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Thinking bigger about what’s possible and customer-driven innovation: re:Invent 2022 public sector leadership session with Max Peterson recap

AWS Public Sector Blog

On Tuesday, November 29 at re:Invent 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada, Max Peterson, vice president of Amazon Web Services (AWS) worldwide public sector, spoke about how the transformative power of the cloud is enabling organizations to move with speed and agility while making sure mission-critical workloads stay secure and protected.

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Brightline West should also be used to transform public transit service in Las Vegas

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Obviously, because we don't have multi-state railroad planning in a coordinated fashion (" Two train/regional transit ideas: Part 1 | Amtrak should acquire Greyhound "), it's not like such questions are being asked. People lining up for The Deuce. Transit in Las Vegas Bus. When the time comes, extend The Deuce to the Brightline West Station.

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WMATA and MWCOG announce new joint transit initiative | Could a regional "transport association" be on the horizon, or just a transit bailout?

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

The COG is the union of local governments and designated by the USDOT as the region's metropolitan planning organization for regional transportation planning and coordination. And a more expanded concept of the "sustainable mobility dates to 2018 (" Further updates to the Sustainable Mobility Framework ").

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Managing Emergencies: The Challenges of the Future

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

In some instances, notably the Manchester Arena bombing and the Grenfell Tower fire (both in 2017), the shortcomings have been nothing less than scandalous (Kerslake 2018, Moore-Bick 2019). The provincial emergency plan is fully digital and it is coordinated by the civil protection service of the region. Atlantic Books, London, 256 pp.

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Florida's Brightline passenger rail as an opportunity to rearticulate and extend transit service in cities like Orlando

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

They started planning in 2012, construction in 2014, and opened the first stations in South Florida in 2018. But it's quite impressive in two ways. It's being built relatively quickly. The extension to Orlando is opening later this year.

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Revisiting the 11th Street Bridge Park project as an opportunity rather than a folly: a new revitalization agenda for East of the River, DC

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Get the parks working together and coordinated. I think there are two different approaches that could break the logjam, one would be the designation of this area as a National Heritage Area , where NPS helps to coordinate a variety of federal, state, local and private assets in an integrated fashion.

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Announcing customer and guest speakers for Max Peterson’s Leadership Session at re:Invent 2022

AWS Public Sector Blog

At re:Invent 2022 , dive deep on the transformative power of the cloud. Read more about these guest speakers and register for re:Invent 2022 today. He runs the Joint Security Operations Center (JSOC)—a new cybersecurity hub that allows city, state, and federal entities to coordinate efforts against cyberthreats.