INTRODUCTION Between the years 1337 and 1339, the artist Ambrogio Lorenzetti adorned the walls of the Palazzo Pubblico of Siena, Italy, with frescoes depicting allegories of good government and bad government and their effects on city and country (see Fig. 1). His imagery is lucid and effective. The “good government” fresco depicts a wise monarch surrounded by personifications of virtues such a...

Redistribution is an important part of operational activities in a bicycle sharing system (BSS). This paper proposes that there are two types of users in a BSS: leisure travelers and commuters. The operators and the government are adopting the bidirectional incentive model (BIM) to improve their service level of redistribution. That is, the BIM stimulates leisure travelers to actively respond t...

This study aims to determine the effect of end Covid-19 outbreak on economy MSMEs (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises) in Surakarta City. research method is a qualitative with descriptive approach. Data were collected through participatory observation, in-depth interviews document studies. Informants this consisted MSME owners, workers other actors. The results showed that pandemic had signifi...

A Message from the Chair In late October of 2006, Allegheny County Chief Executive Dan Onorato and City of Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl announced the creation of the Citizens Advisory Committee on the Efficiency and Effectiveness of City-County Government. An otherwise diverse group, the Committee' s members were bound together by their commitment to the Pittsburgh region and by their capac...