AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Improving public information services To better serve their community, a state agency uses an LLM-powered chatbot enhanced with RAG to provide real-time, accurate information on public transportation schedules, public health advisories, and more.

Local Government 75

Local Government Government Public Sector Public Service 75

AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 17, 2023

Improving air quality through co-creation In 2018, the Mayor of London set an ambitious goal : 80 percent of the 31 million daily trips in the city should be made on foot, by bicycle, or public transport by 2041. With this data, we challenged tech app startups to develop new ways to make our roads safer and smarter during roadworks.

Transportation 98

Transportation Public Sector Social Media Development 98

The City Fix

JULY 15, 2024

Do informal transport networks in African cities provide equitable services for everyone that needs them? Operators frequently prefer to drive the safest and most central routes, inadvertently prioritizing commuters traveling to formal jobs in. Unsurprisingly, the answer is often no.

Transportation 85

Transportation Operations Urban Planning Public Transportation 85

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

OCTOBER 22, 2024

COYHO takes a significant step in addressing these challenges by eliminating key barriers to housing development, creating a path for both affordable housing and market-rate housing in every neighborhood to meet rising demand and ensure New York can remain a place of opportunity for all.

Housing 52

Housing Development Public Transportation Transportation 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JUNE 15, 2023

The answer is: Create a single multi-state/regional multi-modal transit planning, management, and operations authority association.") Schools have playgrounds and other facilities which may or may not be open to the public. It's amazing to me that a city can actively destroy their public assets like these with few repercussions.

Parks And Recreation 52

Parks And Recreation Nonprofit Government Agency Public Transportation 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 27, 2024

I have Esso maps with a map of the London Underground, at least two New York City maps (Esso, Texaco) showing the Manhattan part of the NYC Subway, this map, an Exxon Map showing public transportation of the United States, along with highways, and and British American Oil map of Toronto with a small drawing of a TTC subway entrance.

Parks And Recreation 40

Parks And Recreation Transportation Public Transportation Operations 40

AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 19, 2024

Why using old procurement methods is a problem Cloud computing presents a difficult choice for organizations: adopt and shift operating models to take advantage of its benefits or maintain the status quo and miss out. Additionally, change management is essential as teams shift left towards iterative development and automated deployments.

Sustainability 80

Sustainability Operations Public Sector Transportation 80

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 20, 2023

My friend says there is no good public transportation from the airport to the city's major hotels. From the OBJ : The growing Iinternational Drive resort area currently has about 75,000 employees, a number projected to reach 100,000 in the next few years, which increases the need for a connected transportation system.

Transportation 52

Transportation Public Transportation Management Sustainability 52

AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

For the event, ITS organized a Global Innovation Competition sponsored by Amazon Web Services (AWS) to encourage the development of innovative solutions that address priority themes using cloud technology. Specifically, TRAINFO operates a hybrid data architecture utilizing Amazon Aurora and Amazon Neptune.

Transportation 52

Transportation Sustainability Public Sector Public Transportation 52

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

JULY 20, 2022

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.

Transportation 60

Transportation Local Government Public Transportation Social Services 60