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Livable Places Update – June
June’s article: Opportunity Zones: Unlocking Private Investment in Distressed Communities
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Currents: Winter 2018
Currents provides readers with current information on energy issues affecting local governments in California.
CivicSpark Newsletter – June
This monthly CivicSpark newsletter features updates on CivicSpark projects and highlights.
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The latest from the Local Government Commission
Equity Livability
Five years ago, the City of Sacramento created its first Climate Action Plan, with specific goals, strategies and actions to reduce emissions and prepare for climate change impacts.
Recreation Economy
Placer County’s economy, culture, and communities all rely on thriving nature. However, many of their natural resources have been threatened as a result of climate change.
Path to Positive Communities
Communities large and small across America and the world are taking up the mantle on energy, sustainability, and climate solutions.
Infinite Earth Radio Podcast
Infinite Earth Radio is a podcast produced by Skeo, in association with the Local Government Commission. Each week we interview visionary civic leaders who are transforming the future.
Public Transit and Local Leadership – July 12, 2018
Urban Resilience Series – public transit that reflects your values
Thriving Earth Exchange – June 28, 2018
Adaptation and Livable Communities Series – using science to advance community priorities
Small Cities and the Transportation Revolution – June 21, 2018
Smart Growth and Livable Communities Series – emerging mobility trends
Featured Videos
The Yellow Brick Road: Reclaiming the Iron Triangle
Working together with the the nonprofit POGO Park and the City of Richmond, LGC helped secure funding to create a more livable community.
Housing Solutions: Accessing the American Dream
New Partners Conference speakers discuss innovative ways to increase our housing supply.
Karen Freeman-Wilson – Subnational Leadership: Smart-Growth Solutions for Red and Blue Leaders
Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson – the first woman to lead the City of Gary and the first African-American female mayor in the State of Indiana – discusses leading on climate change from a blue city in a very red state and how her legacy steel city is transitioning to a more sustainable future.