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.
Open government initiatives stagnate under COVID-19 response
While each state’s reopening schedule and requirements may vary, there are best practices for local governments to follow when reopening after COVID-19 stay-at-home restrictions lift
The federal Election Assistance Commission offers 7 key to-do items for local governments and election commissions
Columnist Chief Rob Wylie has advice to help municipalities plan for voting at fire stations while maintaining emergency response readiness.
Many cities are using the SeeClickFix 311 app to track and map public works complaints.
Cities, counties and other government websites are recognized by the National Association of Government Web Professionals 2016 Pinnacle Awards.
About 4,000 events nationwide mark Safe Routes to School’s 20th Walk to School Day. Grants are available for community walking and biking projects.
Police1 columnist Mike Bires advises on how law enforcement departments can handle the harassment of Internet trolls that come along with social media.
Find out what are the top 10 requests for city websites and how to look at your city’s website like a resident.
Our columnist reviews key learnings from the largest civic tech conference. California Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom addresses barriers to innovation.
The Chatbot HelloVote pilot app worked with voter registration systems in Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Massachusetts and Vermont, with other states in queue.
Columnist Dr. Alex Bäcker discusses increasing citizen satisfaction in government services through multilingual technologies and mobile queuing.
The National Lynching Memorial will be located in Montgomery, Ala., but behooves every county that had a lynching to bring their piece home.
Use Boston’s analytical toolkit, CityScore, to customize your own city’s daily, monthly and weekly scores.
Miami Beach Philip Levine talks to the Boston Herald about what his city is doing to respond to the local spread of Zika virus.
The first Zika hotspot in the United States is Miami’s Wynwood neighborhood. If Zika virus spreads in your community, use these resources to mobilize fast.
Police Commissioner William B. Evans reports that relationships are part of the reason Boston’s crime is down 15 percent and arrests are down 28 percent. That, and Hoodsies.
See how cities, towns and counties across the nation nailed it with great food, public safety demonstrations and community fun for National Night Out 2016.
The new building and zoning data tool will pull online permit, license and inspection information and map results by neighborhood or district.
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