2. 2
Elements of a
Great City
Easy to
Get Around
Clean water,
energy,
sanitation
Educational
Opportunities
Accessible
Health Care
Businesses
and Core
Jobs
Safe and
Secure
ICT for
Real-Time
Smart City
Operations
Affordable
housing
Integrated
Nature
Optimal use
of resources
Resilient
3. 3
• First of its kind system
• Combines real time monitoring
of water quality data with data
from hospitals, pharmacies and
citizen feedback
• This protects people and
enhances well being
• Data security is a “must have”
Intelligent water systems save lives
New York City Department of Environmental Protection
New York
Real-time Dashboard
5. 5
• Overseeing design and construction of
180+ GI projects as Program Manager
• Mitigating more than 120,000,000 gallons of
stormwater runoff annually
• Stewarding County executive’s policy to
remove barriers in City-County governance
• Opened door to substantial grant money
• High community acceptance through
successful branding
• Public Private Partnerships enabled business
growth and stormwater control
Green improvement programs generate
economic opportunity and private development
Onondaga County
New York
6. 6
Green Infrastructure as an enabler for cost savings
East Liberty Development, Inc.
Pittsburgh, PA
• Estimated annual capture:
750,000 gal/yr
• Avoided treatment:
~500,000 gal/yr; saving
~$160,000 in combined sewer
overflow treatment costs
• First neighborhood-based green
infrastructure model; case study
for future greening efforts in the
Pittsburgh area
East Liberty Presbyterian Church
Before
After
7. 7
Intelligent transportation reduces congestion
LA County Metro, City of LA and the FHA
Los Angeles, CA
• Dynamically priced express lanes
and intelligent parking
management
• Improved mobility - users
achieved a 50% travel time savings
• New revenue stream for
generating $24 million per year
• Reduced smog, wasted time, fuel
and commuter stress
8. 8
Intelligent water systems saves millions $$$
City of Glendale
Arizona
• First fully integrated Contaminant
Warning System in a Water Utility
• Combining smart data analysis,
public health and consumer
complaint feedback to make
smart fast decisions
• Early detection of iron pipe
corrosion saved $20 million in
pipe replacement costs
9. 9
Optimizing resources and employing smart technology
can create cost savings…
Optimizing
Resources
Smart
Technology
Savings to
Invest in
Resiliency
and Social
Value
+ =
…that can help a community become more resilient
10. 10
10
Reducing Climate-Related Flooding with Natural Infrastructure
The Nature Conservancy Partnership
Howard Beach, Queens, NY
• TNC and CH2M have teamed up
• Evaluating the role of nature and
nature-based infrastructure in
protecting communities from some of
the impacts of climate change
• The community of Howard Beach—hit
hard by Hurricane Sandy—was selected
as a case study
• Innovative cost-benefit analysis makes
convincing case for investment in
natural infrastructure to enhance
coastal resilience and quality of life
11. 11
Savings can also be reinvested to
enhance Social Value
• Affordable housing
• Accessible health care
• Job training and education programs
• Safety and security
• Essential services
12. 12
Mapping 45+ funding options for open space planning
Detroit Future City and Center for Community Progress
Detroit, Michigan
• Mapped funding options
to target uses for open
space
• Funding options ranged
from urban agriculture to
solar, biofuels and
stormwater management
• Included non-traditional
funding sources such as
public-private and other
partnerships
13. 13
Focus on “Social Value” to generate Economic Value
• Access to food, clean water,
sanitation, health care,
education, housing and job
training creates long-term
employment
• This in turn creates economic
value…but it’s more than that
• Creating social value is what
leads to the long-term viability
of communities and society
High $ Social Cost
and Lost Revenue
UNEMPLOYED
High $ GDP and Personal
Earnings
EMPLOYED
14. 14
We have processes for developing
solutions…
Performance Management Framework Process
Test and finalize
Imbed indicators and targets
into business processes
Manage performance for
continuous improvement
Develop KPIs and targets
Prepare strategies
Define current conditions
Gain alignment
Create a vision
Develop goals
Define outcomes
15. 15
…in partnership with extraordinary urban-focused
organizations and technology companies
…and others
16. 16
A Great City
• Is inclusive
• Embraces the robustness diversity offers
• Seeks and builds partnerships with universities
– private – public - Other
• Delivers services and value for everyone
• Leverages technology to improve all lives
• Values its people, economy and natural
environment
• Is energized every day, every moment on this
issue…
