Sentences with phrase «in city infrastructure»

Miner is expected to direct the innovation team to focus initially on finding ways to modernize and spur investment in city infrastructure, ranging from water and sewers to broadband, aides said.

In the race to win this prize, Philadelphia's transit system is one of its selling points, said Adie Tomer, a Brookings Institute fellow with expertise in city infrastructure.

Not exact matches

In many big cities, municipal land - use planning departments and other local agencies are hiring planners to help manage growth linked to population increases, burgeoning private investment and new infrastructure.

«We can actually put computation in the infrastructure of the city so that we can make the city not only greener but more efficient,» he says, referencing innovations that could prevent the waste of electricity and water from cracks in building architecture.

Innovation clusters are almost always based in large metropolitan areas, and cities have control over key inputs like power and transport infrastructure.

Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao (R) looks on as President Donald Trump speaks following a meeting on infrastructure at Trump Tower, August 15, 2017 in New York City.

The Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore aims to enhance the use of technology and data to improve the provision of services such as health care and transportation in a city, where infrastructure has come under pressure in recent years as a rise in immigration boosts the country's population.

For example, as more and more people move out of rural areas and into cities, the transportation infrastructures in cities are being stressed like never before.

«Infrastructure development will help improve connectivity within the city and bodes well for the real estate projects coming in the suburbs and MMR region which will further spur growth of the sector», according to Chintan Sheth from Sheth Corp..

It remains to be seen how the staggering population loss will affect Bing's plans to revitalize the Motor City by shrinking city finances and infrastructure in line with Detroit's new sCity by shrinking city finances and infrastructure in line with Detroit's new scity finances and infrastructure in line with Detroit's new size.

Expectation: Infrastructure development will help improve connectivity within the city and bodes well for the real estate projects coming in the suburbs and MMR region

So the government is going to have to come to terms with what that means for affordability in the cities, what's that's going to mean for infrastructure, education — it's a big equation.

In some cities, public transportation infrastructure simply isn't a viable means of transport; bikes help fill the gap.

She maintained that 70 % of infrastructure that will be needed in cities by 2016 still has not been built, and that without these improvements, cities will face major challenges in accommodating fast growth.

«The dream is that we build the infrastructure that manages delivery for all local merchants in the city and helps them compete with Amazon (amzn),» Lehmann said in an interview.

Finalist cities are refining their pitches based on many of the factors that usually motivate corporations in site selection — economic development opportunities, transportation access and infrastructure, skilled labor force and quality - of - life measurements, like education and real estate costs.

When it came to transforming the city's infrastructure, the mayor stayed within budget by implementing a temporary one - cent sales tax initiative, which will expire in December 2017.

It wants to offer fertile ground for local entrepreneurs, particularly in the poorer parts of the city, to start businesses and help them grow, empowering the incubator infrastructure to work as effectively as possible.

Baptist explained that both cities rank in the top rating of livability, with Singapore beating Hong Kong by having better infrastructure.

What the top ranked cities had in common was being situated in relatively wealthy countries with good health and education systems, good quality infrastructure and they tended to be medium - sized, and had low population densities.

Says Vaculik, expanding transport beyond traditional roads could help bypass trillions in estimated infrastructure costs, save consumers lost time driving, create more efficient networks between cities and even make way for a fleet of ridesharing options — Ubers and Lyfts in air.

«The implications tie back to the founding vision that we've had of turning cities into metro stops, changing the meaning of where you live and where you work, unlocking economic opportunity in areas that might be currently locked away by lack of infrastructure or lack of transportation solutions,» Hyperloop One co-founder Shervin Pishevar told the Verge.

That's partly due to strong demand coming from Brazil, Russia, India and China, where investment in developing infrastructure for surveillance of cities and major sporting events has been heavy.

Infrastructure spending could come, just as it did by the efforts of Van Rysselberge in Oklahoma City, from passing local sales taxes to fund those programs.

The affluence and modern infrastructure is already moving quickly out to 3rd, 4th, and 5th tier cities in the interior and western parts of China.

Atlanta stands out from other startup cities because its established companies and startup infrastructure focus on building businesses that bring in real revenue.

Giving the right offers, the right products and the right prices for different users in different cities required a robust infrastructure and an interfacing layer that allowed each city accessed within the application to have its own localized and customized content.

President Donald Trump delivers remarks following a meeting on infrastructure at Trump Tower, August 15, 2017 in New York City.

Bechtel is currently overseeing a major portion of Crossrail, the largest infrastructure installation in Europe — a network of tunnels and rail links in London that will connect the city to the outer suburbs.

Thanks to pockets of investment for things like a new $ 1.2 billion medical center that will spearhead bio-tech research, and a staggering $ 70 billion in federal aid that has gone to rebuilding infrastructure — including a $ 15 billion state of the art levee system — Landrieu says, the city has created 9,100 new jobs since his administration took over in 2010.

He criticized states for kicking the can down the road, living beyond their means year after year in a «never - ending sense of crisis» that results in «stop - and - go funding of vital programs,» such as those for infrastructure, education, pensions and city and county services.

The case is even stronger where IoT vulnerabilities affect the critical infrastructure (e.g., Israeli researchers recently demonstrated that they could take over all the smart lightbulbs in a city the size of Paris by attacking only one).

Among the events being planned for T3's new Innovation Studio are a saké tasting and a panel discussion about what Boston needs in terms of infrastructure to attract more innovative companies to the city.

Major cities in Asia have advanced infrastructure that makes setting up businesses easier.

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You stated your interest in a city where you can grow your company to 50,000 employees over the next 20 years, a home base that can hold your interest... a strong sense of place, a rich cultural life, great transit systems, smart young people and plenty of infrastructure - ready land that is close to both the business center and top universities... density, walkability, and diversity... some of the nation's finest universities... tech - savvy millennials... Philadelphia, the birthplace of America, offers all of these desirable attributes at a more affordable cost.

China introduced a tiering system for its cities in the 1980s according to urban and infrastructure development needs, and has since become a proxy for societal classification, i.e., Tier 1 cities are the «wealthiest», whereas Tier 4 are the «poorest» (on a per capita basis).

These two most distinct and distinguished cities are revealed in astonishing detail, as photographer Jeffrey Milstein explores residential and commercial neighborhoods, parks and recreation sites, as well as industrial districts and the infrastructure of transportation.

Attacking cities» power grids, transportation arteries or other critical infrastructure, while leaving rural areas untouched, could result in a significant advantage for one candidate over another.

In addition to lenders, cities and other community groups sometimes offer no - or low - interest loans within redevelopment districts to encourage businesses to do such things as improve the façade of their storefront, improve the structural infrastructure of their place of business, or create jobs.

Cities across Canada should sell their electricity distribution companies and invest the proceeds in critical municipal infrastructure, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report.

We need a more robust cohort of emerging Asia experts, and that will mean creating a stronger infrastructure for youth to develop the types of knowledge and capacities needed for successful branding in Asia, smart city co-operation, and creating leadership on trade deals.

Urbanisation (the movement of people from rural areas to towns and cities) and industrialisation (the development of manufacturing industries) requires investment in new housing, factories and transport infrastructure — all of which use steel in their construction.

Our mission is to support the growth of public banking in Massachusetts, initially focusing on an infrastructure bank to help cities and towns with the costs of upgrading buildings, roads, and water systems, with environmental remediation and adaption to a changing climate, and with improving city services.

Exports play their role in lifting Mexico's economy, but infrastructure spending serves as another key driver in the wake of last year's devastating earthquakes, which rattled Mexico City.

A recent boom in automobile sales has plagued the city with horrendous traffic due to poor road infrastructure.

«Market participants will look back on this municipal green bond issuance for Massachusetts, and see it as the gateway to further green bond issuances across the many states and many cities that are hoping to access less expensive funding to improve infrastructure, protect natural resources and offer renewable energy,» says Bill Daley, Managing Director in Public Finance.

While the UK's vote to leave the EU scuttled many a megadeal in Europe in the second half of last year, last December one mammoth transaction sailed through the City of London unscathed: the world's largest private infrastructure deal of 2016, in which a consortium invested $ 15.9 billion to acquire 61 % of the gas distribution network of National Grid in the UK.

Looking inside our City limits, we have seen serious investment in our crumbling infrastructure and public spaces for the first time in decades.

In October, Waterfront Toronto announced it had chosen Sidewalk Labs to present a plan to design a brand new area of the city from scratch, with innovative technologies and infrastructure that's expected to include roads designed for driverless cars.