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BCP UPDATE
Newsworthy insights for local leaders. BCP shares policies and ideas that help you make your community better.
* Welcome: A message for new readers
* Policing: Communities don't have to wait for Washington or the statehouse to enact reasonable policing reforms
* Local Leaders 2023: America's biggest survey of local elected officials and staff is coming to your inbox -- here's what you need to know
* Parking maximums: Does flipping the script on widely used parking minimums help?
Welcome -- and welcome back!
Talking with local leaders across the country, we often hear: How are other communities solving their toughest challenges? And how can we get in front of them before they become problems
here?
That's where Better Cities Project comes in. We're nonprofit, nonpartisan and focused on practical policies for cities and counties. From economic development to housing, public safety
and more, thousands of your colleagues across the country turn to BCP for ideas and solutions about today's local-government challenges -- and tomorrow's.
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NEW POLICY REPORTS
Better Policing: 3 Local Options
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Three new BCP reports give local leaders things they can do — without waiting on Washington or the statehouse — to increase accountability and trust in public-safety institutions.
Big picture: Policing policy debates mirror and magnify challenges with other issues: Too often, discussion is dominated by the loudest and most partisan voices. Problems get worse because
none of the proposed solutions satisfy either side.
Why it matters: Beyond the basic job of getting policing right, departments across the country are struggling to fill their ranks as protests and knee-jerk policy responses have eroded
morale. The result? What many current and former officials say is a staffing emergency that threatens public safety.
Wait for solutions? Not necessary: Cities and counties have plenty of tools to balance public safety with modern, rights-respecting policing. BCP's new reports explore three promising
policy paths.
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LOCAL LEADERS 2023
Be A Part Of America's Largest
Local-Government Survey
Has your job gotten more difficult? Where do you turn for reliable information? What do you wish the public knew? These and other topics are part of Local Leaders 2023, a national survey
of local government officials and staff from Better Cities Project and Pepperdine University's School of Public Policy. The survey will hit inboxes the first week of November.
WHAT TO KNOW
How long will it take to complete? About five minutes. There are four surveys, one each for city and county elected officials, and one each for city and county staff.
Is it private? Yes. We'll produce a national report as well as breakdowns by city size and state. But no data will be reported at the individual city or county level.
What do I get? Every participant will receive copies of the national report and their relevant regional report; depending on the data, we may also produce department-level findings.
We'll also select four random participants for $100 Visa gift cards.
Parking... Maximums?
A Potentially Flawed Idea
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For generations, most American cities required new businesses and homes to provide off-street parking according to seemingly arbitrary formulas. But while scores of cities have ditched
these parking minimums, some have adopted an opposite approach, pursuing parking maximums.
But does it work? Salim Furth, a senior research fellow and director of the Urbanity project at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University is skeptical. His suggestion? A more balanced
urban diet rather than either extreme.
From the write-up: Each business or builder knows its customers and context best; where parking-related problems persist, such as illegal parking, traffic congestion, or stormwater runoff
from parking lots, cities should address those directly on a neighborhood basis.
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