Tina Trenkner

Recent Articles

• Checks for Crab Licenses
• Jul 13, 2009
• Photo illustration by fishfoot, available under a Creative Commons license. This year has been the first year since 1994 that Maryland's blue crab population has been...

• A Winning Idea at the Airport?
• Jul 6, 2009
• Las Vegas' McCarran International and Reno-Tahoe International airports have had slot machines for years. In the past year, public officials in jurisdictions outside of Nevada...

• Designing Healthier Neighborhoods for Kids
• Jun 29, 2009
• Photo by richardmasoner, available under a Creative Commons license. Nearly a third of all children are overweight, often caused by factors such as poor nutrition...

• Ballot Measures in Citizen-Speak
• Jun 22, 2009
• This video from the 2008 press conference after Oregon's first Citizens' Initiative Review highlights representatives from the panel explaining why they support or oppose Ballot Measure 58....

• An Oasis in the Food Desert
• Jun 15, 2009
• Food deserts, areas with many fast-food outlets and few shops to buy healthier foods like fruits and vegetables, often contribute to higher obesity and diabetes...

• 2009 Webby for Best Government Site: "Making Infrastructure Sexy"
• Jun 11, 2009
• This week, the 13th annual Webbys were awarded to Web sites that exemplify the best on the Internet each year. The distinctive aspect of the ...

• Click for Property Tax Info
• Jun 8, 2009
• Up until 1996, the federal government provided local property tax information from across the country, but publishing that information stopped due to budget cuts. Today, the...

• Talk Show Helps Deadbeat Dads
• Jun 1, 2009
• This interview from FOX 2 News in Detroit features Wayne County Circuit Judge Wade McCree explaining how he decided to impose a new punishment for delinquent...

• California's Budget Isn't a Game. Oh Wait. Yeah, It Is.
• May 22, 2009
• Nobody envies the position California's lawmakers are in. They have a $21.3 billion hole to fill. But do those of us who aren't state ...
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• Parks and Rec Online
• May 18, 2009
• Nothing can ruin a trip to the local park like broken equipment, graffiti or loose dogs. An online program in use in San Francisco and...

• Phoning Fares In
• May 11, 2009
• Fifty-one percent of Americans have said that they could not give up their cell phones -- and why would they? Mobile phones have gone beyond...

• Zigzag for Pedestrians
• May 7, 2009
• Courtesy of Virginia Department of Transportation In the U.S., motorists are used to obeying straight painted lines along roads to guide them in driving...
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• Bringing Down the Noise
• May 4, 2009
• Photo by Solo, with others, available under a Creative Commons By Attribution license. There are many benefits to living in a college town: employment opportunities,...

• Plug In and Drive
• Apr 30, 2009
• Many automakers are in the process of creating their own versions of the 21st century electric car, and cities and states are looking to the...

• A Home in the Twin Cities
• Apr 27, 2009
• To reduce vacancy rates and promote city living, the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, partnering with home-ownership and community advocates, created an online home...