Category: State of Local Government

Last week we covered a brief history of urban design in the human experience and ended with the American examples of Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. These cities were modeled on the grid system and long sight lines characteristic of European renaissance and enlightenment design. Fast forward to the mid-19th century, I want to begin our … Continued

Ben Kittelson and Kent Wyatt are headed to the land of Thomas Jefferson, Dave Matthews, and Rob Lowe (born in Charlottesville) for the Hometown Summit. They will chronicle their travels in this blog post. Feel the excitement! For more exclusive content from ELGL, join today – $0/students, $25/individuals, $250/organizations. 4/17/17 8:54 am ET – Posted by Ben … Continued

Mariela Alfonzo has over 15 years of expertise in the field of urban design and behavior research. In 2014, Mariela was recognized as one of Urban Land Institute’s 40 under 40 best young land use professionals around the globe. In 2013, Dr. Alfonzo was awarded a Fulbright to examine walkability in China. By Mariela Alfonzo (LinkedIn), State … Continued

Making Up Ground is a series written by Harrison Wicks, which focuses on urban design history, theory, and execution in American cities over the past century. He was inspired to write about this topic after attending an urban design course in the College of Architecture and Environmental Design at Kent State University. As a government … Continued

This is part of a series called “City Managers are Real Characters,” contemplating how your favorite fictional characters might fare in our field. Previously: Anthony Soprano, Coach Herman Boone, Remember the Titans, Princess Leia, City Manager. By Matt Horn, City of Geneva, NY, City Manager Connect: LinkedIn, Podcast, and Twitter “Life moves pretty fast…” and at City Hall it … Continued

Connect with Tigard: Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter The City of Tigard is recruiting for its next Assistant City Manager, this strongest candidate will be someone with strong municipal government and public policy experience. For additional information, please click on link. Supplemental Reading Six Opportunities to Influence Local Government State of Place: Building the Most Walkable … Continued

By Timothy Martin (LinkedIn & Twitter), Office of Citizen Engagement In 2015, GOVERNING wrote an article on Roanoke titled “The City That Incorporated Social Media Into Everything.” Two years later, Roanoke became one of the first local governments in the country to create an Office of Citizen Engagement. But before we talk about where we’re … Continued

March Madness is upon us, and ELGL is ready with the 6th annual ELGL Bracket Challenge. Whether you’re a major hoops junkie or not, we want you in this bracket (especially if you pick games based on mascots). The bracket challenge is open to active ELGL members. Need to join or renew? Click here. Complete your … Continued