Municipal Bankruptcy and Political Will…Tools for Stability in Municipal...
Unfunded mandates, reduced funding by state and federal sources, long-term legacy obligations, collective bargaining agreements and over-taxed residents and businesses. Sound familiar? Financial...
View ArticleAre resilient cities ‘the only game in town’ when it comes to climate...
In the spirit of the theme of the conference I attended in Bonn (Resilient Cities: 2nd Annual World Congress on Cities and Adaptation to Climate Change, 3-5 June 2011), I was pleased to overcome the...
View ArticleSeizing Destiny: The Intelligent Community Playbook
From Tired Troubled Bedroom Community to Wired Intelligent Prosperity: The Journey of Riverside, California RIVERSIDE — By the year 2004, Riverside had just about run out of luck. For more than a...
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Unlikely Equals – The World’s Top7 Intelligent Communities NEW YORK — Recently, at the Pacific Telecommunications Council’s conference in Honolulu, the world’s Top7 Intelligent Communities were named....
View ArticleThe city benefits of a police citizens academy
LYNNWOOD — You may have heard about police citizens academies. You may have even attended one to learn more about your local police or sheriff’s department. Perhaps you’ve even fielded calls from...
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NEW YORK — What do lonely French farmers, the island of Borneo, and Mitchell, South Dakota have in common? A lot, as it turns out. The link between them runs through the rural regions of the state of...
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NEW YORK — New York is historically the place where if you think you have what it takes to become the best, you buy a ticket and you go to prove it. Whether it is modern dance at the Joyce Theater or...
View ArticleRural Minnesota Holds Lessons for the World in Tech-Based Community Development
NEW YORK — In 2004, the British research firm PointTopic reported that broadband had become the fastest-adopted technology in history. It took mobile phones 5.5 years to go from 10 million to 100...
View ArticleMayor’s View: Freeport improving on the job front
FREEPORT — The Freeport-area economy has certainly taken its hits. But, the news is not all negative. There are definite signs of life. The new Tri-Star Metals facility on Lamm Road is in full swing....
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The Intelligent Community Movement: Adopted Around the World
NEW YORK — My job takes me around the world. I meet mayors and other senior government officials, private sector executives and university professors who are all excited about the opportunities that...
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