Commuting Challenges in New Orleans: It’s been Quite a Ride!
Guest blog by Alexandra Lastra Andrade, Bran Shim, Giovanna Lia Toledo, Mannat Singh, and Courtney Young “The Drive Alone Mode is too high.” In a span of just six weeks, […]
Infrastructure
Building a 15-minute city in lower income neighborhoods – with people, not for people
Guest blog by Joyce Pan Huang, IPP ’23 As someone new to the public sector in the last two years, I leapt at the opportunity to attend the Implementing Public […]
Reflections on IPP and Returning to Work
Guest blog by Marcio Paes Barreto, IPP ’23 As my course Implementing Public Policy (IPP) ended I recognized a familiar feeling that relates to my experience leading NOLS wilderness expeditions. […]
Event: They Eat Our Sweat: Transport Labor, Corruption, and Survival in Urban Nigeria
The informal transportation network, characteristic of many African cities, is notoriously dangerous. In Lagos, drivers are constantly threatened and forced to pay bribes; they suffer health problems like hypertension and […]
Lack of Infrastructure Funding for Communities in Wyoming
Guest blog by Kiley Ingersoll, LEG’23 Over the course, there are so many ideas and take aways I learned. However, one of the most valuable was the relationships I gained […]
Revitalizing Downtown San Diego’s Civic Center Neighborhood
Guest blog by Chris Ackerman-Avila, Christina Bibler, Jaymie Bradford, Jessica Lawrence, Kohta Zaiser, Kris McFadden, Paola Avila, Rania Amen. We focused on tackling the lack of public support for the […]
Building and Sustaining Local Crude Oil Refining Capacity in Nigeria Using the PDIA Technique
Guest blog by Nyeso George The last six months has been like six years learning the nuggets of policy implementation especially using the PDIA Technique. In the process, how I […]
Improved Public Spaces and Infrastructure for the People of Compton, California
Guest blog by Karen Harris, Rosalind McGary, La Shawn Kindle-Young, Jimmie Smith, John D. Strickland Jr, Maria Villareal, Alonzo Williams The Great Outta Compton team was officially established in January […]
Tackling Traffic Congestion in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Guest blog by Romeo Ramlakhan, IPP ’22 “Good luck with that!” Those where the exact same words an elected official in City Hall told me in the early days of […]
LEG in Practice: Exploring Growth Opportunities and Renewable Energy in Western Australia
Guest Blog by Warner Priest, LEG ’22 In many cases, I find when faced with a challenge it is difficult to know where to start and what to do and I […]