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What should the program for a Transportation Management District look like?

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Transportation Demand Management programming The reality is, especially in a place like Salt Lake, most people drive. a Bike Expo in association with the 5 Boro Ride, which had more than 100 exhibitors and 50,000 attendees in 2014. In serious TDM programs there are people ready to help individual clients make the shift.

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Report shows Ohio one of many states still prosecuting ‘HIV-related’ crimes

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A new report shows more than 200 cases of "HIV-related prosecutions" in Ohio between 2014 and 2020.

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Philadelphia reduced school-based arrests by 91% since 2013—researchers explain the effects of keeping kids out of the legal system

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COMMENTARY | Launched in 2014, the city's diversion program looks to prevent youths from being referred to the criminal justice system. In the first five years, it decreased school-based arrests by 84%, and researchers say it saves taxpayers millions of dollars.

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One problem in public space management is the desire to be unique | Does San Francisco really needs its own $20,000 trash can

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

There is a big tension in public space management over maintenance--its cost, vandalism, restrooms (an issue that I'm dealing with now in Salt Lake)--and the quality of urban design, street furniture, and the aesthetic environment of the place. This is also an issue with transit systems and their heavy rail cars.

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South African Cities Show Commitment to Accelerate Water Resilience at 2023 UN Water Conference

The City Fix

Between 2000 and 2014, urban area in South Africa expanded by 1,464 km2. South Africa’s cities are economic engines, drawing workers across the country and the continent. Of the country’s 58.8 million population, 68% live in urban areas. Population projections.

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ScannX achieves success at the 2024 LibraryWorks Awards

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The publisher and MLA program manager Jenny Newman highlights ScannX’s consistent excellence: “It’s hardly a surprise that ScannX scored so well. They’ve been at the forefront of the industry since their company entered the market in 2014.”

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WMATA "Fleet of the Future" exhibit on the National Mall

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

We took best practices from all over the world — open gangways, more space, better digital screens for real-time information, enhanced video systems to improve safety, a more sustainable aluminum shell, and eye-catching design — and put them in this train,” Metro General Manager and CEO Randy Clarke said in a statement.

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