This post continues our ongoing series on issues facing municipalities in 2020.
Should municipalities be on the hook for the plummeting value of taxi medallions in today’s era of ride sharing?
Over the years, the MuniBlog...more
This post is part of our ongoing series on issues that municipalities may face in 2020.
Will digital streaming services such as Netflix become a source of revenue for municipalities this year? Recent legal decisions may...more
2/7/2020
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The MuniBlog will publish an ongoing series on issues that may face municipalities in 2020. This posting is part of that initiative.
What happens when a seemingly legitimate request becomes a million-dollar mistake?...more
As a resource for municipalities and school districts, the MuniBlog has explored evolving issues including changes in technology, finance, and recovering from natural disasters. These issues have confronted municipalities in...more
Municipalities that rely on chalking cars and sidewalks as part of their parking enforcement should change their practices after a recent ruling....more
Technological innovations are creating ways to re-use, and in some cases profit from, materials recycled and materials discarded in waterways.
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...Federal, state and local governments spent $440 billion on transportation and water infrastructure in 2017, according to the Congressional Budget Office. In September 2018, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)...more
The MuniBlog has previously posted regarding municipal camera programs; and the need for written policies and procedures for operations of these systems, including storage and retrieval. These video surveillance systems...more
Last year, we wrote a post to mark the sixth anniversary of “Superstorm Sandy,” a Category 1 storm that made landfall in October 2012. We also shared a preview of this year’s series of posts on extreme weather, and its impact...more
1/11/2019
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There is evidence of a turn-around for municipalities recently struggling to stay afloat. We have posted on several occasions about the fiscal challenges facing municipalities nationwide, from Detroit and Chicago in 2015 and...more
An increase in bike paths and lanes could lead to an increase in claims against municipalities. Bike riding may have many benefits for the rider and for the environment. However, as recently reported in The Los Angeles...more
As recently reported in The Washington Post and The New York Times, among other news outlets, the City of New York has sued the five (5) largest publicly traded oil companies for their contributions to climate change and the...more
As New York state lawmakers prepare to learn details, schools and municipalities face impacts of Governor Andrew Cuomo’s 2019 spending plan. The State Budget, totaling $168.2 billion in spending calls for $100 billion in...more
1/22/2018
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