Updated 9/3/2021: New York State became one of five states who have approved virtual public meeting legislation since this writing of this blog. More state legislatures are enabling virtual public...
A Shift to Agile Community Engagement The pandemic, political and civil unrest, weather related emergencies, and climate change; each of these represent some of the complex issues that require...
Local jurisdictions rethink public meetings amid spikes in COVID-19 cases Headlines from the pandemic outbreak in 2020? No, these are announcements local governments have made in recent weeks as new...
A Major Shift in Community Engagement Approaches We live in a world where technology permeates almost every aspect of our daily lives: The Pew Research Center reports “93% of American adults use the...
Construction Season: Public Engagement Doesn’t Stop At Project Development. For local governments and state departments of transportation (DOT), construction season is a recurrent opportunity to share...
Get ahead of the 2020 Census Data Release In our recent webinar, Census 2020: Opportunities for Equity in Planning, our special guest speakers Lacey Loftin (U.S. Census Bureau) and Sara Ellis (City...
Every 10 years the City of Austin, TX engages in a long-range planning effort that is designed to guide the development and growth of the city’s park system. The most recent plan, Our Parks, Our...
As the nation’s leading provider of quality data about its people and economy, the US Census Bureau will be releasing its decennial data this fall. What does that mean for government organizations’...
tate and local governments will procure $119 billion in technology products and services this year, according to Government Technology. Many of these services will be paid for using funds through the...