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July 30, 2014 Infrastructure This post originally appeared on Stephen Goldsmith's Better Faster Cheaper blog on Governing.com. Earlier this month, the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority issued a 100-year, $350 million green bond to fund its...

November 10, 2015 Civic Data "In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice, there is." – Yogi Berra, of course In theory, data-driven government and performance management should be widespread in local government, given the...

February 6, 2018 Civic Data This article originally appeared in Government Technology Magazine. During the wave of hurricanes that tore through a number of coastal areas in September, crowdsourcing was a lifesaving tool, allowing residents in need of...

April 6, 2020 Data Visualization This article originally appeared in Governing. In times of crisis, particularly in the age of social media and the viral spread of misinformation, it can be difficult for people to know what information to trust and whom...

This article originally appeared in Government Technology. High school geography teacher to state governor might not be a traditional career route. Yet as I sat next to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz one day in August and listened to Esri CEO Jack Dangermond on...

September 6, 2016 Public Safety This article originally appeared in Stephen Goldsmith's Better Faster Cheaper blog on Governing.com. Today, after decades of deinstitutionalization of all but the most critically ill patients from state mental hospitals...

“When you build your data, think about accessibility.” Keegan Clifford, GIS Coordinator, Montgomery Parks In Montgomery County, Maryland, leaders at Montgomery Parks know that simply making something free or open doesn’t make it truly accessible. That’s...

November 2, 2020 GIS With one day to go to the general election, local election offices and volunteers are hard at work preparing for, to put things lightly, one of the most turbulent election seasons in history. Between concerns about social distancing...

February 21, 2017 Civic Data Last May, the state of Illinois made headlines with an enterprise memorandum of understanding between 13 state agencies that agreed to share data to enhance delivery of government services and improve overall efficiencies. I...