INPUT Justice and Public Safety Analyst Kristin Howe reports on common dispatch technologies as part of a special blog series recognizing National Public Safety Telecommunications Week. The second installment of this week’s blog series on National Public Safety Telecommunications Week focuses on some of the most popular technology used by public safety answering points (PSAPs).Read… Read more »
Are you a policymaker who’s interested in how visuals could help communicate the policies/issues you’re working on? Or are you a designer/creative who’s good at using visuals to communicate issues and would like to know how you could work with public services and civil society to communicate policies & issues? Do you want to meetRead… Read more »
“National County Government Month (NCGM) is celebrated each April by the nation’s counties to raise public awareness and understanding about the roles and responsibilities of county government. The 2011 theme is ‘Serving Our Veterans, Armed Forces and Their Families.’ More than 1,000 counties participate in NCGM each year by hosting a variety community outreach eventsRead… Read more »
GAO revisited a report it did in 2004 on creating a comprehensive indicator system to track the progress of our nation’s economy, people’s health, social well-being, and the environment. GAO looks at 20 different system used by other countries and by states and localities and offers a road map on how to develop a nationalRead… Read more »
Last weekend I went to the Minneapolis / St. Paul area with my wife. On the trip, I met some geese and woodchuck who helped teach me a thing or two about project management. Let me explain. Your Learning Habitat While my wife was off at her conference (she is a cake decorating instructor) IRead… Read more »
STUPAK TO K ST. Roll Call. DEBATE QUALIFICATIONS ANNOUNCED. The Hill. SAVE PUBLIC FINANCING. Here. SAVE PUBLIC FINANCING. The Times editorializes here. END PUBLIC FINANCING. Here. SENATE HEARING ON PUBLIC FINANCING. Information on today’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing is available here. DOUBTING DANGERS OF DONOR DISCLOSURE. Volokh Conspiracy. FINE IN WISCONSIN CASE INVOLVING RAILROAD EXECUTIVE.Read… Read more »
WMATA’s (DC) fare changes — which included a peak-of-the-peak surcharge and incentives for using smart cards — had mixed results. Original post
New York’s MTA has asked a local artist, who creates paintings on old MetroCards, to sign a licensing agreement or stop selling her work. Original post
I was helping to run a user testing session yesterday for a startup I’m helping out. Early on in the conversation, when asked if the woman would consider showing the app to her friends and getting them to use it, she replied, “Sometimes people are overwhelmed with all the apps, and you know, it’s justRead… Read more »
The University of Georgia is installing GPS units on its campus buses, paving the way for real-time arrival predictions. Original post