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PlaceSpeak Facebook - 0 views

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shared by Brian G. Dowling on 20 Jan 14 - No Cached

Brian G. Dowling on 20 Jan 14

PlaceSpeak is a location-based public engagement platform that vets citizen users to their actual addresses and connects them with proponents of relevant local issues. It informs evidence-based decision-making and public policy development by delivering verifiable data. It s customers include local governments, the property development industry, public and regulated agencies, utilities and community groups.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">PlaceSpeak is a location-based public engagement platform that vets citizen users to their actual addresses and connects them with proponents of relevant local issues. It informs evidence-based decision-making and public policy development by delivering verifiable data. It s customers include local governments, the property development industry, public and regulated agencies, utilities and community groups.</div>

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Complete Streets - 0 views

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shared by Brian G. Dowling on 26 Aug 11 - Cached

Brian G. Dowling on 26 Aug 11

An ideal complete streets policy: Includes a vision for how and why the community wants to complete its streets Specifies that 'all users' includes pedestrians, bicyclists and transit passengers of all ages and abilities, as well as trucks, buses and automobiles. Applies to both new and retrofit projects, including design, planning, maintenance, and operations, for the entire right of way. Makes any exceptions specific and sets a clear procedure that requires high-level approval of exceptions. Encourages street connectivity and aims to create a comprehensive, integrated, connected network for all modes. Is adoptable by all agencies to cover all roads. Directs the use of the latest and best design criteria and guidelines while recognizing the need for flexibility in balancing user needs. Directs that complete streets solutions will complement the context of the community. Establishes performance standards with measurable outcomes. Includes specific next steps for implementation of the policy

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">An ideal complete streets policy: Includes a vision for how and why the community wants to complete its streets Specifies that 'all users' includes pedestrians, bicyclists and transit passengers of all ages and abilities, as well as trucks, buses and automobiles. Applies to both new and retrofit projects, including design, planning, maintenance, and operations, for the entire right of way. Makes any exceptions specific and sets a clear procedure that requires high-level approval of exceptions. Encourages street connectivity and aims to create a comprehensive, integrated, connected network for all modes. Is adoptable by all agencies to cover all roads. Directs the use of the latest and best design criteria and guidelines while recognizing the need for flexibility in balancing user needs. Directs that complete streets solutions will complement the context of the community. Establishes performance standards with measurable outcomes. Includes specific next steps for implementation of the policy</div>

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Public Transportation Facebook - 0 views

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shared by Brian G. Dowling on 26 Aug 11 - No Cached

Brian G. Dowling on 26 Aug 11

APTA members are public organizations that are engaged in the areas of bus, paratransit, light rail, commuter rail, subways, waterborne passenger services, and high-speed rail. Members also include large and small companies who plan, design, construct, finance, supply, and operate bus and rail services worldwide. Government agencies, metropolitan planning organizations, state departments of transportation, academic institutions, and trade publications are also part of our membership.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">APTA members are public organizations that are engaged in the areas of bus, paratransit, light rail, commuter rail, subways, waterborne passenger services, and high-speed rail. Members also include large and small companies who plan, design, construct, finance, supply, and operate bus and rail services worldwide. Government agencies, metropolitan planning organizations, state departments of transportation, academic institutions, and trade publications are also part of our membership. </div>

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Making Cities Work / newcommunityparadigms [licensed for non-commercial use only] - 7 views

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shared by Brian Dowling on 10 Sep 11 - No Cached

- Brian G. Dowling on 10 Sep 11
  
  Economics and creating livable cities notes and comments on the video. Related blog post http://bit.ly/qXggrn  related wiki post http://bit.ly/nKYXWt 
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Economics and creating livable cities notes and comments on the video. Related blog post <a href="http://bit.ly/qXggrn&nbsp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/qXggrn&nbsp</a>; related wiki post <a href="http://bit.ly/nKYXWt&nbsp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/nKYXWt&nbsp</a>;</div>
  
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- Brian G. Dowling on 11 Sep 11
  
  The future of communities promises to be austere with less public funding available. This means other means need to be used to create new community paradigms but the challenge is that any major change must take hold in the first 6 months or the existing organizational culture will put the brakes on the effort in self survival.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The future of communities promises to be austere with less public funding available. This means other means need to be used to create new community paradigms but the challenge is that any major change must take hold in the first 6 months or the existing organizational culture will put the brakes on the effort in self survival.</div>
  
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- Brian G. Dowling on 11 Sep 11
  
  Major efforts also take 3 requirements. Leadership, Vision and Funding. I suspect for community paradigms the most important is Vision around which Leadership can be organized around to attain funding. One important focus for the community as a whole will be job creation.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Major efforts also take 3 requirements. Leadership, Vision and Funding. I suspect for community paradigms the most important is Vision around which Leadership can be organized around to attain funding. One important focus for the community as a whole will be job creation.</div>
  
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- Brian G. Dowling on 11 Sep 11
  
  These efforts need to work with outside usually private agencies and finding avenues of mutual benefit. Having a cooperative government entity to work though can therefore be a plus.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">These efforts need to work with outside usually private agencies and finding avenues of mutual benefit. Having a cooperative government entity to work though can therefore be a plus.</div>
  
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- Brian G. Dowling on 11 Sep 11
  
  Universities are changing their role in the working with communities. They can be great resources without necessarily trying to establish political control. Students are also a great resource for community change. Different disciplines design, technology and business can be brought together to help create innovative ideas. They can, as should community paradigm organizations, challenge the status quo. At the same time there is a necessity for structure. The question is how to community paradigm groups achieve structure?
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Universities are changing their role in the working with communities. They can be great resources without necessarily trying to establish political control. Students are also a great resource for community change. Different disciplines design, technology and business can be brought together to help create innovative ideas. They can, as should community paradigm organizations, challenge the status quo. At the same time there is a necessity for structure. The question is how to community paradigm groups achieve structure?</div>
  
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- Brian G. Dowling on 11 Sep 11
  
  In creating community paradigms outcomes are as important as outputs. Outputs is the metric by which an effort is judged and usually quantitative but outcomes are the changes to the community that come from implementing the effort. You leave behind something sustainable in new partnerships, new ways of working, new ideas.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">In creating community paradigms outcomes are as important as outputs. Outputs is the metric by which an effort is judged and usually quantitative but outcomes are the changes to the community that come from implementing the effort. You leave behind something sustainable in new partnerships, new ways of working, new ideas.</div>
  
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- Brian G. Dowling on 11 Sep 11
  
  The challenge is working with experts for innovative ideas without being snare by ideas that are politically or economically motivated to give another advantage or because they are expedient.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The challenge is working with experts for innovative ideas without being snare by ideas that are politically or economically motivated to give another advantage or because they are expedient.</div>
  
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- Brian G. Dowling on 11 Sep 11
  
  The very idea of endeavoring to bring about new community paradigms means creating an environment with more social capital from which to draw to achieve the desired shift in community paradigm requires a good deal of volunteering where the participants actively pursue their role as producers of democracy. Volunteering is not limited to formal volunteering but all altruistic forms of social interaction. It helps to increase democratic participation. Robert Putnam's work demonstrates that it also has positive economic benefit as well. See wiki page for more info. There does however need to be something more to the effort of creating a new community paradigm beyond volunteering. What that is not clear but it seems to rise out of the act of creating a viable community paradigm shift.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The very idea of endeavoring to bring about new community paradigms means creating an environment with more social capital from which to draw to achieve the desired shift in community paradigm requires a good deal of volunteering where the participants actively pursue their role as producers of democracy. Volunteering is not limited to formal volunteering but all altruistic forms of social interaction. It helps to increase democratic participation. Robert Putnam's work demonstrates that it also has positive economic benefit as well. See wiki page for more info. There does however need to be something more to the effort of creating a new community paradigm beyond volunteering. What that is not clear but it seems to rise out of the act of creating a viable community paradigm shift.</div>
  
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- Brian G. Dowling on 13 Sep 11
  
  Danger of disconnect brought about by austerity measures cutting people of from the community. Thousand flowers wll bloom without government theory is without merit
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Danger of disconnect brought about by austerity measures cutting people of from the community. Thousand flowers wll bloom without government theory is without merit</div>
  
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- Brian G. Dowling on 13 Sep 11
  
  Communities should do more than provide shelter they should provide opportunities and fundamentally economic opportunities.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Communities should do more than provide shelter they should provide opportunities and fundamentally economic opportunities. </div>
  
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- Brian G. Dowling on 16 Oct 11
  
  Need a more holistic view, local competency, asking private sector to work in totally different way from traditional way but business still wants government to get out of the way.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Need a more holistic view, local competency, asking private sector to work in totally different way from traditional way but business still wants government to get out of the way. </div>
  
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- Brian G. Dowling on 16 Oct 11
  
  Government can be overly reactive going for the flavor of the minute.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Government can be overly reactive going for the flavor of the minute.</div>
  
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- Brian G. Dowling on 16 Oct 11
  
  What is the relationship of virtual communities to real communities through the enabling of programs such as car sharing. Can it reinforce the connections of communities?
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">What is the relationship of virtual communities to real communities through the enabling of programs such as car sharing. Can it reinforce the connections of communities?</div>
  
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- Brian G. Dowling on 16 Oct 11
  
  Volunteering at its best is a face to face proposition
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Volunteering at its best is a face to face proposition</div>
  
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- Brian G. Dowling on 16 Oct 11
  
  Liveable is not merely a means of economic advantage but also must include other factors including environmental. We seek what cities give us culturally and aesthetically
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Liveable is not merely a means of economic advantage but also must include other factors including environmental. We seek what cities give us culturally and aesthetically </div>
  
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- Brian G. Dowling on 16 Oct 11
  
  This part of the discussion mirrors the work of Soul of the Community blog post http://bit.ly/qfZtt2 wiki post http://bit.ly/mXp0sF
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This part of the discussion mirrors the work of Soul of the Community blog post <a href="http://bit.ly/qfZtt2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/qfZtt2</a> wiki post <a href="http://bit.ly/mXp0sF" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/mXp0sF</a></div>
  
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