With about 180 commissioned officers, the Boulder, Colorado (95,000), police department was not big enough to support an in-house laboratory to develop its forensic photographs.

The city of Minneapolis, Minnesota (383,000), is partnering with a local manufacturer of defibrillators to encourage local businesses to obtain the life-saving devices.

During the 2003 holiday season, San Francisco, California (777,000), used its "Shop Outside the Box: Buy from San Francisco Small Businesses"...

Bar codes on road signs in Kitsap County, Washington (232,000), allow the county to keep track of maintenance for each sign.

The city of Marquette, Michigan (20,000), has developed a master plan calling for non-motorized connections between all the city’s neighborhoods.