As communities throughout the country grapple with rising gas prices, electric vehicles and hybrids are getting more attention than ever. The U.S. Department of Energy’s Clean Cities initiative offers local governments valuable tools and resources for successful deployment of electric vehicles (EVs) and charging infrastructure.
Steve Weathers of Regional Growth Partnership discusses characteristics of successful regional development and strategies for cities to build on and strengthen existing assets.
NLC praised First Lady Michelle Obama for recognizing both the public health threat posed by childhood obesity, and the role that municipal leaders need to play in promoting nutrition and fitness in the nation’s communities.
NLC has joined with the National Association of Counties (NACo) and the PACENOW coalition to advocate for federal legislation providing local governments the authority to continue PACE programs that finance home and business improvements resulting in increased energy efficiency.
The city of Omaha, Neb., undertakes a public-private partnership to provide basic physical healthcare services at schools, to improve student health and academic success.
Transportation projects require multi-year funding commitments and depend on stable and reliable funding from year to year. Under the proposed rule change, highway funding authorized by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee would be treated as other general spending and therefore be permitted to be used to reduce the deficit rather than improve transportation infrastructure.
Addressing the Delegates Luncheon during the Congress of Cities & Exposition in Denver, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack called on local officials to address obesity and its consequences for public health, economic competitiveness and national security.
In the case, New York asks the Supreme Court to rule that federal law — the Energy Policy and Conservation Act and Clean Air Act — does not prevent it from enacting regulations to promote clean vehicle use.
At a meeting in Jackson, Miss. to launch the Municipal Leadership for Healthy Southern Cities initiative, 19 mayors shared ideas for building healthy communities.
Summary of the historic building code proposal voted on during the International Code Council hearings in October 2010. Outcomes are expected to result in a 30 percent increase in energy efficiency and conservation over the 2006 code.
