Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Americana
Part 3 of 5 in our August series on Public Safety and Hazard Mitigation in the Comprehensive Plan. When most people hear “hazard mitigation,” they think of floods, tornadoes, wildfires, or winter storms. Those are real and familiar risks, especially in rural communities. But communities also face hazards created by the systems we build, the […]
Communities and organizations of all sizes are looking for new ways to make better decisions. In this post, we compile a broad overview of fresh trends, tools, and ideas shaping community engagement and public participation in urban planning and local policy — blending technology, inclusivity, and truly collaborative decision-making. Many of these ideas are much […]
November 14th, 2012, is GIS Day all across the globe, celebrating the wonders of maps and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) as part of Geography Awareness Week. Locally, Laramie County Community College (LCCC), the State of Wyoming and the Cheyenne/Laramie County Cooperative GIS Program are hosting a day-long program at the LCCC Community Center. Laramie County […]
Location-based services website LBSzone.com has an interesting little article from NAVTEQ on traffic congestion. Navteq is the geographic information systems (GIS) computer mapping company behind most of our online maps, and many of the maps in Global Positioning Systems (GPS) units many of us plug into or come with our cars these days. I don’t […]
