The City Fix

MARCH 8, 2024

For a woman living in an African city, public transport can be a daunting experience. Women usually plan their trips in advance, and consider a multitude of factors before setting out: What is the safest way to reach the bus.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

JULY 12, 2023

Artificial intelligence can be a game-changer in the mission of modernizing urban development, especially when it comes to transportation infrastructure Planning and maintaining communities in the modern world is as simple as threading a needle with an elephant. So, too, do the grids and topography that are unique to every city.

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Social Pinpoint

DECEMBER 5, 2022

In this new three-part blog series, follow Adrienne Hamilton’s journey to get a client-side view of successful project planning, launching, and reporting of a public involvement initiative for transport. The first installment will focus on effectively planning a public involvement initiative.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

MARCH 8, 2024

For the last few years, the public transportation needs of Americans have been changing faster than ever. In response, city leaders, planners, and transit agencies have been hard at work developing creative ways to improve and adapt transportation networks.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

This year, the Intelligent Transportation Society (ITS) World Congress brought together more than 6,000 industry professionals from 64 countries to discuss ways to advance the deployment of intelligent transportation technologies to save lives, improve mobility, promote sustainability, and increase access to communities across the globe.

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The City Fix

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

In the global conversation around decarbonizing transport, the spotlight on electric vehicles has never shone brighter. The EV revolution is underway, with consumers embracing them in record numbers and manufacturing ramping up around the world. And yet, electric vehicles will. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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The City Fix

DECEMBER 7, 2023

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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The City Fix

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Transforming Transportation 2022 will continue on February 17. The case for decarbonizing transport cannot be clearer: it’s the fastest growing sector of emissions after. Visit transformingtransportation.org to register and watch full sessions. And join the conversation on Twitter with #TTDC22. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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The City Fix

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

After COP26, transport has reached an important milestone in the global climate conversation. Visit transformingtransportation.org to watch full sessions from the conference. And join the conversation on Twitter with #TTDC22. The electric revolution is underway and it’s now a centerpiece. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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The City Fix

MARCH 20, 2023

After two years of unprecedented disruption to transport globally and two years of virtual conferences, Transforming Transportation returned to Washington, DC, March 14-15. More than 900 policymakers, experts and leaders in transport gathered at the World Bank Headquarters to explore.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

It's great that transit agencies are taking this step to link African-American and transportation history. But when a concerted organizing campaign was developed, she was chosen to be the face and spearhead out front. Davis, authored a book, Inclusive Transportation: A Manifesto for Repairing Divided Communities.

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The City Fix

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

This equals approximately 7 billion trips per year, making school buses one of the most widely used forms of public transport in the United States.  More than 20 million students in the United States ride school buses every year. But those trips aren’t always.

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The City Fix

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

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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The City Fix

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Some of the fastest growing cities in developing countries like India, Brazil and Ethiopia are strapped for cash. Up to 70% of residents in developing. These cities often struggle to provide basic infrastructure and services for a growing population, leading to widespread inequalities. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 8, 2023

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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The City Fix

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

You start the day frustrated, your alarm clock ringing 30 minutes earlier than usual to try to beat the thousands of other morning commuters out the door. Battling bottlenecks has become your daily drill, from the side road shortcuts to.

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The City Fix

JUNE 24, 2021

The global coronavirus pandemic brought a wave of public and private initiatives to help societies adapt and recover, from economic stabilization and safety measures to new business models and shifts in consumption. Many of these initiatives are not green, despite. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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The Whistle Post

AUGUST 29, 2024

The WorkPlace is a nonprofit organization that coordinates regional and state-wide workforce development programs to prepare people for careers while strengthening the workforce. The grant helps address digital literacy barriers for low-income Vermonters, age 55 and older, who are looking to expand their job skills and re-enter the workforce.

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The City Fix

APRIL 21, 2022

There’s never been a better time to reduce reliance on fossil fuels. Oil and gas prices are skyrocketing as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with gas prices exceeding $4 a gallon in the United States in March 2022. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

In the US, arenas in Phoenix, Seattle, and San Francisco include free transit for ticketed events, not just for sports teams but concerts too (" Seattle Kraken expansion hockey team sets new standard for transit benefits in transportation demand management: free transit with ticket "). For Seattle it's all but ferry service.

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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.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

JULY 22, 2024

Public sector organisations can integrate such tools into their services to assist visually impaired individuals with tasks like reading official documents, navigating public spaces, or using public transportation. Ethical considerations and user involvement With all this said, it’s crucial to use AI responsibly.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Data, and the ability to process it rapidly and seamlessly, is crucial to the connected, intelligent networks that provide the lifeblood to today’s cities and the transport systems that link a nation’s cities together. Mobility and connected transit: Monitoring public transport can improve safety and hygiene. The impact of 5G.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MAY 13, 2024

Currently, TheBus system is the least well developed of the suburban transit agencies (" By choosing coverage over frequency, Prince George’s caps what its buses can accomplish ," GGW). WRT bus service improvement see: -- " Making bus service sexy and more equitable ," 2012 -- " Will buses ever be cool?

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The City Fix

APRIL 7, 2023

For decades, urban transportation policy and practitioners have favored a model of analysis that prioritizes increasing the speed of vehicles and the time saved for people as a result. While this may make sense on an intuitive level, it is.

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The City Fix

AUGUST 28, 2023

As cities become more congested, traffic fatalities continue to rise and the impacts of climate change escalate, the need for sustainable and safe transportation solutions has reached a critical juncture. The World Health Organization reports an alarming statistic: 186,300 children.

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The City Fix

AUGUST 16, 2023

With cities facing population growth, changing work patterns, the climate crisis and ever-widening inequality gaps, improved transportation systems are critical. City governments and local leaders are uniquely positioned to foster innovation to serve public needs. Teaming up with private sector.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

OCTOBER 22, 2024

With essential services becoming ever more integrated with technology, accidents like this prevent citizens from booking doctor’s appointments, paying bills, taking public transport and more.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

AUGUST 18, 2023

Nicknamed Justice40, this initiative challenges local governments and nonprofit agencies to actively engage people living in disadvantaged communities in participating in the planning of major infrastructure improvements such as bridges, public transportation, clean air and water initiatives, and more.

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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.

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The City Fix

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The transportation sector is the fastest growing contributor of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and must be drastically transformed. This year, reports have indicated that to keep temperatures from rising more than 1.5°C, C, there must be a major drop in greenhouse gas emissions. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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Social Pinpoint

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

In this new three-part blog series, follow Adrienne Hamilton’s journey to get a client-side view of successful project planning, launching, and reporting of a public involvement initiative for transport. This final instalment will focus on the best tips to develop and share your public transportation engagement report.

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The City Fix

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Traditional, car-centric transport planning has not only increased greenhouse gas emissions, but has also detrimentally impacted air quality, road injuries and fatalities, and traffic congestion. As the world faces the climate crisis and continues to face a growing global road. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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The City Fix

JUNE 14, 2022

The Digital Transport for Africa (DT4A) initiative, led by WRI and partners and funded by the French Development Agency (AFD), has selected four winners of the first-ever DT4A Innovation Challenge. From private companies to universities and NGOs, these initiatives are helping to shift. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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The City Fix

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Electrifying transport is a key element of this, but it’s about far more than selling electric cars and installing charging. One of the biggest challenges of a transition to a low-carbon world is to change the way we get around. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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The City Fix

JULY 13, 2023

Join us July 17-18 for Connect Karo 2023 at the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. Register now and review the agenda. Since 2013, WRI India’s annual flagship event, Connect Karo, has served as a platform for facilitating dialogue between policymakers, experts.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 20, 2023

Riffing off of " Florida's Brightline passenger rail as an opportunity to rearticulate and extend transit service in cities like Orlando ," that entry mentioned that Brightline is developing a similar railroad service between "Los Angeles" and Las Vegas, called Brightline West. The first element is an integrated public transportation system.

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