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How cities can use transport data to reduce pollution and increase safety

AWS Public Sector Blog

This is a guest post by Rikesh Shah, outgoing head of open innovation at Transport for London, on behalf of the AWS Institute from Amazon Web Services (AWS), a thought leadership and executive education program to accelerate digital transformation for public sector executives.

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How Penn State built an all-in-one campus resource app on Modo Labs’ development platform using AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

In 2019, Pennsylvania State University ( Penn State ) began looking for a better way to meet the needs of its digital-native student population—specifically, a seamless way to connect students with on-campus resources. Student interest was high and Penn State captured detailed feedback from student testers who used the app every day.

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Winter snow clearance in the Walking City

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

And "transit city" as an urban form encompasses sustainable modes of transportation--walking, biking, and transit--based on the concepts expressed in " Transportation and Urban Form: Stages in the Spatial Evolution of the American Metropoli s " by Peter Muller.

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How the Transportation Security Administration delivers equitable customer experience

Partnership for Public Service

With the holiday season approaching, millions of people will be flooding to airports and other transportation hubs across the country. The post How the Transportation Security Administration delivers equitable customer experience appeared first on Partnership for Public Service. Improvements made by the TSA.

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Lessons From China, India, Vietnam on National Transport Ambitions and Accelerating Decarbonization

The City Fix

In Asia, 14 countries — accounting for 26% of global transport emissions in 2019 — have made economy-wide net zero commitments. Momentum towards zero-emission transport is growing with countries enhancing ambition and including transport-related targets in their nationally determined contributions (NDCs). However,

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2019 Port Performance Data from the U.S. DOT

Data.gov

Department of Transportation’s Port Performance Freight Statistics Program: Annual Reports to Congress provide summary statistics and detailed analysis for the Nation’s largest container, tonnage, and dry bulk ports. Results from calendar year 2019 are now available online. The post 2019 Port Performance Data from the U.S.

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Smart, safe and sustainable cycling: how AI-powered insights will encourage the next generation

Open Access Government - Technology News

The total value of the UK bicycle market was estimated to be around 47% higher in 2021 than in 2019, and the latest DfT Road Traffic Estimates suggest that cycle traffic in 2021 was 15.7% higher than pre-pandemic levels in 2019. Over the last two years the UK has seen a cycling ‘boom’. Harnessing data to assess impact.