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<br /> mation source for anti-graffiti —Portland, OR (pop. 437,000), equipment, according to Kathleen
<br /> efforts. Richmond,VA (pop. 203,000) and Concannon, director of Safety and
<br /> • Establish an 800 number for San Diego (pop. 1.1 million) and Operations for the sanitation
<br /> citizens to call in to report graffiti. how they have handled the prob- department. Training centered
<br /> • Have a database to record the lem. Each approached the problem around demonstrations of the
<br /> calls/locations. in varying ways, from aggressive effectiveness of the vests in dark
<br /> •Take digital photos of each code and law enforcement to part- conditions,including turning off
<br /> location prior to being cleaned. nering with local community the lights and showing videos of
<br /> • Create a database to hold development communities. the vests in various nighttime con-
<br /> these pictures as well as victim Contact:ICMA, (202)289-4262. ditions. "That's where the under
<br /> information, cost, and suspect standing began," says Concannon.
<br /> information. IEDC hosts annual Contact:Donna Fleming, 3M Corp.,
<br /> • Graffiti must be removed conference (651) 736-7646, dfleming @mmm.com.
<br /> within 24 hours with attention to The International Economic
<br /> removal within the first few hours program
<br /> Development Council's annual simulates city layout
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<br /> around schools and high traffic conference will take place in
<br /> areas. Oakland, CA, from September Software from a company
<br /> • The police should allocate 22_25. The conference will focus called Community Viz allows urban
<br /> one full-time officer that is inter on a number of issues facing planners to build photo-realistic 3-D
<br /> ested in graffiti. municipalities, including brown interactive models of their land-use
<br /> • Offer free paint and roller/ fields, economic development, and proposals, conduct "fly-throughs," 0
<br /> brushes to groups who want to do transportation trends. and consider alternate designs in
<br /> clean up and/or paint outs in their Contact:www iedconline.org/Annual real time. The company says its
<br /> community. Conference/home.html, (202)223-7800.
<br /> software has been used for forest-
<br /> Conference/home.html,
<br /> • Use a water power washer in fire risk management in Missoula,
<br /> addition to paint crews. Chicago educates city MT (pop. 43,000), affordable
<br /> Contact:www.nograffiti.com, ranbud@ workers on vest benefits housing planning in Steamboat
<br /> starband.net. Springs, CO (pop. 6,695); and sce-
<br /> In an effort to boost safety nario comparisons in Santa Fe,
<br /> Get vacant properties tips among its city sanitation workers, NM (pop. 56,000). The software
<br /> Online from ICMA Chicago (pop. 2.8 million) imple- costs from $3,000:to $5,000
<br /> mented a safety training program depending on features desired.
<br /> The International City/County to coincide with the purchase of Case studies and additional infor-
<br /> Management Association (ICMA) new reflective vests from 3M. mation are available at the compa-
<br /> has established an online resource Sanitation workers were reluctant ny website.
<br /> page and discussion group to trade to wear vests, largely because they Contact: CommunityViz, www.communi-
<br /> ideas about dealing with vacant weren't viewed as a piece of safety tyviz.com, (303)442-8800. •
<br /> properties.The site, http://icma.org/
<br /> issueintersections/vacantproperties. Stay in touch
<br /> cfm, offers free online documents
<br /> and a link to related websites, and Is your downtown doing something innovative, in anything from
<br /> maintains an email discussion economic development to trash pickup? Please contact Jeanne
<br /> group of government professionals O'Brien Coffey, editor, at jobrien @downtowndevelopment.com. Great
<br /> dealing with abandoned properties ideas will be featured in upcoming issues. And don't forget to visit us
<br /> and vacant lots. Included on the on the Web for a calendar of events and free planning resources. •
<br /> site are case studies of three cities Thank you for your continued support. d
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