AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

A common cloud-based data platform is a foundational step toward improving operations. Singapore is creating a digital twin for ports to optimize supply chain operations and test scenarios for possible disruptions, including extreme weather events. Islands by their nature require ways to get to them and ways to leave.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

MAY 3, 2023

Furthermore, a study from Accenture found extending the lifespan of a mobile phone from 18 months to four years could result in a 40% reduction in CO2e emissions; a longer lifespan means fewer new phones need to be produced, thereby reducing emissions from manufacturing, transportation and disposal.

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Reprogramming the City

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Urban Mining and Harvesting City Resources Can Create a Sustainable, Circular Economy. A new model is transforming the way we think about resources in the city—a more sustainable, circular approach that realizes the byproduct and outputs of the city’s daily operations are a valuable source of raw material.

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The City Fix

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Although it is widely recognized that gender disparities are echoed in the design and operation of urban transportation systems, gender-responsive transportation planning is still in its early stages. Drawing from the TOPUK project, which stands for “Women Accessing Public Transport,”.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

AUGUST 3, 2022

Welcome to the August 2022 edition of Voices on Infrastructure, which focuses on technology and sustainability in freight transport.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

AUGUST 3, 2022

Sustainable infrastructure investments in freight transport are growing—and new innovations and markets are paving the road to the future.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 11, 2024

According to Twitter and other news sources (" WMATA and MWCOG announce new joint transit initiative ," DC News Now) WMATA the operator of regional subway and bus services, and the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, are going to start working together. It's about speed versus access.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Digital technologies have the potential to make mobility systems more sustainable, intelligent, and inclusive. Islands, like other communities, are working to create effective and sustainable transport linkages. But they are subject to unique challenges, as they are often highly dependent on external transport linkages.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2022

As they consider where to allocate these funds, public infrastructure owners, especially Department of Transportation (DOT) and public works agencies, have to assess the condition of their assets, determine what to prioritize while rebuilding, and identify what needs maintenance.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

DECEMBER 30, 2022

But it's a demonstration of a quirk in planning generally and transportation planning specifically. Mostly, a master plan only covers what the government controls or operates, and usually ignores for profit services, and often, franchised services. The point of planning is to be proactive, not reactive.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MAY 10, 2023

But there isn't a rush to expand it, or to create conditions where sustainable modes are first choice for getting around. Transportation demand management as a priority. Transportation Management Districts as an implementation mechanism for trip shift. If you live within that transit footprint, it works decently.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2023

In the government sector , digital twins can be particularly useful in optimizing the performance of essential infrastructure, such as transportation networks, power grids, and water systems. It can also be helpful in other scenarios like transportation networks, power grids, and water systems.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JUNE 1, 2023

But overall, this is the failure of the "metropolitan planning organization" system in the US, which coordinates transportation across a region--and in Southern California the counties are so big they each comprise separate MPOs--because they often don't have the most basic requirements for coordinating uses with transportation and transit capacity.

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Reprogramming the City

APRIL 1, 2023

Recent advancements in waste to energy (WtE) technologies have offered a promising solution for repurposing waste into energy, providing a sustainable and efficient means of managing waste while also generating valuable energy. The syngas can be further processed into electricity, heat, or transportation fuels (US Department of Energy, 2020).

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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. © Patrick Daxenbichler.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

The UK technology sector itself cannot operate in a silo; AI largely succeeds when it develops tools with useful applications to other sectors, such as drug discovery in the medical sector. Dark data, data discovery and sustainability. Industry applications in AI.

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The City Fix

MAY 30, 2023

To cut transport emissions, moving vehicles away from burning fossil fuels is a fundamental step. However, the e-mobility transition is not only an opportunity to reduce emissions but to modernize mobility across the board, from expanding access to public transport.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

AUGUST 11, 2022

One of my points about master planning is that for functional areas: transportation; parks and recreation; culture; etc., But they aren't organized into an overarching association, in a manner comparable to how Germany organizes regional transport associations to coordinate the planning and delivery of transit services.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 16, 2024

In alignment with Singapore’s ambitious sustainability objectives , the Land Transport Authority (LTA) of Singapore is intensifying its efforts to spur the adoption of electric vehicles. EVe’s immediate goal is to harness the power of data to monitor the use and operational metrics of EVe charging stations spread across Singapore.

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Human Transit

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Paul Comfort, Conversations about Equity and Inclusion in Public Transportation, Comfort Consulting, 2022. One Australian leader is interviewed, but she talks mainly about hiring and workforce diversity, not transit policy or operations.)

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Open Access Government - Technology News

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Avoiding another CrowdStrike Traditional operating systems, such as Windows, have complex architectures that are susceptible to system-wide failures and rely heavily on software updates and patches from a whole suite of third-party companies that can, and have, introduced new issues.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

APDS New York, NY APDS empowers individuals impacted by the justice system in their pursuit of sustainable employment at no cost to them or their friends and family. Created by first responders, for first responders, the platform provides a cost-effective, modern solution for efficient dispatch, mobile CAD, records management, and more.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

DECEMBER 20, 2022

37 ITARO (Integrated TMA, Airport and Runway Operations) to further close the gap between Industrial Research & Development and (pre-) deployment, aiming at greener flights and improved traffic predictability and flight efficiency (e.g. Executing the IM operation was very easy and straightforward for the pilots. Under the PJ.37

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The City Fix

MARCH 26, 2024

After decades of experience with diesel vehicles, cities and operators need to understand the technical and operational specifications of e-buses to. The adoption of any new technology involves some degree of adaptation, and battery electric buses (e-buses) are no exception.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 6, 2024

The study offers policymakers, operators and transport planners, powerful insights into what motivates a person’s transport decisions within and between cities. Hitachi train. This is the second year in a row that Hitachi Rail has commissioned such research. Hitachi tram (light rail), Turin, Italy.

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American City & Country

AUGUST 28, 2024

The fiscal cliff can lead to a range of negative outcomes that diminish community quality of life, strain household finances and stifle economic growth, including: Reduced services: Local governments may be forced to cut essential services, including public safety, education, transportation and social services.

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American City & Country

OCTOBER 30, 2024

There is a myriad of factors that must be contemplated prior to any consolidation efforts: Size matters Size is perhaps the most salient feature with regards to sustained public safety department model success. This individual simultaneously oversees the operation of three emergency service entities.

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The City Fix

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

At one point, in a history that now feels more like a mythical past, grocery, food delivery and online shopping felt like a “nice-to-have” for most people. But in a matter of days, the COVID-19 pandemic turned on-demand delivery services. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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American City & Country

AUGUST 23, 2024

In response to these consequences, the ASCE released the Sustainable Infrastructure Standard, ASCE 73-23, a tool that provides guidance for infrastructure owners to develop and implement sustainable solutions throughout a project’s entire life cycle. Nonetheless, America’s communities are at a crossroads.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 4, 2023

In the US, few states mandate that schools do what I call balanced transportation planning, that is planning for walking and biking as well as the school bus. So schools should leverage International Walk to School Day as a way to promote sustainable modes for getting to school. But in May the school year is almost over!

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AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2022

This is a guest post by Stephen Saunders, the managing director of EASE Airport Operations, LLC. CVG’s Innovation Center , a living laboratory to test technology and improve processes, designed EASE to help airports solve operational obstacles before they become problems.

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The City Fix

JULY 19, 2023

The minibus taxi (MBT) industry is the backbone of South Africa’s public transportation system with a fleet of approximately 250,000 vehicles, operated by thousands of providers, employing some 600,000 drivers. MBTs account for 80% of all journeys taken by taxi.

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

APRIL 18, 2023

So far, local governments have budgeted a little over 60% of their total SLFRF funds across a wide range of service areas, with the largest share going to government operations. The data reflect adopted budgets only, not proposals or expenses. Nationally, only about 11% of adopted budget ARP dollars have gone to infrastructure projects.

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Google Public Sector

JULY 17, 2024

In harsh, disconnected, or mobile environments like disaster zones, remote research stations, or long-haul trucking operations, organizations face significant challenges in providing computing capabilities. Weighing approximately 100lbs, it's human-portable, making it easy to transport and deploy in various locations.

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Google Public Sector

JUNE 7, 2023

For years, Google has been working with state and local governments to focus on the needs of the mission, using data to improve the constituent experience and offer more accessible digital services, while helping government workers operate more efficiently. Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been core to helping agencies achieve these goals.

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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. Figure 2 shows the AWS Cloud Value Framework: cost, productivity, resilience, agility, sustainability.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

DC does not understand its "unique selling proposition" or "core competency" is being transit- and sustainable mobility-centric. But the failures in planning extend beyond DC (" Silver Line Metro expansion a classic example of the need to have true regional transportation planning ," 2011). Adding a Tysons tram system to that list.

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