People

Nearly Five Million Youth Are Out of School and Work. Here’s How Three Cities Are Planning to Reengage Them
By Christie Joesbury
National League of Cities

Senate Panel Advances Bill That Would Boost TIGER, Maintain CDBG Funding
By Bill Lucia / Route Fifty

Ohio City Considers Employees Paid Parental Leave
Cleveland.com

HUD Makes $2 Billion Available to Local Homeless Programs
Funding notice encourages local applicants to use Housing First approach Source: HUD

5 States Sign Up for National Public Safety Network
A public-private partnership aiming to build a nationwide broadband network for first responders is under way
Source: NextGov.com

Google’s SOS Alerts Can Help You During an Emergency
Source: NextGov

HUD Awards $50 Million in Housing Counseling Grants
Source: HUD

Flurry of Laws Enacted on Women’s Access to Health Care
Source: Pew Charitable Trust

Planet

How Much Can Cities Do About Walkability?
By Alan Ehrenhaly / Governing.com

Interactive Map: The 100 Greenest American Cities
By Jason Axelrod / American City & County

Advocating for the Environment When Your Rural Town Won’t
By
Natalie Delgadillo / Governing.com

‘Not Off Our Coast’: North Carolina Governor to Resist Offshore Drilling
By John Murawski and Evie Fordham / Tribune News Service

Kittleson’s Corner – Innovate Durham
Source: Engaging Local Government Leaders, By Ben Kittleson

Incentivizing Sustainability
Cities are financially enticing citizens to take more environmentally friendly actions and they’re seeing results
By Jason Axelrod / American City & County

Paperwork Reduction & Improving Technological Capabilities
By Lauren Sechrist, HUD CPD Grant Specialist

Video: Vegas, D.C. Showcase Their Smart Cities Approaches In Austin, Texas
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Source: GovTech