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Tunnel plug vs. tunnel vision

April 25, 2012 Gloria Shur Bilchik Government, Ideas, Infrastructure, Public safety, Technology, Transportation Leave a comment

If a flood swamped subway or commuter-rail tunnels, it could devastate an urban area’s buried electrical cables and foul up transportation for days or

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We [citizens] are now officially challenged to make things better

September 15, 2010 Gloria Shur Bilchik Good government, Government Leave a comment

Big-money prize challenges are not exactly a new concept: Think “challenge” grants, The X Prize, the Millennium Prize, or your local public-radio station. [The

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Virtual Supermarket helps “food-desert” neighborhoods

March 26, 2010 Gloria Shur Bilchik Good government, Government, Ideas Leave a comment

Food desert neighborhoods are a real problem in America. Here’s a solution and another item for the good government file, from The Baltimore Sun:

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Got potholes? There’s an app for that.

March 23, 2010 Gloria Shur Bilchik Good government, Government, Infrastructure, Technology 4 comments

Here’s an innovative program that promotes citizen engagement and government responsiveness: In Arvada, CO, citizens can use a new, free iPhone application to report

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