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January 2022

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Sam Schwartz Announces Advisory Board

The Board will advise the company with respect to business and strategic planning, assist in identifying and evaluating opportunities, and facilitate relationships aligned with the company’s objectives.

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Manhattan Borough Board Approves 495 11th Ave.

350 housing units—100%, permanently affordable—including 75 of supportive housing.


A new hotel, offices, and a grocery store.


A foundation for a stronger, fairer neighborhood.


We were honored to have prepared the EIS for 495 Eleventh Ave. Congratulations to Radson Development and the New York City Economic Development Corporation on this milestone.

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Utah is Building a "15-Minute City" From Scratch

The Point Utah "may be...the first U.S. community explicitly planned around the concept of the “15-minute city” from the ground up."


For the past year, we've supported the creation of this pathbreaking project’s framework plan, and are leading the development of an ambitious smart mobility program to bring its transportation vision to reality.

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Suburban Communities Adopt New Bike and Pedestrian Plans

The pandemic hasn't put the brakes on bike & pedestrian planning. Planner Katherine Nickele spoke with the Daily Herald about how we're using surveys, collaborative maps, & other virtual tools to engage local communities in our work with the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning.

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In Depth

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New Approaches to the Future of Urban Highways

With a once-in-a-generation chance to rethink urban highways, Sr. Urban Designer Zeke Mermell, AICP, LEED AP, says there is "an urgent need to shift to metrics that prioritize access & mobility for all users, long-term cost-efficiency, safety, & environmental justice."

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Rethinking Regional Transit: An Expert Panel on the Power and Potential of Fare Integration

Feb. 10th

12 -1 p.m. CT


With Kevin Desmond, Principal and National Director of Transit and Rail. Hosted by the Metropolitan Planning Council.

Register

Transportation News

Buttigieg faces opportunities and challenges on infrastructure

The Hill


The windfall in US infrastructure spending won’t be coming from the government alone

Quartz


Five Climate Moves by the Biden Administration You May Have Missed

Inside Climate News


Infrastructure money: ‘Informed risks’ to help guide rollout

FreightWaves


Biden's infrastructure czar urges governors to appoint their own infrastructure implementation coordinators

CNN


Transit systems struggle to find enough bus drivers

Marketplace Morning Report


States carve out billions in budgets for electric vehicle surge

The Hill


States Raise Tolls in Response to Budget Issues

Transport Topics


Can AI-powered congestion pricing improve transportation equity?

GCN


Public Transit Systems Refocus on Their Core Riders

Wired


What the Pandemic’s ‘Open Streets’ Really Revealed

Bloomberg CityLab


How e-mobility is driving a foundational shift in transportation

Intelligent Transport


Advocates Rank Best, Worst States for Enacting Highway Safety Laws

Transport Topics


Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg outlines 6 principles for balancing innovation, federal role

Automotive News


Study: Small Electric Shuttles Ideal for Last-Mile Transit

Government Technology

 

Cities can lessen economic impact of climate change with green infrastructure

Marketplace


USDOT Announces Historic Bridge Investment Under Bipartisan Infrastructure Law 

FHWA


Workforce Key to Easing Supply Chain Crunch, Buttigieg Says

Transport Topics

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