by Audrey Wennink, Director of Transportation, Metropolitan Planning Council | Jan 11, 2021 | Mobility, Society
Now that COVID-19 vaccines are being administered, and we can see a hopeful end to the pandemic, it’s time to begin planning for a return to the office. In parallel, 2020 highlighted the urgent need to renew our commitment to increase racial diversity in the...
by Ray Atkinson, Transportation Systems Analyst, Clackamas Community College | Jan 19, 2021 | Mobility
I am concerned about how many planning processes during COVID-19 have depended solely on Zoom meetings to conduct public engagement. While I realize the threat of COVID-19 and the associated restrictions make conducting on-the-ground public engagement challenging, I...
by Jessie Feller Hahn, Executive Director, Meeting of the Minds | Jan 24, 2021 | Society, Technology, Thought Leader Interview
City Digitization Strategies During the Pandemic By Jessie Feller Hahn, Executive Director, Meeting of the MindsJessie Feller Hahn is the Executive Director of Meeting of the Minds where she is responsible for identifying global urban sustainability, innovation,...
by Rebecca Gibson | Jan 25, 2021 | Technology
When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, companies around the world quickly reimagined their business models and adopted digital technologies to help their operations continue. But companies weren’t alone in changing the way they operate. “COVID-19 has fundamentally changed...
by Tripp Borstel, Director, Sustainability Solutions, ENGIE Impact | Feb 1, 2021 | Economy, Smart Cities, Society
It’s been nearly a year since the coronavirus pandemic started, and in that time, we’ve been through the ups and downs of shortages, closures, re-openings, re-closures, and endless proclamations and debates about what comes next. But there’s another crisis still...
by Steph Stoppenhagen, Director of Strategy & Innovation, Steve Truebner, Sales Director, and Paul Pishal, Sales Director, Black & Veatch, Connected Communities | Feb 8, 2021 | Infrastructure, Technology
Connectivity is a necessity in today’s digital world. Economic opportunity, educational advancement, health and safety, social mobility, and civic engagement are increasingly tied to the widespread availability of high-speed digital communication. Broadband is often...
by Jessie Feller Hahn, Executive Director, Meeting of the Minds | Feb 14, 2021 | Thought Leader Interview
How Cities are Using the Cloud to Adapt to the Pandemic By Jessie Feller Hahn, Executive Director, Meeting of the MindsJessie Feller Hahn is the Executive Director of Meeting of the Minds where she is responsible for identifying global urban sustainability,...
by Anita Vandervalk, P.E., Vice President at Iteris, and Peter Yauch, P.E., Associate Vice President, Iteris | Feb 15, 2021 | Mobility, Technology
Maximizing both the mobility and safety of road users at urban and suburban intersections is of utmost importance to city leaders and citizens today. Trends such as micromobility, connected and automated vehicles, and an explosion of available data, coupled with...
by Rochelle Keyhan, CEO, Collective Liberty | Feb 22, 2021 | Society, Technology
We’re using the Yellow Pages and glue sticks while traffickers are highly organized and use sophisticated encryption techniques. Human trafficking is a problem that exists across many distinct industries, agencies, and actors all operating in their own siloes. There...
by Shin-pei Tsay, Uber, Luca Giaramidaro, Perkins & Will, and Gerry Tierney, Perkins & Will | Mar 1, 2021 | Mobility
How emerging mobility technologies can support multi-modal public transit in a post-pandemic future. Cities have been severely impacted by COVID-19 on a number of fronts, and it has laid bare the severe disparities that result from ever-dwindling budgets. The pandemic...
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