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This guide offers a comprehensive list of common, seasonal, and rare disasters and their potential impact on cities. It includes a checklist to help cities quickly recover from any disaster and emphasizes defining a disaster by its impact rather than its nature.
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The Georgia Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) recently released its 2024 Georgia Infrastructure Report Card, grading the state's infrastructure at a C+.
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In this episode, Robert Dell-Ross, Engineering Project Manager with the city of Milton, discusses how the city turned around their unsuccessful grant application to ultimately win $1 million in funding from the US DOT Safe Streets and Roads for All ("SS4A") program. Following Rob’s presentation, we hear from the Georgia Downtown Association (GDA), which is celebrating 25 years of supporting Georgia's downtowns.
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The Metro Atlanta Cities Wellbeing Initiative (MACWI) was an eight-month program designed for city leaders to expand their knowledge of well-being topics and use data to inform policy development. MACWI was created through a partnership between the Atlanta Regional Collaborative for Health Improvement (ARCHI), the Georgia Municipal Association (GMA), Georgia City Solutions (GCS), and the University of Georgia College of Public Health.
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June 10, 2024
Metro-Atlanta City Wellbeing Initiative
Throughout the Metro-Atlanta City Wellbeing Initiative, East Point used data to continue to address food insecurity. For five years now, East Point has run the Healthy Point Initiative, which promotes the importance of an active and healthy lifestyle over a 90-day period each year.
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June 10, 2024
Metro Atlanta Cities Wellbeing Initiative
Throughout the Metro Atlanta Cities Wellbeing Initiative, Decatur participants focused on promoting wellbeing by increasing access to physical activities and social opportunities for adults aged 19-64 and those 65 and older. Additionally, Decatur participants utilized data from their fire department to identify areas needing fall interventions based on the frequency of fall-related emergency calls.
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June 10, 2024
Metro Atlanta Cities Wellbeing Initiative
Throughout the Metro-Atlanta Cities Wellbeing Initiative, the city of College Park focused on addressing food insecurity. Participants in College Park recognized the importance of visualizing the impact of food insecurity by identifying the presence of food deserts.
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June 10, 2024
Metro Atlanta Cities Wellbeing Initiative
In this video, Chamblee city staff discuss the connection between community well-being and art. Participants provide examples and plans demonstrating how their Parks and Recreation department incorporates the arts within public spaces, emphasizing the importance of public spaces and art in enhancing community wellbeing.
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June 10, 2024
Metro Atlanta Cities Wellbeing Initiative
Throughout the Metro-Atlanta Cities Wellbeing Initiative, the City of Atlanta utilized data to create an action plan aimed at addressing youth violence by improving access to essential needs for community members. To achieve this, the city partnered with The DEN at Jean Childs Young Middle School in Atlanta.
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The State Ethics Commission requires elected public officials and candidates for public office to submit annual personal financial disclosure reports. Additionally, they must submit campaign contribution reports, though reporting requirements vary based on the amount of contributions and expenses.
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In this episode, representatives from the Georgia Rural Water Authority (GRWA) and Regional Commission share how their programs can support your systems succession plan and what next steps to take for sustainability while utilizing state resources.
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May 13, 2024
Robert Steuteville, Congress for the New Urbanism
Finley Street Cottages is a courtyard development on two Atlanta lots that offers an innovative model for missing middle housing.
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In this episode, representatives from the United Way provideed an overview of the ALICE Report and discussed opportunities for cities to collaborate with the United Way, businesses, and community nonprofits across our state.
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The March 15 Supreme Court ruling in Lindke v. Freed establishes guidelines for city officials' social media use. Learn how this decision clarifies First Amendment issues surrounding the use of social media for personal and official business by public officials.
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In this episode, we speak with Hiawassee Mayor Liz Ordiales about the city’s “Hikeawassee” project, for which they recently won a Visionary City Award. We also discuss Statesboro’s Visionary-City-Award-winning project, the Village Builders Initiative, with Mayor Jonathan McCollar and Youth Program Coordinator Dr. LaSara Mitchell.
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