Community Engagement
Community Engagement is essential for local and state government agencies aiming to build trust, encourage public participation, and ensure that policies reflect residents’ needs and concerns. Governments can foster stronger connections with their communities through outreach programs, public forums, and collaborative decision-making. This directory offers articles on community engagement and related topics like Community Development, which focuses on improving the overall well-being and sustainability of communities through targeted initiatives.
More than a dozen county elections supervisors said it is too late to remove anyone from the voter rolls
The growing recognition and celebration of Indigenous Peoples Day represents the fruits of a decades-long effort to recognize the role of indigenous people in the nation’s history
A report found that most of the three-quarters of a million people held in U.S. jails have the right to vote, but many of them are unable to
According to ACLU, FCC rules do not prevent a city, county or town from providing network neutrality and Internet privacy policies through municipal broadband services.
The Senate’s net neutrality repeal vote cannot overcome a presidential veto and there is much opposition in the House of Representatives to overturning FCC’s decision to do away with its 2015 rule.
Town hall meetings are a mixed bag. Try these strategies to make your town hall meeting more productive, and the ideas and talking points generated shareable with those that cannot attend.
There’s sound social media management reasons for public agencies to disable their Facebook reviews feature, according to marketing communications specialist, Jon Barilone.
Through public voting, the IDC inaugural Smart City North America Awards named 14 cities, one state and one university for award-winning smart cities projects that showcase how technologically-enabled solutions improve public services.
The FCC ruled that Philadelphia’s ordinance banning street-facing satellites infringes on individual rights. Other cities and states have or are considering dish blight ordinances.
U.S. District Judge John D. Bates in Washington rules that DHS’s decision to end a program for ‘dreamers’ does not explain why DACA is unlawful. The agency has 90 days to respond or start processing applications.
Citizen Problem Reporter is a 311 citizen reporting app tool in ArcGIS. This video explains how cities can create and skin responsive Web-based applications for citizens to report and map non-emergency problems.
Sustainability
In a lawsuit led by Monsanto, a California Appellate Court affirmed the state can require labeling of products containing glyphosate herbicide as toxic under drinking water law. 13 states have state or local glyophosphate bans or restrictions.
Fairlawn, Ohio, found out how to start municipal broadband, and the small town has reaped several rewards: more businesses, home value increases and a 50 percent sign-up rate.
Technologists present a dose of reality, based on their experience, on establishing municipal broadband Internet service. Read about six hurdles, and get their practical advice for moving forward.
A special event standby service in Nevada shares lessons learned from the Route 91 music festival shooting in Las Vegas through five pieces of advice that can improve the utility of an event’s standby service.
Educating public health professionals, educators, students, adults and businesses on the principles of preventing sexual violence through numerous available training resources can help reduce incidence in communities.
GIS-based maps and citizen apps help Salt Lake City and Los Angeles become smarter cities with improved public works operations.
These five steps can help you reach more citizens through digital and social channels, and drive them to local government websites -- the nexus for community engagement and government customer services.
Menlo Park, California, Police Chief Robert Jonsen discussed how community policing strategies reduced violent crime and improved community relations.
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