Q&A with Kim Williams
Kim Williams, Chief Innovation Officer for the Metro Transit Authority of Harris County, on shifting people’s perception of public transit, what transit users really want, and public transit’s role in keeping our cities working. Williams will be a speaker at the CityAge Houston: Decarbonizing America’s Energy Capital Digital Event on June 27. CityAge: What value does the […]
Meet the Mayors of our Breakout Cities
Read up on the Mayors who will be speaking at our first event in the new series, Breakout Cities, on October 19th Hillary Schieve, Mayor, Reno, NV CityAge: What was the last project, event, or initiative you worked on, that you were really excited about? HS: My 1000 homes in 120 days initiative, and the current project […]
Digitizing Agriculture: It all starts with the farmer
This conversation has been edited and condensed for clarity. _______________________________________________________________ Shane Thomas: What are the main challenges for the Ag industry as it tries to go digital? Ryan Risdal: Let’s start with the grower. You have a grower who’s generating a lot of data, as they modernize their farm equipment and as the younger and […]
Top 5 Data Jobs Canada Should Invest In
The first recorded experiment in statistical data analysis was conducted in the mid 1600’s to create an early-warning system for the bubonic plague. Fast forward to 1974 and the term ‘data science’ was first used, to describe the convergence of data and computers to process large volumes of data to solve complex problems that couldn’t […]
Q&A with Tomika Monterville
Tomika Monterville is San Antonio’s Director of Transportation. We sat down with Tomika to chat about where the Texas city stands in its roll-out of EV charging stations, its Vision Zero efforts, and what else she’s excited about when it comes to the future of mobility. CityAge: You have over 2 decades of experience working […]
Something In the Water: Black & Veatch 2021 Water Report says industry is at a crossroads
America’s water industry survived the Covid-19 pandemic by turning to new technology and adapting to the accelerated speed of change. Now it needs to do the same thing in response to the climate crisis. That’s the view of Black & Veatch’s 2021 Water Report. The pandemic forced water utilities to innovate and move operations online like […]
The War Is On For Your Mobility Data – And It Is Imperative Cities Win By Felim Donnelly
VANCOUVER — Uber has recently threatened to sue the Los Angeles Department of Transportation, objecting to the agency’s stipulation that Uber’s scooter and bike-share company, Jump, be required to share data with the city in a format known as Mobility Data Specification. The new MDS format allows cities to access a greater level of detail […]
America’s Architects Struggling to Build Carbon-Neutral Buildings
By Jessica Peralta IRVINE, California — Only 16 of 252 architecture met the 2030 Challenge from the American Institute of Architects to meet carbon-reduction targets to combat climate change. “The findings of this new report underscore why it is imperative that the AIA make climate change a No. 1 priority,” said AIA EVP/Chief Executive Officer […]
CityAge Speaker Says Affordable Housing is a $2.5-Trillion Opportunity
CHICAGO — As Chicago continues its struggle with an affordable housing deficit, a local manufacturing and construction firm sees a market opportunity in building homes for low-income residents. Timothy Swanson, chief design officer at Chicago-based Skender, told CityAge the United States has a 7.1 million shortage of affordable housing, translating into $2.5 trillion in housing […]
Advice from Arlington Mayor Jeff Williams
On June 25 CityAge and New Orleans CityBusiness are running special webinar on the future of America’s major entertainment districts, offering strategies to reopen America’s destination districts. This is a lightly edited conversation with Mayor Jeff Williams of Arlington, Texas, on how his city is taking on the COVID19 pandemic. For more insights from national […]