In 2007 the Marietta, Ga., Police Department took a close look at its calls-for-service numbers. Analyses from a study done that year indicated that the jurisdiction fit right in with the national average of service calls coming from alarms: 10 … Continue reading →
New technologies and alternative fuels provide cost savings in certain scenarios, in addition to showing citizens their municipalities are environmentally minded. As fleets across the country integrate these technologies — whether they are natural gas, propane, biodiesel, or another alternative … Continue reading →
Police officers across the country are getting a new, nearly silent partner: electric motorcycles. While the bike’s stealth is a factor in their growing popularity, other features also make the motorcycles an attractive choice. Officers cite the maneuverability of the … Continue reading →
Public transportation played a critical role in expanding America. Once upon a time the stagecoach helped people go from point A to point B, followed by rail lines, trolley services, bus routes, subways, “El” trains and airplanes. However, as the … Continue reading →
Oprah Winfrey put her seal of approval on Natchitoches Parish, La., once, tagging it “the best little town in the USA.” Indeed, the area, established in 1714 and named for a Native American tribe, is a tourist attraction and much … Continue reading →
A phone call through a relay operator to the mayor’s office gets hung up on without a deaf citizen even being able to identify himself. He calls back four times with the same result. Frustrated, he gets in his car … Continue reading →
Public transportation played a critical role in expanding the United States of America. Once upon a time it was the stagecoach that helped people go from point A to point B, followed by rail lines, trolley services, bus routes, subways, … Continue reading →
In this edition of The Municipal take a look at an energy-producing structure that’s somewhat controversial but has been consistently employed for hundreds of years and across all geographies: hydropower. Hydroelectric power is expensive on the front end, but it’s … Continue reading →
Computers, televisions, tablets, cell phones, game consoles and iPods: They’re the gadgets and gizmos that revolutionized the world and have changed how we live and work. But the same devices have also given rise to the latest threat to our … Continue reading →
They are the communities that spark imaginations and serve as a backdrop to the stories that shape readers’ lives. One minute they’re no different than any other small town: Then, seemingly overnight, they become iconic boomtowns of tourism, thanks to … Continue reading →
In the December issue of The Municipal, one of the stories we published called out some of the difficulties involved in fixing the country’s public pension crisis. We know how big the problem is. The question is now which measures … Continue reading →
