Government Benefits Comparison Tool (Jun 24)
The Center for State and Local Government Excellence and the Government Finance Officers Association have partnered on a new free tool that provides detailed health care and pension data on the typical benefits cities and counties offer their retirees, and how they pay or plan to pay for these benefits.
Facts and Findings on Foreclosures, Families, and Communities (Jun 24)
A new report from the Urban Institute, The Impacts of Foreclosures on Families and Communities, details what is known about how foreclosures adversely affect households and their neighborhoods — from children and the elderly to public safety and local property tax revenues.
Leadership during Difficult Budget Times (Jun 24)
With the financial crisis and the resulting global economic downturn, nearly every police agency is affected by budget cuts, and nearly every executive is faced with difficult choices. More from The Police Chief.
Tools for Mixed-Income TOD (Jun 24)
A report from the Center for Transit Oriented Development, Tools for Mixed-Income TOD, discusses resources and strategies that local governments can bring to bear when integrating mixed-income housing within transit-oriented developments.
Mathematicians Take Aim At 'Phantom' Traffic Jams (Jun 24)
A team of MIT mathematicians has developed a model that describes how and under what conditions such jams form, which could help road designers minimize the odds of their formation. More from Science Daily.
New Lives for Old Buildings (Jun 24)
How one city is smoothing the way for adaptive reuse. More from Governing.
Retrofitting Suburbia (Jun 24)
The dearth of good, cheap, undeveloped sites in suburban markets, the escalating number of vacant greyfield properties, and the expansion of mass transit systems into suburban areas are all factoring into a changed American suburban market. More from Urban Land.
Census Bureau: Outlying Counties are Growing Faster (Jun 24)
While a solid majority of the U.S. metro area population was living in central metro counties by 2007, the outlying metro counties in most regions of the country grew faster between 2000 and 2007 than central counties, according to new information released by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Survey - Small Businesses need Help from Local Governments (Jun 24)
Small businesses want more information and less "red tape" from their local governments, according to a survey by Princeton, Opinion Research Corp. (ORC). More from American City & County.
Tools To Design and Implement Energy Efficiency Programs (Jun 24)
The U.S. EPA has released the first portion of its Rapid Deployment Energy Efficiency (RDEE) Toolkit Planning Guide to help states, local governments, and other program administrators design and implement effective energy efficiency programs.