Metropolitan Council

StreetLight Data Holds Transportation Climate Solutions Online Event to Help Measure GHG & Reduce Emissions

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월요일, 12월 11, 2023
Carbon, Dots, NYSE, SAN, Data science, Sales management, Big data, Consultant, Deep Decarbonization Pathways Project, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, City, FHWA, RMI (energy organization), Street, Regional Development Commissions, GHG, Metropolitan Council, Transport, Renewable energy, Southern Maine Coast

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- StreetLight Data, Inc. (StreetLight), a subsidiary of Jacobs (NYSE: J) and the leading Big Data company providing insights into how people, goods, and services move, today announced Transportation Climate Solutions: Measure GHG & Reduce Emissions, a timely industry webinar to help agencies achieve emissions reductions and address the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law's Carbon Reduction Program, as well as new FHWA guidelines for agencies to establish emissions reduction goals and report on those targets.

Key Points: 
  • SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- StreetLight Data, Inc. (StreetLight) , a subsidiary of Jacobs (NYSE: J ) and the leading Big Data company providing insights into how people, goods, and services move, today announced Transportation Climate Solutions: Measure GHG & Reduce Emissions, a timely industry webinar to help agencies achieve emissions reductions and address the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law's Carbon Reduction Program, as well as new FHWA guidelines for agencies to establish emissions reduction goals and report on those targets.
  • StreetLight has already been widely used to help agencies reduce transportation emissions through strategies like mode shift, electrification, and GHG measurement.
  • This event, unveiling a new, dedicated GHG emissions measurement product, is designed to help state DOTs, MPOs, city agencies, consultants, and other transportation planners meet climate goals faster.
  • Liz Roten, data scientist and cartographer at Metropolitan Council, works at the intersection of regional government, transportation, and data science.

WSP Promotes Patrick Watz to Midwest District Transportation Leader

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월요일, 10월 16, 2023
Metropolitan Council, Engineering, Business, Rehabilitation, US, Berkeley, St. Louis Lambert International Airport, Transport, Kansas Department of Transportation, ACEC, David G. Booth, University, WTS, American Council, Creativity, Environment, Blue Line, Detroit Metropolitan Airport, Wayne County Airport, WSP, Green Line, American Council of Engineering Companies, Crystal, Management, Casino, Midwestern United States

Watz will guide strategic development and help position the firm in pursuit of new transportation projects throughout the 13-state Midwest district.

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  • Watz will guide strategic development and help position the firm in pursuit of new transportation projects throughout the 13-state Midwest district.
  • MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - WSP, a leading engineering, environment, and professional services consultancy in the U.S., has named Patrick Watz as Midwest district transportation business line leader.
  • In his prior role at WSP, Watz led the nine-state Plains District with responsibility for the strategic direction of all business lines.
  • WSP's Midwest district includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin.

John Trotta Named Midwest District Leader at WSP

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화요일, 10월 3, 2023
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CHICAGO, Oct. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - John Trotta has been promoted to Midwest district leader at WSP, a leading engineering, environment and professional services consultancy.

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  • CHICAGO, Oct. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - John Trotta has been promoted to Midwest district leader at WSP, a leading engineering, environment and professional services consultancy.
  • Trotta, a senior vice president who was recently interim Midwest district leader, has assumed this role on a permanent basis.
  • WSP's Midwest district includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin.
  • In this leadership role, Trotta is responsible for growth and oversight of operations across the district.

Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Awards $165 Million in Grants to Support Underserved Communities Across New York State

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월요일, 1월 23, 2023
Health, Education, Community Service Society of New York, Scholarship, Workforce, Social work, Nursing, Drug, Person, Private law, Metropolitan Council, Mental health, University at Buffalo, Violence, Mother Cabrini Health Foundation, Disability studies, Survivor, Upwardly Global, Lourdes Hospital, School, Asian American Federation of New York, Capital region, Infant, Long-term care, American Federation of Teachers, Niagara University, Mental, New Yorker, Neurodegenerative disease, Veteran, University, Food, United States Custom House (New York City), Dementia, Child, Dental care, Pregnancy, Case management, Covenant House, UB, Covenant, Disability, COVID-19, Public health, Health equity, Community, Organization, Montefiore Medical Center, Pharmaceutical industry, Visa, Central New York

NEW YORK, Jan. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Mother Cabrini Health Foundation today announced it has awarded 538 grants totaling $165 million to support nonprofit organizations addressing the health-related needs of low-income residents and underserved communities across New York State in 2023.

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  • In the four years since its inception, the Foundation has now awarded approximately 2,200 grants totaling nearly $635 million.
  • "At a moment when New York State's health needs are both acute and wide-ranging, the Foundation is supporting hundreds of programs addressing the needs of vulnerable New Yorkers and underserved communities across the state.
  • "When Mother Frances Cabrini arrived in New York as an Italian immigrant in 1889, she dedicated herself to serving fellow immigrants and underserved New Yorkers.
  • $3 million to address early childhood disparities in maternal and infant health outcomes with grants focused on maternal health and wellbeing.

StreetLight Unveils Unparalleled Insights into Commercial Truck Mobility, by Class and Volume

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목요일, 10월 27, 2022
Software as a service, SAN, Policy, Metric, Travel, Algorithm, Transport, Big data, Street, Truck, Jacobs, Engineering, Metropolitan Council, Classification, Pedestrian, Highway Capacity Manual, FHWA, Government, Maintenance, HCM, Environment, Congestion, Road transport, California Department of Transportation

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- StreetLight Data, Inc (StreetLight), the Big Data company providing insights into how people, goods and services move, today announced that its cloud-based analytics platform, StreetLight InSight®, now comes equipped with truck traffic counts segmented by vehicle weight class, a powerful addition to prior Truck analytics. Transportation professionals can rely on the platform for automated and validated historical truck counts for 2019 – 2021 data periods on all rural, urban, and regional roadway networks across the U.S. Furthermore, StreetLight's Truck Volume Metrics can be combined with other congestion Metrics within the platform to create safe corridors for personal and commercial vehicles alike.

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  • Furthermore, StreetLight's Truck Volume Metrics can be combined with other congestion Metrics within the platform to create safe corridors for personal and commercial vehicles alike.
  • StreetLight's Truck Volume Metrics have undergone robust data validation, including validation against temporary and permanent counters and other industry standards.
  • "With StreetLight's Truck Volume Metrics, transportation professionals are no longer hamstrung by assumptions based on old or unreliable data, or cumbersome manual data collection," said StreetLight CEO Laura Schewel.
  • The event will highlight the new Truck Volume Metrics as well as projects which have helped agencies in the U.S. Register here .

METCO Works Well, Small Tweaks Could Make It Even Better, Study Says

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목요일, 6월 2, 2022
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BOSTON, June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Program should be expanded, funding simplified

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  • METCO offers educational opportunity to families in Boston and Springfield and provides much-needed diversity to suburban school districts.
  • "Without METCO, diversity would be virtually nonexistent in some districts," said Dr. Ken Ardon, the co-author of " METCO Funding: Understanding Massachusetts' Voluntary School Desegregation Program " with Roger Hatch.
  • Despite accounting for just 2.5 percent of enrollment on average, METCO students account for about 40 percent of African-American students in receiving school districts.
  • These policies benefit districts with declining METCO enrollment and leave less for those that enroll more METCO students.

New Report Offers Guidance for Building and Sustaining Healthy Communities Through Integration of Land and Water Planning

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수요일, 2월 23, 2022
Climate change, Water, Lincoln, Policy, Water quality, One Water, American Water Works Association, Lincoln Institute, Education, Public policy, Environment, Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Drinking water, Transport, Housing, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, OXO-biodegradation, Multimedia, View, Life, Quality of life, Publication, Metropolitan Council, Specialization, Economic development, Association, Face, Colorado Water Conservation Board, Time, Agriculture, Property management, Renewable energy, Sewage, PHOENIX, Colorado River

"Water is not only essential to life and to thriving communities, but it brings value to land," Rugland writes in the report.

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  • "Water is not only essential to life and to thriving communities, but it brings value to land," Rugland writes in the report.
  • "Land use determines the character of communities and in turn greatly impacts water demand, water quality, and flooding risks.
  • Connecting land with water and understanding these resources in the context of issues like equity, resiliency, and climate change is critical for building and sustaining healthy communities for the future."
  • Although land and water are inextricably linked, land use planning and water management have historically occurred in silos.

Bristol Motor Speedway Presents Proposal to Mayor John Cooper to Bring NASCAR Back to Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway

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화요일, 11월 30, 2021
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Following the letter of intent signed in March 2021, Bristol Motor Speedway (BMS) has presented Mayor John Cooper with a proposal to both revitalize the legendary 117-year-old Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway and bring NASCAR Cup Series racing back to Nashville.

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  • Following the letter of intent signed in March 2021, Bristol Motor Speedway (BMS) has presented Mayor John Cooper with a proposal to both revitalize the legendary 117-year-old Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway and bring NASCAR Cup Series racing back to Nashville.
  • A partnership with Bristol Motor Speedway satisfies those obligations while restoring the second-oldest operating motor speedway in the United States back to the national stage.
  • A renovated, activated Fairgrounds Speedway under experienced leadership would have a significant economic impact for Nashville and the region.
  • Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway, which opened in 1904, is the second-oldest operating motor speedway in the United States and hosted an annual NASCAR Cup Series event from 1958-1984.