Government Efficiency and Productivity

• "Budgeting for Basics: The Changing Landscape of City Finances".  Bruce Wallin, Professor of Political Science at Northeastern University.

• "Planning, Financing, and Managing Infrastructure"
  Michael Pagano, University of Illinois at Chicago

• "Passing Ballot Measures for Infrastructure and Land Conservation Projects"
  Pegeen Hanrahan, Mayor of Gainesville, FL

• "Operation Orange Cone: A Smooth Road to Progress"
  Sheila Dixon, Mayor of Baltimore, MD

• "Berkeley's Residential Energy Conservation Ordinance"
  Neal DeSnoo, City of Berkeley, CA

• "Saving Money by Reducing Energy Use - Milwaukee Efficiency Projects"
  Ann Beier, Director of Environmental Sustainability, Milwaukee, WI

• “Tax Credits for Local Government”. Robert Wasserman, U.S. Bancorp

• “Financing Infrastructure in the 21st Century City: “How Did I Get Stuck Holding the Bag?” Michael A. Pagano with David Perry, (Great Cities Institute, May 2006)
  
  

• “Alachua County, Florida Feasibility Study" Trust for Public Land, (Sept. 2007) 

• “Operation Orange Cone” City of Baltimore, (2008)

• “Sincerity seals Hickenlooper's bond with city” Christopher N. Osher, (The Denver Post 11/08/2007)
  
  

• “Campaign Briefing Packet” Better Denver, (Sept. 2007) excerpted: pp 3-7 and 35

• “Quality of Life Bond Program” City of Atlanta, (2008)

• “American Collapse” Sarah Williams Goldhagen, (The New Republic, 8/27/07)
  
  

• “Infrastructure Solutions for Cities and Towns” James Brooks, (National League of Cities, Oct. 2007)
  

• “Quality of Life Bond Program” City of Atlanta, (2008) 

• “The Natural Step”.  City of Madison. 
  

• "Technology and Government Efficiency: Deploying New Technology to Improve Quality of Service".  Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley.