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- A Less Traditional Format for Boulder's Meetings
- Would constituents be more likely to attend meetings on upcoming city projects if they knew that pumpkin painting, concerts or pancake breakfasts would be offered? Boulder, Colo., city officials think so.
- Turning Invasive Plant Species Into Biofuel
- A federal grant is helping fund a project that will look for ways to turn unwanted, invasive plant species along the Missouri River Basin into biofuel.
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- NYC Tests Car-Sharing to Lower Fleet Management Costs
- NYC's Department of Transportation is test-running a car-sharing program that's estimated to save the city over half a million dollars in fleet maintenance costs over four years.
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- Scores to Fight Childhood Obesity in Georgia
- Five Georgia school districts are trying out a score-based physical fitness program for students that's scheduled to go statewide in the 2011-2012 school year.
- Diagnosing and Treating Children’s Disorders Early
- Connecticut's Help Me Grow program helps diagnose children's disorders early and offers families quick access to community-based programs for treatment.
- Using a Smart-Phone App to Report Crime Tips
- The Dallas Police Department is using smart-phone technology to take the classic neighborhood crime-watch idea to the 21st century.
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- Los Angeles and Beijing Partner to Battle Congestion
- Two cities, notorious for their traffic congestion problems, propose a partnership to share resources and research on how to combat these issues.
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- 16 Cities to Create Electric Car Charging Stations
- As a part of a nationwide electric vehicle infrastructure project, Knoxville, Tenn., will soon host about 350 public charging stations for electric vehicles.
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- Recycling Excess Paint Lowers Costs in Northern California
- Counties in California are setting up drop-off locations for excess paint; saving communities thousands in hazardous waste disposal costs.
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- Oklahoma to Help Run Louisiana Shelters in Emergencies
- Oklahoma has a program ready to send emergency responders to Louisiana to help operate and maintain shelters, if disaster were to strike and cause mass evacuations.
- Stopping Youth Loitering, Violence with a Beeping Sound
- Washington, D.C., is implementing a sound device in a popular shopping district to prevent loitering and violence among youth.
- South Carolina High Schools Train Firefighters
- A pilot program in South Carolina prepares high school students to take a certification test and become active firefighters as soon as they turn 18.
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- Resident-Supplied Biodiesel Fuels City’s Trash Trucks
- Columbia, S.C., is converting residents' used cooking oil, grease and fat into biodiesel to fuel city trash trucks.
- Cleveland Boards Abandoned Houses With Fake Doors, Windows
- A program in Cleveland, Ohio, uses plywood – painted to resemble doors and windows – to keep abandoned houses free of vandals and drifters.
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- Houston Schools to Pay Parents, Students to Help Improve Math Test Scores
- The Houston Independent School District will soon hand out cash incentives to parents for being more involved in their child's education.
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- Public-sector management news you should know.
- Creating the Courts Americans Want
- The public is dissatisfied with our courts. What the judicial system needs is a culture of performance-based innovation.
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