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Idaho has deployed Euna Grant, a cloud‑based grant‑management platform, to replace fragmented legacy processes across state agencies. The system integrates with the existing ERP platform, giving officials instant visibility into budgets and payments. As a result, reimbursement cycles collapsed from three‑to‑four weeks to a single day, dramatically accelerating fund distribution. The project also establishes a reusable model for other public‑sector entities seeking similar modernization.
California’s Anaheim Transportation Network will cease operations on March 31, 2026, ending 30 years of service. The agency, which served 8 million riders annually across ten routes, faces a $730,000 monthly deficit despite receiving $8.2 million from the local tourism district. Its 74 electric...
A new Enterprise Community Partners analysis identified roughly 3,000 parcels of transit‑agency‑owned land—about 8,000 acres—across California that could accommodate up to 240,000 affordable homes. Currently, 22% of this land sits vacant or serves as parking, and most parcels are highly...
StreetLight Data unveiled Closure Impacts, a traffic‑forecasting add‑on to its Traffic Monitor suite, leveraging real‑time sensor feeds and historical baselines. The tool flags incidents such as collisions, lane blockages, and flooding, and projects the ripple effects of planned closures or...
The Senate passed the bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, a policy‑oriented bill that revamps federal housing grants and reduces regulatory barriers without overriding local zoning. The legislation updates the HOME Investment Partnership Program, expands the Community Development Block...
Crafton Tull planners Dave Roberts and Julie Luther Kelso, together with Laneshift founder Ryan Hale, argue that building connected communities requires both physical infrastructure and a supportive culture. They highlight walk audits and immersive experiences as tools to convert abstract...
On March 11, 2026, the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Justice signed a memorandum allowing VA officials to seek court‑appointed legal guardians or conservators for vulnerable veterans, including those at risk of homelessness. The initiative is presented...
Florida’s legislature passed the Infill Redevelopment Act, mandating that counties with over 1.475 million residents permit residential development on 5‑acre parcels, including contaminated brownfields, adjacent to existing housing. The bill caps density at the lower of the local average or 25...
Durham, North Carolina, approved a $95 million affordable‑housing bond in 2019, supplemented by $65 million in federal and local funds. The program has delivered 1,668 new rental units and preserved 888 existing homes, exceeding its original targets, and has housed over 2,030...
A new Enterprise Community Partners report finds that 39,880 affordable housing units across 461 California developments are shovel‑ready but stalled due to insufficient state funding. The projects, which could house over 432,000 low‑income households, require $2.3 billion in subsidies, $1.8 billion in...
Congress is advancing two bills to strengthen the nation’s weather forecasting and disaster response capabilities amid staffing and budget cuts at NOAA and the National Weather Service. Rep. Eric Sorensen’s National Weather Safety Board Act would create an independent board,...
New York City announced a $4 million investment to deploy 20‑30 modular public restroom units later this year. The initiative, separate from the Parks department’s 45‑new‑toilet build‑out, targets faster delivery by avoiding the deep‑underground utility clearances that stalled earlier projects. Bids...
A GAO report says the National Weather Service (NWS) lacks clear objectives and a funding strategy for scaling AI‑driven multilingual weather alerts. The agency’s original $1 million contract for automatic translations was cut to $600,000, limiting its ability to update the...
Climate Mayors, together with Bloomberg Associates, released a report outlining how U.S. cities can shape the rapid expansion of hyperscale data centers driven by AI growth. The guide highlights four leverage points—site selection, electricity costs, environmental impacts, and local economic...
Municipal fleets face tighter budgets as city revenues dip and confidence in meeting future fiscal needs wanes, prompting officials to scrutinize new technology spend. New research from Wakefield for Samsara shows dash cams delivering rapid ROI, with 96% of agencies...
