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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...

As cyber threats evolve, cities and counties need to safeguard staffers’ mobile devices

No question, more local governments are facing cyber threats in 2024, says Tim LeMaster, vice...

Building smarter, stronger communities with an AI-enhanced government workforce

There are an estimated 20.3 million public sector employees in the United States, representing a...

Centralized authentication system helps Colorado county transition to remote work

Like every community across the United States, Colorado’s Larimer County was pushed fully into the digital realm by pandemic-inspired stay-at-home orders and an overnight labor migration from offices to living rooms.  “We were lucky (because) we already had apps that were up and running,” said Gregg Turnbull, director of innovation and insights at Larimer County’s regional government. From staff members working digitally to school districts shifting […]

Solar ‘brightfields’ can revitalize landfills, making use of contaminated acres otherwise vacant

More than 10,000 closed landfills and an estimated 450,000 brownfields (parcels contaminated by hazardous waste) lie dormant across the United States. Free of vegetation and devoid of structures, installing solar farms atop brownfields, converting them into “brightfields,” can repurpose otherwise unusable space for the community’s benefit, according to a report from RMI, an energy nonprofit, titled “The Future of Landfills […]

Report: Addressing climate change without driving up affordable housing costs will be a delicate balance

Los Angeles wants to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. Completion of that ambitious goal hinges on decarbonization of the city’s building stock, which currently accounts for 43 percent of L.A.’s total greenhouse gas emissions.   Within the broader push toward clean energy, city leaders would like to see 22 percent of its buildings decarbonized by 2035, 34 percent […]

Sustainability takes center stage in Milwaukee city operations

It’s crucial for government entities to have a stand-alone sustainability office, says Erick Shambarger, director of environmental sustainability for Milwaukee, where he leads the Environmental Collaboration Office (ECO). He adds that it’s important to have champions for sustainability spread throughout city government that administrators can collaborate with on key issues. “The reason it’s important to […]
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