Stephen Goldsmith
GOVERNING
Cambridge, MA, United States
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How Governments Can Make the Most of Federal COVID Relief
It’s an opportunity, particularly for localities, to make long-term investments not only in infrastructure but also in the way they perform their work for the post-pandemic future. → Read More
The False Choices for Urban Policy That We Need to Get Past
It shouldn't be about Republicans favoring suburbs or Democrats favoring cities. Cities and their suburbs will succeed or fail together. We need reforms and dialogue that benefit both. → Read More
The 2020 Census: Mapping the Undercounted
A collaborative of civil rights organizations is using geospatial data to help in the effort to improve response rates among the populations that are hard to count. → Read More
A New Role for Public Employees: Staffing the Polls
Jurisdictions across the country are facing a shortage of poll workers for the November election. Local government workers should be deployed to augment the volunteers who do show up. → Read More
Strategic Fiscal Management for a Crisis — and Beyond
The coronavirus pandemic is forcing local governments to find new ways to cut costs. It's an opportunity to build effective financial practices into their cultures, not just for now but for the long term. → Read More
An Impact Framework for the New Mobility
Our cities' transportation landscape is being dramatically altered. But a focus on small disputes overlooks the larger value questions that need to be addressed. → Read More
The Problem With One-Stop Government
It was a big improvement for permitting and other forms of service delivery, but it's already outdated. The new goal should be no-stop government. → Read More
The Bus System of the Future
Indianapolis is rethinking its approach, seeking new efficiencies that will better serve those from disadvantaged communities. → Read More
Local Government and the Myth That Democracy Is Declining
To maintain voters' favorable opinion and trust, municipal leaders need to keep some things in mind. → Read More
Distracted by Data
With all the new information governments have available, it's too easy to focus on improving existing processes rather than on better ways to address underlying problems. → Read More
Getting Smart About Trash
Local governments are turning to data-driven tools to meet growing waste management challenges. → Read More
Cashing In on the Curb
Smart cities are paying more attention to the fixtures that define their streets, looking to improve mobility and maximize the value of these assets. → Read More
New Tools for Visualizing a Changing City
As Seattle works to significantly and quickly boost affordable housing, it's finding better ways to engage residents in the process. → Read More
Cities, Data and the Future of Work
New tools are being put to use to prepare workers for new trades and match them to a changing labor market. → Read More
3 Consumer Technologies that Will Make a Difference in Cities
Walking the showroom floor at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas earlier this year, it was hard not to get excited about the future of consumer technology. From robots that can beat you in ping pong to phones with built-in projectors to a self-driving store on wheels, exhibitors showed off the manifold possibilities offered by emerging tech. Throughout the event, however, my mind… → Read More
A Better Way for Cities to Buy
A new online platform aims not only to take some of the risk out of municipal procurement but to make the process smarter as well. → Read More
What the Trump Infrastructure Plan Gets Right
There are strong arguments for its proposals that would remove barriers to innovative financing and streamline the regulatory process. → Read More
Why Every Mayor Should Consider Launching a Policy Lab
The Lab @ D.C. has embedded the scientific method into the heart of city operations to provide decision-makers with high-quality evidence that they can use to achieve better outcomes for residents. → Read More
How Government Can Tap Internal Resources to Boost Efficiency
Atlanta turned to cross-departmental metrics to craft a shared-services arrangement for transporting detainees. → Read More
Cities and the Lessons of the Great Amazon Hunt
They need to nimbler than ever, looking for better ways to leverage local talent and institutions to ensure that their residents are the real winners. → Read More