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Traverse City’s broadband project is a cautionary tale for other communities

As a former telecommunications executive who created business plans for fiber networks, I’ve...

Getting started: What any municipality can do now about EPA’s PFAS ruling for water systems

There is help for municipalities and community water providers overwhelmed by the April 2024...

How to build awareness of flood risk and gain buy-in for flood control measures

Floods are one of the most devastating events to strike a community—costly in terms of lives...

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Digital strategies allow government traffic sign shops to do more with less

Local and state department of transportation (DOT) sign departments have an array of options, including electronic recordkeeping (ERK), electronic records management (ERM) and digital sign printing, in efforts to deploy more efficient digital strategies.

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Broadband funding: If you build a vision, it will come

With a creative orientation to broadband planning, government agencies create an incredible vision that a lot of people and organizations will contribute money to help you achieve, says Craig Settles, radio host of Gigabit Nation.

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SaaS technology: Put the ‘intelligence’ back in business intelligence

By 2018, the cloud-based BI market is projected to increase by 31 percent, partly because organizations everywhere need affordable solutions — not just tools — that address their unique challenges and requirements, says Erin Latham, founder of Mo’Miz, a cloud-based data management solution company.

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Reflecting forward in New Orleans with resiliency thinking

Janice Barnes, principal and global discipline leader for Planning and Strategies, reflects on the impact of Hurricane Katrina and how the New Orleans’ recovery efforts led to a global movement of resiliency.

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Autonomous vehicles: Cities must prepare for new mobility

Companies like Google have already introduced driverless vehicles, so planning discussions are needed, so that, when the time comes, governments are more prepared to deal with connected/automated vehicles, says Wes Guckert, a Maryland transportation planning expert.

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Secrets to local government procurement success

Government relations expert Hedy Ayers explores procurement solutions that can add efficiency and money savings for local governments.

Automotive Technology: The good, the bad and the safe

Technological advances have helped and hurt driving habits. Attorney Steve Heisler offers the good, the bad and the safe concerning automotive technology.

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We must speak together

As spending increases, the way campaigns are funded is changing, too – and not necessarily for the better.

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Increasing emergency communications systems awareness: 7 steps to enhance enrollment via social media

Public alerting systems provide critical information and help emergency management coordinate evacuation of storm-impacted areas. These community-wide, interoperable mass notification systems are critical to the success of disaster response efforts – providing a centralized method to keep the public informed before, during and after a storm or other event.

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The EMV October 2015 Liability Shift: Are You Ready?

On Oct. 1, the liability will shift from credit card companies to merchants in cases of fraudulent point-of-sale transactions with EMV cards. City and county governments have several options in how they respond to the Oct. 1 deadline, says Mukesh Patel.

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Commentaries

Commentaries are contributed, non-commercial and educational articles that subject matter experts write for American City & County. If you would like to submit an exclusive commentary, click here to view our guidelines.

Highlights

Traverse City’s broadband project is a cautionary tale for other communities

Getting started: What any municipality can do now about EPA’s PFAS ruling for water systems

How to build awareness of flood risk and gain buy-in for flood control measures

Commentary

Digital strategies allow government traffic sign shops to do more with less

Commentary

Broadband funding: If you build a vision, it will come

Article

SaaS technology: Put the ‘intelligence’ back in business intelligence

Article

Reflecting forward in New Orleans with resiliency thinking

Commentary

Autonomous vehicles: Cities must prepare for new mobility

Commentary

Secrets to local government procurement success

Automotive Technology: The good, the bad and the safe

Article

We must speak together

Commentary

Increasing emergency communications systems awareness: 7 steps to enhance enrollment via social media

Commentary

The EMV October 2015 Liability Shift: Are You Ready?

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