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Washington State Emergency Management

Eric Holdeman's Disaster Zone Podcast

He serves as Director of the Washington Military Department’s Emergency Management Division (EMD), which is responsible for leading and coordinating mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery activities to minimize the impact of disasters and emergencies on the people, property, environment and economy of Washington State.

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What should the program for a Transportation Management District look like?

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

At the time, my focus was trying to create a shared parking scenario, and to invest in sustainable mobility. Often places have "lots of" parking, but it's spread out across multiple properties, and they don't coordinate. Promoting biking, walking, and other sustainable modes is another element of TDM.

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What’s the deal with rural land banks? A Q&A with West Virginia Land Stewardship Corporation Executive Director Taylor Bennett

Center for Community Progress

Land banks are a powerful tool to address vacant properties in rural communities, and West Virginia passed land bank enabling legislation in 2014. The bill ran in 2014 and passed that same year. We spoke with Taylor Bennett , Executive Director of the West Virginia Land Stewardship Corporation (WVLSC).

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WMATA and MWCOG announce new joint transit initiative | Could a regional "transport association" be on the horizon, or just a transit bailout?

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

The COG is the union of local governments and designated by the USDOT as the region's metropolitan planning organization for regional transportation planning and coordination. And a more expanded concept of the "sustainable mobility dates to 2018 (" Further updates to the Sustainable Mobility Framework ").

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Announcing the 2023 Google Cloud Customer Award Winners in Government and Education

Google Public Sector

Recognizing the need to meet evolving demands and expectations, USPS launched the Informed Delivery email subscription service in 2014. AFRL , employing 13,000 individuals including on-site contractors, civilians, and military personnel, requires smooth coordination and communication.

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Announcing the 2023 Google Cloud Customer Award Winners in Government and Education

Google Public Sector

Recognizing the need to meet evolving demands and expectations, USPS launched the Informed Delivery email subscription service in 2014. AFRL , employing 13,000 individuals including on-site contractors, civilians, and military personnel, requires smooth coordination and communication.

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Florida's Brightline passenger rail as an opportunity to rearticulate and extend transit service in cities like Orlando

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

They started planning in 2012, construction in 2014, and opened the first stations in South Florida in 2018. A way to do this would be to organize transport associations in South Florida, Orlando, and Tampa, to coordinate transit services. Lots of deaths. But it's quite impressive in two ways. It's being built relatively quickly.