November 1, 2006
Features
Municipal Leader of the Year
Hunt's legacy
To join the Washington-based National League of Cities' (NLC) Partnership for Working Toward Inclusive Communities, an initiative led by NLC President...
One for all
In 1999, the Knights of the White Kamellia Ku Klux Klan applied for a permit to hold a rally at the Harrison County courthouse plaza in Clarksburg, W.Va....
Transportation Management
On parallel tracks
Denver officials are hoping that the long commuter nightmare on the city's southeast corridor an area through which 230,000 cars pass each day is finally...
Information Technology Management
The executive upgrade
Information technology is no longer a back-office function in local government. In the past few years, chief information officers (CIOs) have moved out...
Issues & Trends
Midterm elections test states' voter ID laws
Five states have passed laws requiring voters to show photo IDs to cast ballots, the result of an ongoing debate that began after the controversial 2000...
Locals fight to fund affordable housing
Proposed cuts in the 2007 federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program budget may contribute to cities' struggle to create more affordable...
Preparations begin for 2010 census
The U.S. census remains the most important measure to determine the distribution of federal funding throughout the country. Highway construction, community...
Cities find new uses for crime fighting tool
In the mid-1990s, the New York City Police Department (NYPD) began placing more decision-making power to direct law enforcement strategy in the hands...
Crime spike concerns Indianapolis mayor
Next month, Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson will be inducted as president of the Washington-based National League of Cities (NLC). Since his mayoral...
Mayoral school takeovers
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and a board of local mayors will gain control over the Los Angeles United School District in January. New York...
New guide to small-scale wetlands design
The Alexandria, Va.-based Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF) has published a new book, Small-Scale Constructed Wetland Treatment Systems: Feasibility,...
Residents take a day without their cars
Sept. 30, 2006, marked the last day of a seven-week commute alternative program in Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill, N.C., aimed at reducing the number...
California tree-planting programs grow
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa launched a $70 million initiative last month to plant 1 million trees in the city over the next few years to improve...
Roll Call
Dvirka and Bartilucci Consulting Engineers Garrett Byrnes, senior associate for the Woodbury, N.Y.-based company, has been promoted to vice president....
Columns
The better angel
Simplifying the complicated can lead to problems, but when the Ku Klux Klan sought a permit to hold a rally in Clarksburg, W.Va., a few years ago, Councilman...
A personal touch
As local governments look for ways to improve customer service, some are including personalized messages to residents on tax statements, motor vehicle...
Seasons of change
Long-term economic trends and new accounting standards are bringing more attention to the growing retiree health care and pension liabilities of cities...
Here comes the judge
State and local governments are paying close attention to several cases that the U.S. Supreme Court will decide in its current term, which began in October....
Ways & Means
A refreshing water source
This summer, the East Cherry Creek Valley Water and Sanitation District (ECCV) located south of Denver, opened the taps on a new water source for its...
Upgrading to save energy
Over the last few years, Baltimore has been lowering its average $40 million energy bills for city facilities by retrofitting water and light fixtures...
Across America
The cat's out of the bag
When financial hardships befell Grant County, Ind., three-and-a-half years ago, leaders and residents alike began looking for ways to restore the economy...
postcards
Hi. My name is Most Americans are familiar with cities' nicknames The Big Apple, City of Angels, the Windy City or the City of Brotherly Love. But now,...
