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Re-imagining the future of mobility on islands

AWS Public Sector Blog

Learn how islands are leveraging digital technology to innovate across four of the main trends re-shaping our transport systems: promoting public transportation through mobility as a service (MaaS), active mobility, electrification, and autonomous vehicles. Islands can help us to imagine the art of the possible.

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Honoring the Americans With Disabilities Act

GovLoop

That March, for example, more than 1,000 people marched from the White House to the U.S. Before the ADA, Public transportation, such as trains, were not required to have handicap access. “Let In the present day, ADA regulations continue to evolve, as advocates push for increased access to all parts of public life.

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Picturing Sustainable and Just Urban Futures: Winners of the Transformative Urban Coalitions 2023 Photo Contest

The City Fix

With over half of the world’s population living in cities, urban spaces not only house us but offer opportunities for collective work and learning while serving as sources of creativity, inspiration and hope. Nevertheless, cities also account for a staggering.

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From Bloomberg: A Commuting Resolution for 2025: Ride Your Local Subway or Bus Regularly

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

of US adults use public transportation to get to work, according to 2022 data from the Census Bureau, down from 5% in 2019. The average US household spends $13,174 per year on transportation, more than 85% of which go to car payments, gas and other automotive expenses. -- article Only 3.1% In the European Union, its only 11%.

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African American History Month and Transportation: February 4th | Transit Equity Day

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Photo: Johnny Hanson/Houston Chronicle The battles over transportation access were central to the Civil Rights movement. Transit Equity Day , set by the American Public Transportation Association as February 4th , during African American/Black History Month, is one way to acknowledge this. 9, in Houston.