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City Planning
Profiles of city planners engaged in designing green infrastructure and related technologies to enhance the health, safety and mobility of urban residents.
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Brooks McKinney, APR
Dec 10, 20248 min read
Redefining the US Power Grid
Pacific Northwest National Lab's Kevin Schneider is harnessing new technologies to add resilience and reliability to the US power grid.
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Brooks McKinney, APR
Nov 10, 20248 min read
Shaping a "Transit-First" Olympics
LA Metro’s Ernesto Chaves is helping define public transit options that will inspire LA 2028 Olympic spectators to leave their cars behind.
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Brooks McKinney, APR
Oct 28, 20248 min read
Designing a Greener, All-Electric Future
Redwood Energy’s Sean Armstrong delivers profitability to affordable housing developers by designing solar-powered, all-electric homes.
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Brooks McKinney, APR
Aug 5, 20249 min read
He's Got Transit Riders Covered!
Randall Winston drives the installation of new, digitally enhanced bus shelters that add safety, convenience and equity to LA transit rides.
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Brooks McKinney, APR
Apr 15, 20247 min read
Building Communities Through BRT
IndyGo’s Jennifer Pyrz drives the buildout of Indy's BRT system, helping locals connect to better jobs and more efficient transit options.
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Brooks McKinney, APR
Feb 19, 20248 min read
Rebuilding, Reimagining Paradise
Marc Mattox guides the restoration and renovation of Paradise, Calif.'s critical infrastructure after wildfire devastated the Town in 2018.
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Brooks McKinney, APR
Jan 21, 20247 min read
Getting People Where They Need to Go
LA Metro’s Kim Wilson guides the construction of a new subway that will give local citizens greater freedom to live and work where they want
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Brooks McKinney, APR
Jan 13, 20246 min read
Decongesting the Curb
Automotus’ Jordan Justus is using AI-powered automation to help cities manage and monetize commercial curb space while reducing emissions.
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Brooks McKinney, APR
Nov 12, 20236 min read
Putting Mobility-for-All on Track
InfraStrategies’ Joshua Schank helps transit agencies align their infrastructure priorities with the equity & mobility needs of all riders.
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Brooks McKinney, APR
Mar 11, 20237 min read
Turning Food Waste Green
LACSD’s Will Chen manages the energy recovery infrastructure that helps SoCal fight climate change by recycling food waste into green energy
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Brooks McKinney, APR
Feb 26, 20237 min read
The Diesel Bus Stops Here
Lion Electric’s Nate Baguio prescribes fleets of clean, zero-emission school buses to restore student transportation systems to good health.
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Brooks McKinney, APR
Feb 1, 20236 min read
Turning Runoff into Resources
Sterling Klippel guides the development of critical flood protection, stormwater capture and water recycling infrastructure for LA County.
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Brooks McKinney, APR
Sep 25, 20226 min read
Reinventing EV Charging Infrastructure
Tiya Gordon and itselectric are replacing destination charging with a local curbside model that allows EV owners to charge where they park.
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Brooks McKinney, APR
Jul 31, 20226 min read
Delivering Scooter Safety, Bit by Bit
Superpedestrian's Lou Alejo developes the software that keeps LINK shared e-scooter riders safe while producing harmony with city planners.
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Brooks McKinney, APR
Jun 9, 20226 min read
Crossing the Digital Divide
Futurist and author Brent Messer shows U.S cities how to deliver broadband infrastructure equitably and affordably to homes and businesses.
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Brooks McKinney, APR
Jun 5, 20226 min read
Connecting Cities to a Smarter Future
Iveda Solutions CEO David Ly drives the integration of digital technology with municipal services to create smart city infrastructure.
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Brooks McKinney, APR
May 9, 20226 min read
Curbing Climate Change
Mary Catherine Snyder leads the Seattle Dept. of Transportation’s efforts to navigate and manage growing demand for new uses of curb space.
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Brooks McKinney, APR
Mar 4, 20226 min read
Reclaiming Water Reliability
LADWP's David Pettijohn guides the development of water recycling infrastructure to help ensure the reliability of future LA water supplies.
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Brooks McKinney, APR
Aug 7, 20215 min read
Building Strong Communities with Digital Infrastructure
PV Library District Director Jennifer Addington helps build robust digital infrastructure to ensure free public access to library resources.
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Brooks McKinney, APR
Jan 7, 20215 min read
Reconnecting EV Charging Stations
Kameale Terry’s ChargerHelp! startup repairs and maintains networks of EV charging stations while re-energizing disadvantaged workforces.
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Brooks McKinney, APR
Jun 1, 20206 min read
Drone Ranger
Former U.S. Army Ranger Ryan Walsh offers consumers a safe, secure way to send and receive packages with a new smart drone delivery mailbox.
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Brooks McKinney, APR
Apr 12, 20206 min read
Cyber Sleuth
LA Cyber Lab’s Joshua Belk leads an effort to teach schools and local governments how to protect critical infrastructure against cyber crime
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Brooks McKinney, APR
Mar 22, 20206 min read
Battery Electric Evangelist
Dale Hill, founder of battery electric bus developer Proterra, has been preaching the gospel of zero-emission transit vehicles since 1997.
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Brooks McKinney, APR
Dec 17, 20195 min read
Bike Lane Broker
LADOT's Severin Martinez is helping create safe, well-connected bicycle networks to enable equitable transportation options for everyone.
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Brooks McKinney, APR
Nov 20, 20196 min read
Eco Master
Heather DeGrella inspires Opsis Architecture's focus on creating sustainable facilities and happy occupants for Portland, Ore.- area schools
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Brooks McKinney, APR
May 27, 20194 min read
Campus Energy Guide
Anbaric’s Soam Goel brings capital and energy expertise to help campuses update aging infrastructure and meet long-term green energy goals.
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Brooks McKinney, APR
May 17, 20195 min read
Airport Metro Conductor
LA Metro's Tim Lindholm drives the development of a new, multi-modal transit terminal that will connect transit riders and cyclists to LAX.
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Brooks McKinney, APR
Jan 7, 20194 min read
Urban Trailblazer
Landscape architect Carol Adams entices cyclists and pedestrians to explore Boulder, Colo. with creative, visually-engaging urban trails.
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Brooks McKinney, APR
Dec 10, 20184 min read
Greening LA's Stormwater System
LA Sanitation’s Deborah Deets couples man-made flood control infrastructure with natural filtering mechanisms to improve LA water quality.
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