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We believe that transit and infrastructure stands at an unprecedented time. Advancing local government, transportation, and public services will require more than simply money -- it will require a shared understanding of the challenges we face and the solutions these times require.

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Fixing American supply chains
November 2021

The bipartisan infrastructure bill passed. Here’s a primer on how it could be implemented and fix American supply chains.

The bottleneck at the Los Angeles ports is only the first slowdown point on a complex supply chain for imported goods. Now, the bipartisan infrastructure bill could speed up the slow-moving supply chain from the ports to the store shelves.

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Protecting transit: As transit agencies digitally tranform, cyber security risks build
February 2021

Digital transformation is opening new points of entry for hackers. How can public transit respond?

Public transit is pushing growing volumes of data onto cloud networks, exposing providers to new risks that are only growing.

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Bus Rapid Transit: Transit’s best tool for quickly responding to population movement
August 2021

A simple tool to allow urban planners to react to migration of residents

Cities like Los Angeles, Chicago, and Boston are building and expanding Bus Rapid Transit service. Here’s why we think more will follow.

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Meeting mandates with action
October 2019

Cities across the United States have set mandates for electric buses. Now they must figure out how to meet those mandates.

City governments, one after the other, are mandating their transit agencies phase out diesel and compressed natural gas (CNG) buses in favor of zero-emission electric buses. The federal government may soon dramatically increase support to accelerate that transformation. But critical questions remain: Can city planners effectively manage the transformation? And can transit agencies build the infrastructure to support zero-emission buses?

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