conditions that cause them will only get worse. Right now, about 900,000 Americans live in places that experience 30 […]

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Report: Traffic fatalities from motor vehicle accidents increased by 7% in the first quarter

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s first-quarter traffic fatality estimates are in, and they’re not encouraging. Around 9,560 people died in motor vehicle accidents in the first three months of 2022, representing a 7 percent increase over last year’s data from the same quarter (there were 8,935 fatalities in the first quarter of 2021). “We […]

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Taking on the heat with tech: Cities create chief heat officers

Usually, my writing has focused on all things tech leadership in local government. And if the term “heat” was ever mentioned, it was directed towards either IT or the CIO. Given all the weather tragedies across the globe it is time we simply stop just talking about it and start doing something about it. This […]

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Increase in emergency response time caused by insufficient staffing, traffic congestion

The pandemic has detrimentally impacted cities and counties in a lot of different ways, including an increase in emergency response time in some cities—a symptom of challenges like congested streets and staffing shortages. In New Orleans, for example, a report from AH Analytics commissioned by the New Orleans City Council found it takes an average […]

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Death toll continues to rise in Kentucky as more severe weather sweeps through the region

Appalachia is underwater—at least 30 people have died in historic flooding that’s brought Kentucky to its knees for the second time in two years, following the devastating tornado that cut across the state in December. Severe weather is continuing to hit the region even as the death toll rises. “If things weren’t hard enough on […]

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Police adopt license plate readers at an accelerating pace

Without a doubt, more law enforcement agencies are acquiring automated license plate reader cameras and technology (ALPR). Study producer Transparency Market Research (TMR) expects the global ALPR market to expand at a compound annual growth rate of 9 percent during the forecast period, 2020 to 2030. Much of the growth is linked to a rise […]

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Key considerations for local governments seeking compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that one-in-four adults in the Unites States are living with disability, and that number may still rise as our largest generation, the Baby Boomers, continue to age. Though the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is more than 30 years old, continuing to inventory and address the accessibility of […]

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Public Safety

Highlights

Managing landslides along road corridors using remote sensing

Making cities safer with smart technology

Homelessness holding steady as White House announces roadmap to reduce rate by a quarter

Article

On the road again: How cities can solve the truck-parking conundrum

News

From integrating new technologies to staffing shortages, report highlights challenges faced by 911 answering centers

News

Let American City & County know how prepared your community is for weather emergencies and natural disasters

Article

Staying safe in a hotter world

News

Report: Traffic fatalities from motor vehicle accidents increased by 7% in the first quarter

Article

Taking on the heat with tech: Cities create chief heat officers

News

Increase in emergency response time caused by insufficient staffing, traffic congestion

News

Death toll continues to rise in Kentucky as more severe weather sweeps through the region

Article

Police adopt license plate readers at an accelerating pace

Article

Key considerations for local governments seeking compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act

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