Oklahoma City, Oklahoma<br />By 2010, so many people had moved out of the core of Oklahoma City that neighborhoods were suffering from apathy, vacancy, and blight. The city assisted people with home repairs and made some small improvements, but these efforts were too scattered to have an impact. Recognizing the problem, the city council and the…

Details for students and recent graduates interested in applying for the Local Government Management Fellowship.

Raleigh, North Carolina<br />An innovative mobile phone application is helping the city of Raleigh, N.C., use crowdsourced data to respond to business and resident complaints about downtown cleanliness. The solution required teamwork among no less than four city departments but has already proven valuable by reducing litter complaints, providing hard data for budget decisions, and consolidating cleanliness…

Town Manager Gilbert Davidson worked with his team to find a better way to engage the citizens of Marana, Arizona. The result is the Marana Citizens' Forum.