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Gaps in Parks Master Planning: Part Three | Planning for Climate Change

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Parks with extraordinary environmental features face big losses in the face of sustained heat. But not much has been addressed since the plan was released in 2010! Trees as Nature-Based “Shade Sails” ," American Journal of Public Health ). national parks are trying to go carbon-free.

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The Benefits of Community Engagement for Universities and Colleges

Social Pinpoint

Tapping into community knowledge also empowers providers to deliver tangible benefits and better address social issues, such as inequality, public health, and climate change. However, consistent and ongoing community engagement can require significant investment. Partnering with local communities.

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Innovating, investing, and improving: AWS Summit New Delhi and AWS Summit Singapore 2022 keynote recaps

AWS Public Sector Blog

Elsie Tan, country manager for worldwide public sector at AWS, opened up the AWS Summit Singapore keynote by highlighting how AWS’s continued investment in the ASEAN region is driving innovation in the public sector. Since the launch of the Singapore Region in 2010, AWS has invested over $6.51

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The Road Not Taken | a response to a letter to the editor in the Washington Post about DC, traffic deaths and traffic safety

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

And that there should be ward-specific subcommittees of the pedestrian and bicycle advisory committees to put greater focus on ward specific improvements (this was something I wrote into the Pedestrian and Bicycle Plan I did for Baltimore County in 2010). And public health. Safe routes to school programs.