Article 2020 Crown Communities winner: El Paso County, Texas’ pretrial justice modernization 6th March 2021 Since 2015, El Paso County, Texas, has undertaken a massive modernization of its pretrial justice programs. This overhaul consists of eight reforms, each of which targets a different part of the pretrial justice system. Not only are the reforms diverse; each one has had a quantifiable impact on El Paso County’s justice system. The county […]
Article 2020 Crown Communities Winner: South Bay Cities Council of Governments’ South Bay Fiber Network 5th March 2021 American City & County traditionally awards its Crown Communities Awards to the exemplary projects of municipalities, counties, and subdivisions of local government like precincts or water districts. However, we felt that California joint powers authority South Bay Cities Council of Governments (SBCCOG)’s impressive South Bay Fiber Network (SBFN) — which is benefiting its 16 member […]
Article Updating the assessor report: A new approach 3rd March 2021 Ramsey County, Minn.’s new guiding practice is that any dataset available on its open data portal must include a data story
Article 2020 Crown Communities winner: Harris County, Texas, Precinct 2’s ACCESS2HEALTH SmartPod 1st March 2021 Precinct 2 of Harris County, Texas, implemented a medical college’s innovative epidemiological technology to bring COVID-19 testing to its vulnerable residents. However, the precinct’s initiative and this technology could influence pandemic response across the country. Of all four precincts in Harris County, Texas, Precinct 2 has the lowest median life expectancy, the highest percentage of […]
Article American City & County’s 2020 Crown Communities Awards 26th February 2021 Projects nominated for American City & County’s annual Crown Communities Awards are judged on uniqueness, short- and long-term value to the community and effective/innovative financing.
Article 2020 Crown Communities winner: Rock Hill, S.C.’s My Ride 26th February 2021 Rock Hill, S.C.’s My Ride project is a great example of how a city can solve multiple issues with one innovative project. My Ride is an all-electric, fare-free, fixed-route bus system that operates within Rock Hill (pop. 75,000). Seven electric buses ferry passengers over four routes that span across major corridors in the city. The […]
Commentary COVID-19 and pivoting into a new year: It may be 2021, but did we really leave 2020? 24th February 2021 As we continue to navigate 2021, many issues will require continued tech leadership and support to carry everyone through
Commentary Artificial cities could pave the way to driverless adoption 23rd February 2021 Connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs) have a future. That is without doubt but there is still a need to ensure that they will be safe on our highways and to ease the public’s safety concerns to increase their adoption over the next few years. CAVs need to be able to react to unforeseen events – […]
Article Buffalo, N.Y.’s 48 hours to navigate a mission-critical transition to remote work 22nd February 2021 In Buffalo, N.Y., 311 is a vital lifeline for the city, providing an always-on call resource for the city’s 250,000 residents to reach city government. When the COVID-19 pandemic prompted a stay-at-home order, city officials knew a surge of calls was coming, and they needed to act fast to keep their front-line communications channel open. […]
Hi-tech sewers can help safeguard public health, environment and economies 17th February 2021 In the wake of the coronavirus, economic recovery is top of mind for all city leaders, the majority of whom believe that investing in infrastructure and technology can spur a rebound. Yet current analyses indicate that we only have funding available to cover approximately 57 percent of infrastructure system improvements through 2029, leaving an investment gap […]
Discover How Public Sector Officials are Monitoring and Managing Overtime in This New White Paper 22nd February 2021
Young Leaders Episode 4 – Cyril Jefferson – City Councilman, High Point, North Carolina 13th October 2020
Young Leaders Episode 2 – Christian Williams – Development Services Planner, Goodyear, Ariz. 1st July 2020
2020 Crown Communities winner: El Paso County, Texas’ pretrial justice modernization dlvr.it/Rv4GKL 6th March 2021
A city’s innovative downtown master plan sees future in local, inclusive placemaking dlvr.it/Rv3SfM 5th March 2021
2020 Crown Communities winner: Gainesville, Fla. closes Dignity Village and houses its homeless population dlvr.it/Rv1GS2 5th March 2021
2020 Crown Communities Winner: South Bay Cities Council of Governments’ South Bay Fiber Network dlvr.it/Rv10b7 5th March 2021
Senate American Rescue Plan includes more than $60 million in direct aid for counties dlvr.it/RtzvBK 4th March 2021
2020 Crown Communities winner: Phases 2 and 3 of Minot, N.D.’s Mouse River Enhanced Flood Protection Plan dlvr.it/RtrWMC 3rd March 2021