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Building New Informal Bus Routes to Advance Transportation Equity

The City Fix

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.

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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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Unlocking hydrogen’s power for long-haul freight transport

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

As the demand for hydrogen in transportation increases, it is imperative to develop infrastructure to supply trucks, buses, and cars.

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Mapping the way: Decarbonizing roads

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

Road developers and operators have a unique position in the transport industry and can enable significant change around lowering emissions.

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For government fleet managers, the shift to EVs takes planning, training and funding

American City & Country

The firm aids organizations in transportation electrification, including the shift to EVs. He says the transition to EVs offer a promising avenue for reducing operational and maintenance costs. Additionally, electricity as a fuel source is generally cheaper than gasoline or diesel, leading to further operational savings.”

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Creating intelligent city streets in Philadelphia Navy Yard with AWS Partner Rekor Systems

AWS Public Sector Blog

In 2022, the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC) initiated a pilot project to analyze traffic patterns and provide analytics within the Philadelphia Navy Yard. The PIDC is Philadelphia’s public-private economic development corporation and master developer of the historic shipyard, which is now a thriving, mixed-use campus.

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Protecting transportation agencies in the era of cybersecurity

AWS Public Sector Blog

United States federal agencies, such as the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Transportation Security Administration (TSA), are increasing their emphasis on cybersecurity. Recently, the TSA issued a new cybersecurity amendment in response to persistent cybersecurity threats. to only authorized customer personnel.