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Sliding into place

The Municipal Posted on August 4, 2014 by Julie YoungJuly 28, 2014
Demolition of the old, narrow Milton-Madison Bridge took place in September. A wider bridge was installed. (Photo courtesy/Milton-Madison Bridge Project)

On Dec. 20, 1929, the people of Milton, Ky., and Madison, Ind., gathered to celebrate the opening of a bridge that would link their two Ohio River towns. Eighty-five years later, the communities came together once more: this time to … Continue reading →

Posted in Public Works | Tagged bridge, communities, foot, madison, milton, original, project | Leave a reply

People movers: mass transit in small communities and rural areas

The Municipal Posted on February 7, 2014 by The MunicipalFebruary 6, 2014
Public transportation investments are being used to address the challenges of limited resources, populations both shrinking and growing older, industrial decline and the loss of farmland. Through strong partnerships and creative funding mechanisms, the initiative is creating stronger, healthier communities. (Photo provided)

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 →

Posted in City / Town Management | Tagged area, communities, community, kent, public, transit, transportation | Leave a reply

People movers in small communities and rural areas

The Municipal Posted on January 22, 2014 by Julie YoungJanuary 16, 2014
In order to establish a public transportation system in a smaller city or rural area, the public has to vote on it, it has to be funded, a support system has to be put in place and residents have to have access to it. (Photo provided)

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 →

Posted in City / Town Management | Tagged communities, mass, public, residents, resources, transit, transportation | 1 Reply

Coming up: 2014

The Municipal Posted on December 1, 2013 by The MunicipalDecember 10, 2013
Jodi Magallanes, Editor of The Municipal

The federal shutdown has been over for a couple of months, but we only have one more month before that particular tractor-trailer barrels down on us again. The October showdown yielded no clear winner, and yet we’re posed to do … Continue reading →

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Coming up: 2014

The Municipal Posted on November 14, 2013 by The MunicipalNovember 13, 2013
Jodi Magallanes, Editor of The Municipal

The federal shutdown has been over for a couple of months, but we only have one more month before that particular tractor-trailer barrels down on us again. The October showdown yielded no clear winner, and yet we’re posed to do … Continue reading →

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This land is your land

The Municipal Posted on October 3, 2013 by Julie YoungOctober 1, 2013

National parks feel the pinch as sequestration slashes budgets National parks are the treasure of the American landscape. With over 400 locations covering 84 million acres across the United States and its territories, national parks inspire nearly 279 million visitors … Continue reading →

Posted in Parks & Recreation | Tagged communities, national park, parks, percent, service | Leave a reply

Parks Build Community

The Municipal Posted on September 27, 2013 by The MunicipalSeptember 25, 2013
Parks build community by Dolesh

What makes a great community? This is a question that frequently occupies the minds of municipal managers and elected officials. Everyone wants to claim theirs is a great community, but sometimes pinpointing just what the factors are that make a … Continue reading →

Posted in Parks & Recreation | Tagged build, communities, community, local, nrpa, park, parks, recreation | Leave a reply

Waste not, want not: solid waste management and environmental responsibility

The Municipal Posted on September 18, 2013 by Julie YoungSeptember 18, 2013
Americans generate 250 million tons of garbage each year. For some communities, the solid waste solution is an EFW facility, which allows non-recyclable waste materials to be converted into useable heat, electricity or fuel through combustion, gasification, pyrolization, anaerobic digestion, landfill gas recovery and other processes. (Photo provided)

Though it has been 25 years since Bristol, Conn., and surrounding communities first considered the addition of an energy-from-waste facility as part of their solid waste management program, Mayor Arthur Ward remembers how area residents opposed the idea. “There was … Continue reading →

Posted in Waste & Recycling | Tagged combustion, communities, efw, energy, facility, solid, waste | Leave a reply

Placemaking: getting to the heart of community

The Municipal Posted on August 12, 2013 by Sarah WrightAugust 13, 2013
Marquette Commons

Seven years ago the state of Michigan embraced placemaking — not as a buzzword, but to develop a dialogue. “Our board (Michigan Municipal League) challenged us to be more proactive with what was going on economically,” said Arnold Weinfield, director … Continue reading →

Posted in Public Works | Tagged communities, community, marquette, marquette commons, Michigan, placemaking, public, vajda | Leave a reply

Build it strong, build it green and build it inexpensively.

The Municipal Posted on June 28, 2013 by The MunicipalJuly 2, 2013
Jodi Magallanes, Editor of The Municipal

The priorities for public building projects these days, be it a new sheriff’s department, sports complex or four-lane overpass, are impossibly conflicting. Even after you organize those priorities by weight — I’m assuming public safety would be first, followed by … Continue reading →

Posted in Editor's Note | Tagged bridge’s, building, communities, projects, public, purple, structures | Leave a reply

A passion for energy: Rhonda Mosely teaches communities how to ‘MacGyver it’ when catastrophe strikes

The Municipal Posted on February 9, 2013 by Julie YoungFebruary 12, 2013

How would your community react if the power went out for days or weeks at a time? That’s the question Rhonda Mosely poses to local governments and members of the private sector in order to help them create a continuum … Continue reading →

Posted in Energy | Tagged communities, energy, governments, local, MacGyver, plan, program | Leave a reply

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