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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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

APRIL 18, 2023

One difference is that in North Carolina there were no reported local government budgeted amounts as of last December for the sub-categories of Public Transportation, Roadways and Bridges, or Other Infrastructure. Public Space 12.5 Broadband 2.8 Green Infrastructure 1.0 Cyber Security.5

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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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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

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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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 18, 2024

While this might not be dense for a much bigger city, Sugar House is becoming the densest SLC neighborhood outside of downtown, especially along the Trax light rail line. Sugar House has some on Highland Drive, by Fairmont Park on 900 East, is adding more cycle tracks on 1300 East and other streets.

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The City Fix

AUGUST 6, 2020

The large cities in the Latin American region all have one thing in common: the opportunities for employment and income are concentrated in a few districts while, more and more, sprawling housing zones are located on the outskirts of cities. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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Center for Community Progress

AUGUST 10, 2023

Vacant Land and Transportation Systems Vacant land can become greenways and bike paths that connect different parts of communities, promoting active transportation and reducing reliance on cars. Community organizations might use vacant land for community gardens or creative placemaking projects.

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The City Fix

DECEMBER 22, 2023

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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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JULY 25, 2023

There are three bus stops--no shelters--alongside Sugar House Park for which I am on the board, and I hope that we work with the Utah Transit Authority to put shelters in, and at at least two of the locations, to incorporate greenery. The New York Times has an article on a bus shelter public art project, " Watching for the Bus Stop Gallery."

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

AUGUST 11, 2022

In transportation, it means that private parking resources are usually not addressed in parking planning (" Testimony on parking policy in DC ," 2012), private sector operators aren't addressed in planning for various modes. In solid waste, it means that the agency only plans wrt residential waste pickup for houses of 1-4 units.

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Super Library Marketing

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Terrance doesn’t have a car, but he’s been using public transportation all his life. Settle on a general answer to these questions: Age range Income Education level Living situation (Married, single, living with multiple generations in one house, living in an apartment, unhoused, etc.) He really wants to go to college.

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Social Pinpoint

AUGUST 28, 2022

Throughout Dallas’ history, public transportation, housing loans, development investments, and even utilities like broadband internet have not been equally distributed among neighborhoods. Discrimination based on a communities’ race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status has perpetually shaped our city.

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The City Fix

JUNE 5, 2023

In March 2023, the White House announced its federal budget, including funding for a groundbreaking initiative: the Active Transportation Infrastructure Investment Program (ATIIP). The program is unlike anything the U.S. has supported in the past as it will provide matching.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 6, 2023

As a cloud-native organization, we began with Amazon Elastic Cloud Compute (Amazon EC2) instances to house our spatial data infrastructures. Care deserts can be measured in different ways: by population, by distance (driving distance, walking distance, commuting distance using public transportation), by political jurisdiction, and more.

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The City Fix

JUNE 14, 2024

On a Sunday afternoon in September 2023, a group of about 30 individuals, including a group of mostly female neighbors from nine kampungs (a common term for “urban villages” or “informal settlements” across multiple languages and nations in Southeast Asia).

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The City Fix

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

While negotiations rage on, many world leaders have already left COP26 in Glasgow having said their piece about a low-carbon future for their country. No one can accuse them of being short on vision. But one thing is increasingly clear. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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The City Fix

JUNE 13, 2022

Like many European cities in the 20th century, Vitoria-Gasteiz, capital of the Basque Country in Spain, experienced rapid population growth, followed by increased motorization and urban sprawl. What makes Vitoria-Gasteiz stand out is the coordinated action its leaders and community. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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The City Fix

MARCH 3, 2021

In some ways, cities are like households: they must make adjustments in spending based on cash flow. If your income is cut in half, then you may have to dramatically rethink your standard of living. COVID-19 has hit many households. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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The City Fix

AUGUST 10, 2020

They marched for human rights, for health care and education, but they came for the metro system, burning and damaging more than 86 stations across the city. Massive protests in Santiago last October forced the government to agree to rewrite. 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. These cities often struggle to provide basic infrastructure and services for a growing population, leading to widespread inequalities. Up to 70% of residents in developing. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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The City Fix

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Located in the western India state of Maharashtra, the city of Pune has a rich history as a center of higher learning. In recent decades, Pune has transformed into a hub for the country’s software, automobile and electronics industries, leading to exponential.

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The City Fix

AUGUST 10, 2020

They marched for human rights, for health care and education, but they came for the metro system, burning and damaging more than 86 stations across the city. Massive protests in Santiago last October forced the government to agree to rewrite. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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The City Fix

APRIL 17, 2020

Inequality is shaping how people are experiencing COVID-19 in cities to a startling degree. The vulnerability of the urban poor is striking everywhere, but the divide is more visible in some places than others. This is where I live on. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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The City Fix

AUGUST 16, 2022

Infectious disease outbreaks led to public health policies and modern sanitation. History shows that when disasters and crises strike, cities often bounce back stronger and more resilient than before. The great Chicago fire famously gave rise to skyscrapers. The devastation of World War II catalyzed unprecedented.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 3, 2022

This is an issue in the UK, because 10+ years of austerity have crush public agencies and local governments--some have lost as much as 2/3 of their budget, at the cost of public libraries, health care, maintenance of streets, sidewalks, parks, etc.

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The City Fix

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The COP28 climate talks began with a new fund to address the increasingly severe losses and damage vulnerable countries face from climate impacts and concluded with the first international agreement to tackle climate change’s main driver: fossil fuels. Those bookends to the Dubai summit.

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