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The City Is the Solution: Celebrating Jaime Lerner

The City Fix

Jaime Lerner passed away on May 27, 2021. A world-renowned Brazilian urbanist, he was three times mayor of Curitiba and two times governor of the southern state of Paraná. Besides his great ideas, he was a very kind person and. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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Disruption and Refocusing: COVID Response and the Climate Crisis at Transforming Transportation 2021

The City Fix

2020 brought tremendous disruption to the global transportation sector. As the world coped with a pandemic, millions began working from home and millions more lost their jobs. Logistics networks were broken and then reshaped. All while the planet experienced the. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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What’s Going On with ARP Infrastructure Investment in North Carolina?

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

A significant benefit of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP) for North Carolina CED professionals is the availability of funding for investment in water, sewer, and broadband infrastructure though the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (SLFRS). Public Space 12.5 Broadband 2.8 Green Infrastructure 1.0

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How to Effectively Plan Your Public Involvement Initiative for Transport

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As the Denton County Transportation Authority’s (DCTA) recent Senior Marketing and Communications Manager, I was tasked with developing and leading the marketing and communications plan for the agency’s GoZone microtransit public involvement project in the spring of 2021.

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More remonstration about the molasses of change: Transit planning, Baltimore County, Maryland and Towson

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Note that Atlanta, BART, and Miami had problems of their own--certain suburban counties refused to participate for both Atlanta and BART, and Miami's route planners designed the system to serve areas they wanted to develop, rather than to ensure that service was also provided to key activity centers. That could have been accomplished already.

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Re-Thinking Public Transit as “Micro-CED” with Wilson NC Leading the Way

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

Local governments commonly provide on-demand services for special populations – for example, older adults or those needing para-transport. Los Angeles and the Puget Sound region in Washington state tested MOD-style programs to deal with the first mile/last mile barriers to using public transportation.

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The Do’s and Don’ts of Public Transit Involvement Wrap-up Reporting

Social Pinpoint

This final instalment will focus on the best tips to develop and share your public transportation engagement report. This brand-new service was slated to launch in fall 2021 – just a few months later. This brand-new service was slated to launch in fall 2021 – just a few months later.