Resources
The following are websites and other resources that I find interesting and useful in my role as a city manager and consultant.
ICMA: https://icma.org/about-icma
"ICMA is the world’s leading association of professional city and county managers and other employees who serve local governments."
Public Square: https://www.cnu.org/publicsquare
"A CNU Journal is a publication dedicated to illuminating and cultivating best practices in urbanism in the US and beyond. Powered by the Congress for the New Urbanism, Public Square is built to add depth and rigor to the practice of urbanism and improve our capacity for creating to build inclusive, resilient places—places that people love."
Blue Zones: https://www.bluezones.com
Our Mission: Informed and inspired by the world’s longest-lived cultures, our mission is to empower everyone, everywhere to live longer, better.
Blue Zones Project®: https://www.bluezones.com/services/blue-zones-project/
"Using secrets discovered in the original Blue Zones—rare longevity hotspots around the world where people are thriving into their 100s—we help people live longer, better® through community transformation programs that lower healthcare costs, improve productivity, and boost national recognition as great places to live, work, and play."
Iowa League of Cities: https://www.iowaleague.org/Pages/Home.aspx
"The Iowa League of Cities serves as the unified voice of cities, providing advocacy, training and guidance to strengthen Iowa’s communities. The Iowa League of Cities has been serving as a key resource for municipalities since 1898, when a small group of city officials gathered in Marshalltown to exchange ideas on how to strengthen and improve local government in Iowa. Those officials had a vision. They recognized that by joining together as one voice, all cities would benefit – then and in the future."