What a whirlwind summer it has been for the relatively young Silicon Valley start-up company, Uber. As Emily Badger reported back in June, the four year old company took on a valuation of $17.2 Billion, and city by city, are continuing to expand their business worldwide. Unfamiliar with Uber? Curious how it works? In today’s … Continued
Learn how to tell your local gov story! The Moth is an acclaimed not-for-profit organization dedicated to the art and craft of storytelling. It is a celebration of both the raconteur, who breathes fire into true tales of ordinary life, and the storytelling novice, who has lived through something extraordinary and yearns to share it. … Continued
The countdown is on: registration for #ELGL14 opens at 7:00 a.m. on Friday, September 5. Here’s the full conference agenda so you can get early approval to spend October 17 with ELGL at the Kennedy School. You’ll notice one very important thing: this conference agenda is chock full o’ relevant local government information that will … Continued
One final stop……City of Lake Oswego City Hall. Trip recap: 15 city hall selfies; 2,418 miles driven; bison, too many to count. We made it to Hood River! And it’s all good in the Hood. Rolling through Pendleton. We stopped in at the fire station to visit with Firefighter Daryl Sams. Daryl gave us a … Continued
As we prepare for the ELGL & ICMA joint event at the ICMA Conference we want to get to know attendees. Respondents will describe the current state of local government, their mentors, ways to strengthen local government, and of course, their dream six-pack. Today we hear from Dan Weinheimer of Fort Collins, CO. Raise Your Hand If You’re Going … Continued
After much deliberation, I have decided to postpone Days 29 & 30 of this project/column. My office is a skeleton crew today as folks are already heading out to their favorite Labor Day campsites and most likely powering down their technology devices. I want to end this with a bang and I’m working on a … Continued
Let’s talk Google fiber, independent fiber, and more! Not many people have it, everyone wants it, and only a few people truly understand it. Learn from the experts on municipal fiber installation and how communities can benefit and work with the providers. #ELGL14 registration opens in just one week! Be ready on September 5 at … Continued
Welcome to week #6 of the Cookingham Connection. Today, we hear from Kevin Duggan, the West Coast Regional Director for ICMA. Previously, Mr. Duggan served as the city manager of Mountain View, California, and Campbell, California. ELGL appreciates the friendship, guidance and support that Mr. Duggan provides to ELGL members, and welcome his thoughts on Cookingham guidepost … Continued
Emily Badger wrote article for CityLab back in November, 2013 called The Simplest Way to Get People Biking. The proposition: “Show people how long the exact same trip would take in a car, or on foot, or even by transit. It’s not enough to make it possible for people to bike. What advocates really need to do is … Continued
It’s our pleasure to announce the second #ELGL14 conference sponsor: Oregon Metro! Metro has been an important partner to ELGL since our inception and we’re so glad they’re on board as a supporting sponsor. Are you interested in becoming an #ELGL14 sponsor? Click here to learn more and sign up today – spaces are limited. A huge high five to Metro – … Continued
