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

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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Violence is never the answer

Assistant Editor Derek Prall opines on the situation in Baltimore.

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Issues preventing governments from effectively budgeting and how to avoid them

Erin Latham, founder of Mo’mix Solutions, offers advice on governmental budgeting.

Three ways to boost municipal battery recycling programs

Linda Gabor, vice president of marketing and customer service at Call2Recycle offers three tips for municipalities looking to remove more batteries from their solid waste streams.

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Making the move to chip-and-pin mobile payments: what government agencies need to know

Dominick Passanante discusses how chip-and-pin systems can increase the security of cashless payments.

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Big data and measuring equity

Matt Carmichael, editor of Livability.com., talks about how cities can leverage big data to promote equity.

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Does constitutional substantive due process protection apply to camera enforcement?

Mark Mulholland, a partner at Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, P.C., discusses the constitutionality of camera enforcement.

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America’s PrepareAthon! helps build resilient communities

Gwen Camp, director of individual and community preparedness for FEMA discusses America’s PrepareAthon!, and explains the role local leaders play in disaster preparedness.

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Come on lucky 7s!

Former Managing Editor Erin Greer says farewell.

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Magazine megaphone

Former managing editor Erin Greer asks, how can we best reach you?

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Cities are leading the way on green power

Melissa Klein, Communications Director at U.S. EPA Green Power Partnership, writes on the importance and benefits of going green.

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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

Violence is never the answer

Commentary

Issues preventing governments from effectively budgeting and how to avoid them

Three ways to boost municipal battery recycling programs

Commentary

Making the move to chip-and-pin mobile payments: what government agencies need to know

Commentary

Big data and measuring equity

Commentary

Does constitutional substantive due process protection apply to camera enforcement?

Commentary

America’s PrepareAthon! helps build resilient communities

Commentary

Come on lucky 7s!

Commentary

Magazine megaphone

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Cities are leading the way on green power

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