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Asset Management: a Framework for Unlocking the Value of Infrastructure
Posted By: Stephen Goldsmith | July 24, 2013
Roads and bridges and utilities should be financed, built and managed as the assets they are.
Categories: Better, Faster, Cheaper
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Boston Transit Workers' Pensions: a Win for Transparency
Posted By: Charles Chieppo | July 16, 2013
Information about the pensions for employees of greater Boston's transit agency has been hidden from the public. Now it's a matter of public record.
Categories: Management and HR

Making Ice in the Desert: Glendale, Ariz.'s Multimillion-Dollar Hockey Bet
Posted By: Charles Chieppo | July 11, 2013
Investing in sports teams and stadiums is usually a bad deal for cities. Glendale, Ariz.'s multimillion-dollar bet on its hockey team looks like one for the penalty box.
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Public Services in a Monopoly: Why it Costs so Much to Fix Boston's Buses
Posted By: Charles Chieppo | July 10, 2013
There's abundant evidence that greater Boston's transit agency could save a lot of money by contracting out bus maintenance. But thanks to a restrictive state law, that's not likely to happen.
Categories: Management and HR
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How Some Cities Are Creating Permanent Pipelines of Innovation
Posted By: Stephen Goldsmith | July 3, 2013
Some cities are finding ways to create the urgency and political will to produce permanent pipelines of innovation.
Categories: Innovation by Design

Rhode Island and Massachusetts Chase Private Jobs with Public Money
Posted By: Charles Chieppo | June 25, 2013
It rarely works, but that doesn't stop public officials from trying. In two New England states, the lesson is being learned once again.
Categories: State

How Louisville, Ky., Is Using a 'Stat' Program to Transform the Culture of Government
Posted By: Stephen Goldsmith | June 19, 2013
Louisville, Ky., is showing how a performance metrics initiative can transform a government's operational culture.
Categories: Technology
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The Growing Movement to Get Better Teachers into the Classroom
Posted By: Charles Chieppo | June 13, 2013
Teacher education programs have long set a low bar for students seeking to enter the profession. That is finally beginning to change.
Categories: Management and HR
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Can Phoenix Find a Way Out of its Pension Mess?
Posted By: Charles Chieppo | June 6, 2013
Some police and firefighters are getting hundreds of thousands of dollars in pension payouts, draining the city's finances and helping to shrink the public-safety workforce. Pension benefits need to be tied to contributions.
Categories: Management and HR
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How Going 'Lean' Fattened the Washington State Lottery's Payoff
Posted By: John M. Bernard | May 29, 2013
A team at the Washington state lottery found a way to better adapt to retailers' needs. The result was a big boost in sales.
Categories: Innovation by Design
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