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Pacifica’s Electric Vehicle Strategy

August 2, 2022 By Alyssa Barranti

The City of Pacifica partnered with Stanford University student consultants to develop an actionable plan focusing on electric vehicle implementation within the city. In June, Stanford University students concluded a two quarter long “local government in action” public policy course which included a project in partnership with the City of Pacifica and two other local […]

Filed Under: Transportation & Parking

Creating a culture of continuous improvement, or what a #2 pencil taught me about innovation

June 5, 2019 By Ryan Hunter

San Francisco LEAN Process

By Ryan Hunter After years of work untangling government bureaucracy, we at the City Performance Lean Program have a secret to share: the most lasting change comes not from a software implementation or a strategic plan, but from engaging employees to improve the nitty-gritty, on-the-ground, day-to-day work. City Performance, a division of the San Francisco […]

Filed Under: Construct, Perspectives, SF/Peninsula/South Bay/Monterey Bay, Transportation & Parking

Transportation Funding, Homelessness and Affordable Housing Critical Issues at League Policy Committee

March 19, 2016 By Donna Pontau

Update from the January 2016 meeting of the Transportation, Communications and Public Works Committee of the League of California Cities. Transportation funding is a critical issue this legislative session in addition to homelessness and affordable housing.  There are presently three transportation funding packages in play:  the Governor’s budget proposal, Senator Beall’s SB 16/ABx1-1, and the […]

Filed Under: Construct, Housing, Plan, Planning & Land Use, Transportation & Parking Tagged With: affordable housing, funding, homelessness, infrastructure, league, policy committee, taxi, transportation

MMANC Event on Creating Sustainable Communities: How local and regional governments are combatting climate change

December 28, 2015 By Melissa Kuehne

Governor Brown’s participation in the recent United Nations conference on climate change in Paris highlighted California as a leader in climate change and sustainability efforts. A recent op-ed in the Sacramento Bee from Chris McKenzie, Executive Director of the League of California Cities and Matt Cate, Executive Director of the California State Association of Counties […]

Filed Under: Construct, Events & Programs, Grow, Plan, Planning & Land Use, Sacramento/Tahoe/Shasta Cascades, Transportation & Parking, Water & Wastewater Tagged With: climate change, infrastructure, sacog, sacramento, sustainability, transportation

Investing in the Future for California’s Central Valley

July 31, 2015 By Marcus Tucker

The next economy of the San Joaquin Valley inched forward this year as the recovery continued its upward trend. There are two factors that will help sustain the economic and social vitality in the Valley; education and transportation. A workforce exists, and will continue to expand as demand for skilled labor increases, encouraging higher paid […]

Filed Under: Construct, Perspectives, Places, San Joaquin/Central Sierra, Transportation & Parking, Uncategorized Tagged With: central valley, high speed rail

Walkable City and the Millennial: Introducing the New MMANC Book Club

July 28, 2015 By Brian Edwards

  Housing and community are hot topics in the media today for good reasons. Have you seen the price of housing and rent in urban areas rise in recent years? The price of housing has led to new development further and further away from our work. I’ve seen it and experience it first-hand.  I’ve seen […]

Filed Under: Construct, Housing, Perspectives, Plan, Planning & Land Use, Transportation & Parking Tagged With: biking, book club, economic development, gen-x, generations, housing, millenials, portland, technology, transportation, urbanism, walking

Navigating Through the Fog: A Naval Officer’s Lessons on Leading Teams

July 22, 2015 By Rick Scott

  A viscous fog engulfed us as the ship slowly settled on its course into San Diego Harbor. As the Navigator, it was my duty to ensure the safe navigation of our ship by giving the Officer of the Deck (OOD) course and speed recommendations.  The visual landmarks on which we usually depended were completely […]

Filed Under: Construct, Lead, Managing People, Places, SoCal and Beyond, Transportation & Parking Tagged With: leadership, leading teams, navy, team development, teamwork

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