The City Fix

APRIL 13, 2022

I made my first pilgrimage in 2000, when Bogotá was implementing its bus rapid transit system, Transmilenio, and returned twice after that. I recently had the pleasure of re-visiting Curitiba, Brazil, thanks to an invitation from the Smart Cities Expo. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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Human Transit

JANUARY 27, 2022

My friend Professor Juan Carlos Muñoz Abogabir is Chile’s new Minister of Transport. He is a Bus Rapid Transit expert and an eloquent advocate for sustainable and just transport planning, and is also one of the nicest people I know. The implementation of Transantiago, however, was a disaster.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 19, 2024

Just as people now consider car ownership, public transportation, and ridesharing services, organizations must expand criteria to capture the multiple dimensions offered by cloud computing and determine which creates the greatest ROI. Future-proof decision-making is essential to maximize value and avoid stranding assets.

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Center for Community Progress

AUGUST 10, 2023

Here are some examples of how vacant land can integrate with other systems, like transportation, stormwater management, and economics, along with neighborhood life. Local government agencies can implement policies and programs that incentivize the use of vacant land for affordable housing or economic development.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MAY 13, 2024

Set the opening of the Purple Line as the deadline for the implementation of a full-fledged integrated Night Owl bus network for the DC metropolitan area. WRT bus service improvement see: -- " Making bus service sexy and more equitable ," 2012 -- " Will buses ever be cool? WMATA should upgrade its Metrorail station bus shelters.

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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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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

APRIL 6, 2023

With the implementation of the data lake architecture, we generate insights that inform healthcare decisions instantaneously—allowing decisions to be informed by more current information. As a part of the data processing component, we also utilize Amazon Athena and AWS Glue.

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The City Fix

AUGUST 5, 2022

President Biden suggested that the United States implement a Federal Gas Tax holiday to help consumers weather historically high gas prices. Gas prices doubled in the United States between February 2021 and June 2022, topping out at more than $5.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 20, 2025

What started as an app for residents to use city services like paying for parking or topping up a public transportation card, has transitioned in wartime to be a life-saving tool, sharing information on airstrikes and the nearest bomb shelter during an air-raid alert.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

These provisions include implementing the Universal Affordability Preference (UAP), making office to residential conversions more feasible, allowing accessory dwelling units, and encouraging transit-oriented development.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

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.

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