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Public Square
August 25, 2020
Robert Steuteville, Congress for the New Urbanism
House-scale buildings with more than one living space can affordably shelter a broad range of families, revitalize communities, and profit builders throughout the 2020s and 2030s.
Full Story
August 20, 2020
GMA recently hosted a webinar where cities had the opportunity to ask questions about the CARES Act and use of funds.
August 19, 2020
GMA hosted a webinar to provide city officials with information about federal and state agency resources in response to COVID-19. It features information to guide decisions to facilitate moving cities forward in the coming year.
August 18, 2020
National League of Cities
In March 2020, as the coronavirus pandemic took hold, the U.S. economy went into free fall. The fiscal impact of these swift economic changes were felt immediately across the country. Now in its 35th year, the City Fiscal Conditions survey of 485 cities reveals the breadth and depth of challenges facing city budgets.
August 13, 2020
During the GMA Virtual Convention, GMA Executive Director Larry Hanson hosted a virtual conversation with LaGrange Police Chief Louis Dekmar to talk community policing, trust building and more.
GMA’s professional development classes not only help cities become more successful; they equip government leaders with tools to help sustain their successes year after year.
While “big data” sounds out of reach for most cities, access to research and development may be as close as the nearest university.
By Alia Hoyt
“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” - Hellen Keller
August 10, 2020
Measure of America
The youth disconnection rate had steadily fallen for eight years in a row, from a recession-fueled high of 14.7 percent in 2010 to 11.2 percent in 2018. The COVID-19 pandemic will likely erase those gains completely and the disconnected youth rate will spike even higher than it did during the Great Recession.
Leadership Focus
August 3, 2020
Deke Copenhaver
Real and sustainable change for the better in our nation will not come through any of us putting our trust blindly in the hands of any political party. It will come from us putting our trust in ourselves and each other.
July 24, 2020
A new report makes the case that walkable suburbs are the next big development trend.
July 21, 2020
The Georgia Statewide Afterschool Network encourages city officials to partner with local afterschool programs as they and local school systems develop plans to engage students, either in person or virtually.
July 17, 2020
GMA Executive Director Larry Hanson provides an overview of tools, services and leadership the organization has taken in the past year to help and assist city governments throughout the state and ensure the municipalities of Georgia are and remain Cities United.
July 13, 2020
I honestly believe that local elected officials can, and should, have a major impact on uniting the citizens we serve from all walks of life around the common cause of making our communities models for embracing diversity, inclusion and tolerance.
July 8, 2020
Bloomberg CityLab
As economic disruption threatens to trigger a spike in housing instability, here is an essential primer on the causes and consequences of a thorny urban problem - homelessness.