Policy frameworks can play an important role in leveraging mineral infrastructure for broader regional development in sub-Saharan Africa. Regulations are key but must be transparent, predictable, and flexible. They should be implemented where they exist and strengthened or adapted where needed. Alternatives to regulations like incentives and sequencing are also important. Overall, policy frameworks work best when they ensure coherence across countries and sectors through collaborative multi-stakeholder partnerships.
The document discusses the roles and responsibilities of state and local governments in transportation. It outlines that the state's role is to provide for interstate and interregional transportation, while local governments are responsible for local roads and infrastructure. Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) provide a forum for regional transportation planning and coordination between local governments. The document also summarizes Louisiana's statewide transportation plan, which includes extensive public outreach and will guide transportation projects and policy through 2043.
Anchoring mineral infrastructure in regional integration: what role for polic...Isabelle Ramdoo
This paper is based on an expert paper written for the E15 Initiative working group on extractive industries. It focuses on the opportunities to anchor mineral infrastructure in regional integration for broader economic development and diversification. The presentation looks at potential synergies and the role for policy makers.
The document discusses India's infrastructure sectors including energy, power, transportation, communication, and issues affecting development. It outlines the key components of infrastructure like railways, roads, shipping, and civil aviation. It also discusses the government's approach of promoting public-private partnerships and opening sectors to private participation to enhance growth. However, issues still remain around inadequate financing, low productivity, and urban and rural infrastructure problems.
Surface Transportation: The View from AASHTOAASHTO
This document summarizes Janet Oakley's presentation to the 21st Annual Tampa Bay Supersession on September 30, 2010. It discusses the current state of surface transportation reauthorization, options for moving forward, and key policy issues. Reauthorization has been extended multiple times through continuing resolutions, and Congress faces challenges passing a long-term bill due to the election cycle and budget deficits. AASHTO advocates for a well-funded, multi-year bill that clearly defines the federal role and moves towards increased performance accountability. The presentation also covers topics like climate change, freight, sustainability, and the importance of transportation investment for jobs and the economy.
The document discusses financing transport infrastructure in Australia. It begins with an overview comparing Australia and Canada's governments, economies, sizes, populations, and transport systems. Australia faces a large "infrastructure gap" between projected future needs for transport infrastructure like roads and rail and current investment levels, which are estimated to need to increase by 350% by 2050 to support population growth. The document examines current methods used in Australia to finance transport projects and the challenges in developing financing policies for addressing the infrastructure gap.
Oklahoma Regional Transportation PlanningRPO America
This document discusses regional transportation planning in Oklahoma. It describes how three Regional Transportation Planning Organizations (RTPOs) were established in Oklahoma through a collaborative process between the Oklahoma Department of Transportation, local governments, and other stakeholders. The RTPOs serve rural areas and help address transportation issues in smaller communities throughout the state. The document provides details on the structure, funding, activities, and some challenges of the RTPOs in their role to improve transportation planning in Oklahoma.
In the plenary luncheon of the 2017 National Regional Transportation Conference, Colorado DOT Deputy Executive Director Mike Lewis shared information about CDOT's efforts in transportation and economic development, partner engagement, resilience, innovations, and data.
Policy frameworks can play an important role in leveraging mineral infrastructure for broader regional development in sub-Saharan Africa. Regulations are key but must be transparent, predictable, and flexible. They should be implemented where they exist and strengthened or adapted where needed. Alternatives to regulations like incentives and sequencing are also important. Overall, policy frameworks work best when they ensure coherence across countries and sectors through collaborative multi-stakeholder partnerships.
The document discusses the roles and responsibilities of state and local governments in transportation. It outlines that the state's role is to provide for interstate and interregional transportation, while local governments are responsible for local roads and infrastructure. Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) provide a forum for regional transportation planning and coordination between local governments. The document also summarizes Louisiana's statewide transportation plan, which includes extensive public outreach and will guide transportation projects and policy through 2043.
Anchoring mineral infrastructure in regional integration: what role for polic...Isabelle Ramdoo
This paper is based on an expert paper written for the E15 Initiative working group on extractive industries. It focuses on the opportunities to anchor mineral infrastructure in regional integration for broader economic development and diversification. The presentation looks at potential synergies and the role for policy makers.
The document discusses India's infrastructure sectors including energy, power, transportation, communication, and issues affecting development. It outlines the key components of infrastructure like railways, roads, shipping, and civil aviation. It also discusses the government's approach of promoting public-private partnerships and opening sectors to private participation to enhance growth. However, issues still remain around inadequate financing, low productivity, and urban and rural infrastructure problems.
Surface Transportation: The View from AASHTOAASHTO
This document summarizes Janet Oakley's presentation to the 21st Annual Tampa Bay Supersession on September 30, 2010. It discusses the current state of surface transportation reauthorization, options for moving forward, and key policy issues. Reauthorization has been extended multiple times through continuing resolutions, and Congress faces challenges passing a long-term bill due to the election cycle and budget deficits. AASHTO advocates for a well-funded, multi-year bill that clearly defines the federal role and moves towards increased performance accountability. The presentation also covers topics like climate change, freight, sustainability, and the importance of transportation investment for jobs and the economy.
The document discusses financing transport infrastructure in Australia. It begins with an overview comparing Australia and Canada's governments, economies, sizes, populations, and transport systems. Australia faces a large "infrastructure gap" between projected future needs for transport infrastructure like roads and rail and current investment levels, which are estimated to need to increase by 350% by 2050 to support population growth. The document examines current methods used in Australia to finance transport projects and the challenges in developing financing policies for addressing the infrastructure gap.
Oklahoma Regional Transportation PlanningRPO America
This document discusses regional transportation planning in Oklahoma. It describes how three Regional Transportation Planning Organizations (RTPOs) were established in Oklahoma through a collaborative process between the Oklahoma Department of Transportation, local governments, and other stakeholders. The RTPOs serve rural areas and help address transportation issues in smaller communities throughout the state. The document provides details on the structure, funding, activities, and some challenges of the RTPOs in their role to improve transportation planning in Oklahoma.
In the plenary luncheon of the 2017 National Regional Transportation Conference, Colorado DOT Deputy Executive Director Mike Lewis shared information about CDOT's efforts in transportation and economic development, partner engagement, resilience, innovations, and data.
20-year Transportation Funding Shortfall in Floridaguestd509af
This presentation was made at the 2009 AMPO Annual Conference and the 2010 ITE Technical Conference. It describes the methodology and results of recent project to estimate an infrastructure funding shortfall in Florida. The picture is not pretty- a shortfall in metropolitan areas over the next twenty years is projected to be $62.5 billion.
2017 CalAPA Fall Asphalt Pavement Conference presentation: Ashley Jackson, Director of Government Affairs for the National Asphalt Pavement Association, gives an update on the federal transportation funding picture in Washington.
Transportation California Executive Director Roger Dickinson gives an update at the CalAPA Spring Conference & Equipment Expo April 12-13, 2017 in Ontario, Calif. The topic is on state transportation funding, including the passing of SB1 by the California Legislature.
This is the transportation planning module I developed for the Suncoast Section of the Florida APA's AICP prep course. I deliver it each March to help new professionals prepare for the exam.
A Review of MPO Long Range Transportation Plans in Floridaguestd509af
This presentation was made to the Florida MPO Advisory Council. It contains the results of a research project on the planning practices at all 26 MPOs in Florida. A parrallel study looked at the infrastructure funding shortfall over the next 20 years in Florida.
The George Washington region is growing rapidly and faces significant transportation challenges. The population has grown 400% since 1960 and is projected to reach 600,000 by 2035. Transportation needs through 2035 have been identified as over $10 billion, but only $2.5 billion in revenues have been identified, leaving a $7.5 billion shortfall. The region must choose between staying on its current course and facing increased congestion, or pursuing additional funding and adapting growth policies to improve transportation and sustainability. Regional cooperation on projects and scenario planning will be important to address the region's critical missing transportation links and complex issues over the coming decades.
The document outlines various federal programs and resources that can provide financing for livable community projects including transit grants from the Federal Transit Administration, highway funds that can be flexible for transit projects, grants and loans from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, New Market Tax Credits, and Historic Preservation Tax Credits that can help finance different elements of projects from planning to construction. It emphasizes the importance of integrated planning to identify the right funding sources and ensure they work together effectively to support different components of livable community and transit initiatives.
This document outlines policy positions from the MPOAC on federal surface transportation reauthorization. It discusses consolidating funding streams while maintaining programs for maintenance, operations, and freight. It supports a strong national and metropolitan transportation role for MPOs. On transportation finance, it endorses an independent commission to adjust fuel taxes, allows tolling with MPO involvement, and supports innovative financing. It also outlines positions on MPO administration topics like designation thresholds and protecting planning funds.
The Central Indiana Transit Task Force released a final report summarizing their proposed regional transportation plan. The plan aims to address critical issues like mobility, regional vitality, competitiveness, and congestion through expanded bus and rail transit in Marion and Hamilton counties over 10 years. It proposes funding the system through a 0.3% local income tax increase in each county, subject to voter approval. The report recommends establishing a single regional transit authority to govern the new system if voters approve the tax increase.
A New Vision for State Rail “Transportation Action Plans”OnTrackNorthAmerica
This document summarizes a presentation given at the 2014 AASHTO Standing Committee on Rail Transportation meeting in Denver, Colorado. The presentation discusses trends in rail line abandonment from 2005-2013, current freight transportation patterns and their sustainability, and proposes adopting a transportation action planning process to better coordinate stakeholders and identify opportunities to support commerce through improved freight infrastructure. Key aspects of the proposed process include developing land use strategies, creating action plans with targets and commitments, and establishing metrics to track impacts on commerce, the environment, and communities.
Africa is experiencing rapid urbanization and population growth. Many cities lack adequate infrastructure for water, sanitation, transportation, and electricity. While access to services has improved over the past decade, infrastructure investment has not kept pace with need. Future approaches to infrastructure development in African cities must address the large investment backlog, promote compact urban form to reduce sprawl, ensure universal access to basic services, and develop economic infrastructure to support job creation and a transition to low-carbon development.
The document provides an overview of funding for surface transportation projects from several sources, including the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), the State Dedicated Highway and Bridge Trust Fund, and the Federal Highway Trust Fund. It discusses the status of ARRA funding distributions for highways, transit, rail, and other projects in New York. It also summarizes the needs and challenges facing surface transportation funding at both the state and federal levels, such as the impending insolvency of funding sources like the Federal Highway Trust Fund. New York's positions on priorities and policies for the next federal transportation bill are outlined.
The document defines infrastructure and discusses various sectors that are considered part of infrastructure including economic infrastructure (energy, transport, telecommunications, special economic zones, urban and rural infrastructure) and social infrastructure (human development, health, education, employment, women's empowerment, empowerment of disadvantaged groups). It provides details on key infrastructure sectors in India like power, railways, roadways, telecommunications, oil and gas. It also discusses policies and definitions of infrastructure from organizations like RBI, IRDA, Economic Survey and Income Tax Department.
This document discusses major issues in India's infrastructure sector, with a focus on rail and road transport. It outlines the key role of railways in India's economic development as the largest rail network in Asia. The document then summarizes India's railway development plans over successive five-year plans and key issues facing railways like technology upgrades and expanding networks. It also discusses the advantages and limitations of rail and road transport in India. The budget for 2010-2011 aims to continue infrastructure development with 46% of total plan allocation for infrastructure and a 13% increase in allocation for road transport.
Connecticut River Valley Commuter Rail ProjectEric Nielsen
The document proposes establishing a commuter rail line along an existing railroad in New Hampshire and Vermont, with stops in Claremont Junction, Windsor, and White River Junction. The goals are to create alternative transportation, improve integration of transportation and housing, spur affordable housing development near stations, develop and improve infrastructure, and reduce single-occupancy vehicle use. Federal grants could fund 80% of initial costs. Private business support and development rights could provide additional funding. A bi-state committee would coordinate stakeholders to assess current infrastructure, conduct market analyses, and gain public input to plan for implementation of the commuter rail system.
This document provides information on smart cities and economic infrastructure in India. It defines infrastructure and discusses different types of infrastructure including economic infrastructure like transportation, communication, energy supply systems, and social infrastructure like education and healthcare. It outlines government initiatives to boost infrastructure development through public-private partnerships and foreign investment. The creation of smart cities aims to provide basic infrastructure and services, apply smart solutions to make cities more efficient, and improve quality of life through area-based development. The two-stage selection process for smart cities involves intra-state competition followed by an all-India competition to select winning cities.
India’s urban population is currently around 30% of its total population. Experience across the world has been that as economies grow, rapid urbanization takes this proportion to over 60% before it begins to stabilize. As such, it is projected that India’s urban population would grow to about 473 million in 2021 and 820 million by 2051, as against only 285 million in 2001. Hence, cities must not only meet the mobility needs of the current population but also provide for the needs of those yet to join the urban population.
Webinar 5 | Jul-16 | The Place of Local Government in Sustainable Energy Tran...Smart Villages
Dr Simon Bawakyillenuo & Innocent S.K. Agbelie
Addressing Energy Governance: Questions of Scale and Scope
This webinar brings together researchers working on energy governance issues from a range of projects funded under two different DFID initiatives. These initiatives are the EPSRC/DFID/DECC funded Understading Sustainable Energy Solutions (USES) programme whose 13 projects are networked under the USES Network (http://www.lcedn.com/uses) and the DFID-funded Gender and Energy research programme which is managed by Energia (http://www.energia.org/research).
Issues that will be covered in the webinar include: the roles of local government and political decentralization in energy governance; the political economy of energy sector dynamics and decision-making processes; Energy sector reform and fossil-fuel subsidization and the role of cities and municipalities in sustainable energy transitions.
Presentation by Hasan Ikhrata of the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) on transportation policy at the California Asphalt Pavement Association Spring Conference April 25, 2013 in Ontario, CA.
The document discusses three different strategies for social innovators: developing fields, innovations, and places. Developing fields involves building practitioner networks and standards within a defined practice area. Developing innovations focuses on creating and scaling new solutions. Developing places aims to build a community's capacity for continuous innovation by importing and integrating multiple innovations. Each strategy requires different skills, partners, investments, and time horizons to achieve different goals of advancing a field, portfolio of solutions, or local innovation capacity.
The document discusses an integrated framework for creating wealth in businesses through four types of capital: financial, human, social, and natural. It defines each type of capital and describes the core processes and business practices involved in developing each type in a sustainable way. An integrated approach aims to improve overall competitiveness by creating synergies across the four domains of capital.
20-year Transportation Funding Shortfall in Floridaguestd509af
This presentation was made at the 2009 AMPO Annual Conference and the 2010 ITE Technical Conference. It describes the methodology and results of recent project to estimate an infrastructure funding shortfall in Florida. The picture is not pretty- a shortfall in metropolitan areas over the next twenty years is projected to be $62.5 billion.
2017 CalAPA Fall Asphalt Pavement Conference presentation: Ashley Jackson, Director of Government Affairs for the National Asphalt Pavement Association, gives an update on the federal transportation funding picture in Washington.
Transportation California Executive Director Roger Dickinson gives an update at the CalAPA Spring Conference & Equipment Expo April 12-13, 2017 in Ontario, Calif. The topic is on state transportation funding, including the passing of SB1 by the California Legislature.
This is the transportation planning module I developed for the Suncoast Section of the Florida APA's AICP prep course. I deliver it each March to help new professionals prepare for the exam.
A Review of MPO Long Range Transportation Plans in Floridaguestd509af
This presentation was made to the Florida MPO Advisory Council. It contains the results of a research project on the planning practices at all 26 MPOs in Florida. A parrallel study looked at the infrastructure funding shortfall over the next 20 years in Florida.
The George Washington region is growing rapidly and faces significant transportation challenges. The population has grown 400% since 1960 and is projected to reach 600,000 by 2035. Transportation needs through 2035 have been identified as over $10 billion, but only $2.5 billion in revenues have been identified, leaving a $7.5 billion shortfall. The region must choose between staying on its current course and facing increased congestion, or pursuing additional funding and adapting growth policies to improve transportation and sustainability. Regional cooperation on projects and scenario planning will be important to address the region's critical missing transportation links and complex issues over the coming decades.
The document outlines various federal programs and resources that can provide financing for livable community projects including transit grants from the Federal Transit Administration, highway funds that can be flexible for transit projects, grants and loans from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, New Market Tax Credits, and Historic Preservation Tax Credits that can help finance different elements of projects from planning to construction. It emphasizes the importance of integrated planning to identify the right funding sources and ensure they work together effectively to support different components of livable community and transit initiatives.
This document outlines policy positions from the MPOAC on federal surface transportation reauthorization. It discusses consolidating funding streams while maintaining programs for maintenance, operations, and freight. It supports a strong national and metropolitan transportation role for MPOs. On transportation finance, it endorses an independent commission to adjust fuel taxes, allows tolling with MPO involvement, and supports innovative financing. It also outlines positions on MPO administration topics like designation thresholds and protecting planning funds.
The Central Indiana Transit Task Force released a final report summarizing their proposed regional transportation plan. The plan aims to address critical issues like mobility, regional vitality, competitiveness, and congestion through expanded bus and rail transit in Marion and Hamilton counties over 10 years. It proposes funding the system through a 0.3% local income tax increase in each county, subject to voter approval. The report recommends establishing a single regional transit authority to govern the new system if voters approve the tax increase.
A New Vision for State Rail “Transportation Action Plans”OnTrackNorthAmerica
This document summarizes a presentation given at the 2014 AASHTO Standing Committee on Rail Transportation meeting in Denver, Colorado. The presentation discusses trends in rail line abandonment from 2005-2013, current freight transportation patterns and their sustainability, and proposes adopting a transportation action planning process to better coordinate stakeholders and identify opportunities to support commerce through improved freight infrastructure. Key aspects of the proposed process include developing land use strategies, creating action plans with targets and commitments, and establishing metrics to track impacts on commerce, the environment, and communities.
Africa is experiencing rapid urbanization and population growth. Many cities lack adequate infrastructure for water, sanitation, transportation, and electricity. While access to services has improved over the past decade, infrastructure investment has not kept pace with need. Future approaches to infrastructure development in African cities must address the large investment backlog, promote compact urban form to reduce sprawl, ensure universal access to basic services, and develop economic infrastructure to support job creation and a transition to low-carbon development.
The document provides an overview of funding for surface transportation projects from several sources, including the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), the State Dedicated Highway and Bridge Trust Fund, and the Federal Highway Trust Fund. It discusses the status of ARRA funding distributions for highways, transit, rail, and other projects in New York. It also summarizes the needs and challenges facing surface transportation funding at both the state and federal levels, such as the impending insolvency of funding sources like the Federal Highway Trust Fund. New York's positions on priorities and policies for the next federal transportation bill are outlined.
The document defines infrastructure and discusses various sectors that are considered part of infrastructure including economic infrastructure (energy, transport, telecommunications, special economic zones, urban and rural infrastructure) and social infrastructure (human development, health, education, employment, women's empowerment, empowerment of disadvantaged groups). It provides details on key infrastructure sectors in India like power, railways, roadways, telecommunications, oil and gas. It also discusses policies and definitions of infrastructure from organizations like RBI, IRDA, Economic Survey and Income Tax Department.
This document discusses major issues in India's infrastructure sector, with a focus on rail and road transport. It outlines the key role of railways in India's economic development as the largest rail network in Asia. The document then summarizes India's railway development plans over successive five-year plans and key issues facing railways like technology upgrades and expanding networks. It also discusses the advantages and limitations of rail and road transport in India. The budget for 2010-2011 aims to continue infrastructure development with 46% of total plan allocation for infrastructure and a 13% increase in allocation for road transport.
Connecticut River Valley Commuter Rail ProjectEric Nielsen
The document proposes establishing a commuter rail line along an existing railroad in New Hampshire and Vermont, with stops in Claremont Junction, Windsor, and White River Junction. The goals are to create alternative transportation, improve integration of transportation and housing, spur affordable housing development near stations, develop and improve infrastructure, and reduce single-occupancy vehicle use. Federal grants could fund 80% of initial costs. Private business support and development rights could provide additional funding. A bi-state committee would coordinate stakeholders to assess current infrastructure, conduct market analyses, and gain public input to plan for implementation of the commuter rail system.
This document provides information on smart cities and economic infrastructure in India. It defines infrastructure and discusses different types of infrastructure including economic infrastructure like transportation, communication, energy supply systems, and social infrastructure like education and healthcare. It outlines government initiatives to boost infrastructure development through public-private partnerships and foreign investment. The creation of smart cities aims to provide basic infrastructure and services, apply smart solutions to make cities more efficient, and improve quality of life through area-based development. The two-stage selection process for smart cities involves intra-state competition followed by an all-India competition to select winning cities.
India’s urban population is currently around 30% of its total population. Experience across the world has been that as economies grow, rapid urbanization takes this proportion to over 60% before it begins to stabilize. As such, it is projected that India’s urban population would grow to about 473 million in 2021 and 820 million by 2051, as against only 285 million in 2001. Hence, cities must not only meet the mobility needs of the current population but also provide for the needs of those yet to join the urban population.
Webinar 5 | Jul-16 | The Place of Local Government in Sustainable Energy Tran...Smart Villages
Dr Simon Bawakyillenuo & Innocent S.K. Agbelie
Addressing Energy Governance: Questions of Scale and Scope
This webinar brings together researchers working on energy governance issues from a range of projects funded under two different DFID initiatives. These initiatives are the EPSRC/DFID/DECC funded Understading Sustainable Energy Solutions (USES) programme whose 13 projects are networked under the USES Network (http://www.lcedn.com/uses) and the DFID-funded Gender and Energy research programme which is managed by Energia (http://www.energia.org/research).
Issues that will be covered in the webinar include: the roles of local government and political decentralization in energy governance; the political economy of energy sector dynamics and decision-making processes; Energy sector reform and fossil-fuel subsidization and the role of cities and municipalities in sustainable energy transitions.
Presentation by Hasan Ikhrata of the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) on transportation policy at the California Asphalt Pavement Association Spring Conference April 25, 2013 in Ontario, CA.
The document discusses three different strategies for social innovators: developing fields, innovations, and places. Developing fields involves building practitioner networks and standards within a defined practice area. Developing innovations focuses on creating and scaling new solutions. Developing places aims to build a community's capacity for continuous innovation by importing and integrating multiple innovations. Each strategy requires different skills, partners, investments, and time horizons to achieve different goals of advancing a field, portfolio of solutions, or local innovation capacity.
The document discusses an integrated framework for creating wealth in businesses through four types of capital: financial, human, social, and natural. It defines each type of capital and describes the core processes and business practices involved in developing each type in a sustainable way. An integrated approach aims to improve overall competitiveness by creating synergies across the four domains of capital.
Grundvitg eu treasure hunt a guarda meeting november 2012CARAGUARDA
Ppp about the popular architecture in Galicia made by Spanish team within the Grundvitg programme "EU Treasure hunt" and presented at the meeting held in A Guarda (Spain) in November 2012
This document discusses the economic development opportunities for Kansas City through improved rail connections to other major metropolitan areas. It notes that Kansas City is currently missing rail connections to Dallas-Fort Worth and other areas, which limits its economic growth potential. Closing these rail gaps could boost Kansas City's economy by facilitating more efficient transportation of goods and connecting the region to larger markets. The document outlines next steps needed to study and implement new rail routes, such as conducting environmental impact studies and securing funding commitments from stakeholders.
El Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Castilla y León (MUSAC) se encuentra en la ciudad española de León. El museo alberga una impresionante colección de arte contemporáneo europeo y español de los siglos XX y XXI, con obras de artistas como Picasso, Dalí, Miró, Chillida y otros. El edificio del museo, diseñado por el arquitecto estadounidense Steven Holl, es una estructura innovadora de hormigón, cristal y acero que ofrece amplias vistas del campo
A description of the Northern Flyer Alliance, Inc., including its Vision, Mission and successes to date. It also makes the case for Kansas City\'s involvement in the initiative to restore passenger rail from KC to DFW.
Deborah Fischer Stout, president of the Northern Flyer Alliance, recommends several next steps for Kansas to advance passenger rail, including funding a NEPA study, creating a state passenger rail task force, and collaborating with neighboring states. She argues this will make the Kansas City to Dallas passenger rail corridor "shovel ready" and position Kansas to be competitive for federal funding. Not taking these steps could result in Kansas missing out on economic benefits and the corridor being bypassed in favor of other states like Oklahoma that are advancing similar projects.
100 Digital Tips & Tools for Content Creators & Marketers, Sarah Evans, Socia...Social Fresh Conference
This document provides digital tips and tools for content creators and marketers. It discusses top apps, products, and paid services for creating content on various social media platforms like Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram, and Twitter. Specific strategies are outlined for using live video on Facebook and other platforms. Tips are also provided for using Snapchat, including how to create geofilters and promote a Snapchat username. Overall recommendations are given for captioning content, repurposing content across platforms, and using insights from Instagram business accounts.
Prove Your Worth: Social Media Measurement, Zontee Hou, Social Fresh Conferen...Social Fresh Conference
This document discusses how to measure the effectiveness of social media marketing by defining the customer journey in four stages: See, Think, Do, Care. For each stage, it provides examples of key metrics to track, such as changes in brand awareness, repeat visits, conversion rates, and customer loyalty. It emphasizes setting goals for each content type, measuring multiple audiences and versions of content, and using tools to track performance, attribute touchpoints, and benchmark against competitors. The overall message is that social media measurement requires looking at the right metrics for each stage of the customer journey to effectively optimize strategies.
The document discusses several key challenges in changing large systems, including complexity, non-linearity, delays, and scale issues. It outlines a 7-step process for changing systems: understand the system, identify leverage points, develop ways to influence leverage points, build relevant competencies, test interventions, study results, and develop strategies for scaling up successes. Finally, it discusses different levels of analysis for systems change work and some common tools and approaches.
Establishing Your Brand Voice in Social Media, Juntae DeLane, Social Fresh Co...Social Fresh Conference
This document discusses establishing a digital brand voice. It provides a framework for building a digital brand voice that includes understanding the audience, organization, offerings, mission, vision, values, personas and value proposition. It outlines the three tenets of digital branding: identity, visibility and credibility. It also provides tips on defining the character, tone, language and purpose of the brand voice and developing an action plan with objectives and promises around the brand personality.
This document discusses best practices for influencer marketing, emphasizing the importance of planning, maintaining two-way relationships with influencers, choosing influencers carefully based on their audience, setting clear expectations, and keeping communications ongoing to build long-term relationships that outlast individual campaigns.
Presented at Social Fresh Conference 2016 in Orlando FL.
More info: https://socialfresh.com
Blogging on your own site is still valuable, but making sure you can be found where people are looking is a bigger deal than ever. Whether including content on LinkedIn and Medium or ensuring when someone uses Alexa to ask about something relevant to your business, you're thinking about how you can be included in that moment.
The document discusses organizational learning and knowledge creation. It provides definitions of a learning organization and communities of practice. It then describes the cycle of knowledge creation involving the conversion of tacit knowledge to explicit knowledge. This cycle includes socialization, externalization, combination, and internalization. Effective learning involves a social process within communities of practice and managing the interplay between tacit and explicit knowledge.
Facebook Live: What We've Learned, Jennifer Watson, Social Fresh Conference 2016Social Fresh Conference
This document provides best practices and tips for using Facebook Live. It recommends testing equipment and connections beforehand. Content should be unique, engaging, and allow interaction. Live videos should be teased in advance using images and details, but not giving everything away. During the live broadcast, recognize viewers early on and engage them with questions. Post-broadcast, the video can be edited and tagged to make it more discoverable. Keeping things simple, having fun, and testing beforehand are also advised.
Sustainability And Economic Developmentjohncleveland
The document discusses sustainability and its connections to economic development. It defines sustainability as meeting present needs without compromising future generations' ability to meet their needs. Economic development strategies can support community sustainability initiatives or sustainable business practices. Businesses benefit from improving their environmental performance through eco-efficiency, innovation, and reducing their impacts on natural capital.
The document provides background information on lean manufacturing and the Toyota Production System. It summarizes that traditional manufacturing systems have high inventory levels and long lead times, while lean systems based on Toyota aim to reduce waste and optimize flow. The core of lean is the Toyota Production System (TPS) which treats all processes as experiments to continuously improve. TPS creates a "community of scientists" using the scientific method to solve problems at all levels.
This document provides an overview of complexity theory and complex adaptive systems. It discusses how complex systems exist on the "edge of chaos," where they have enough stability to maintain their structure but also enough flexibility to adapt to changes. The edge of chaos allows systems to learn and evolve over time. It provides examples of how living systems, democracies, markets, and organizations can be considered complex adaptive systems that operate on the edge between order and disorder.
Session donnée lors du Drupal Camp Lyon 2012. Présentant les différentes alternatives pour gérer la mobilité avec Drupal.
- Responsive Design
- Contextes mobiles (themes mobiles)
- Applications Natives et intégrations en Web Services ou HTML5
Un Réseau est un ensemble d’ordinateurs (ou de périphériques) autonomes connectés entre eux et qui sont situés dans un certain domaine géographique.
Réseau informatique : ensemble d’ordinateurs et de terminaux interconnectés pour échanger des informations numériques.
Un réseau est un ensemble d'objets interconnectés les uns avec les autres. Il permet de faire circuler des éléments entre chacun de ces objets selon des règles bien définies.
Kansas City Southern (KCS) is a Class I railroad operating in 10 central and southeastern U.S. states, with subsidiaries owning and operating rail lines in Mexico. KCS generates revenue through freight delivery services for customers in various industries. KCS has expanded its network through acquisitions, including gaining control of TFM, one of Mexico's main railroads, in 2005. KCS has experienced growth in revenues and profitability in recent years through operational efficiencies and expanding its presence in Mexico. The company maintains a strong financial position and management team focused on continued growth.
This document outlines five core questions on rail safety in Canada. It discusses the lack of readily available research and data on rail safety incidents which has hindered the ability to determine the causes of incidents and ways to prevent them. The document will develop five research questions aimed at improving the body of research and access to information on rail safety issues identified by various rail safety headlines. It establishes terms of reference from Transport Action Canada and Transport Canada documents to guide the design and content of the research questions.
Steven Alexander Bert has extensive experience conducting economic impact analyses and research projects for transportation organizations in North Carolina and other states. His work includes evaluating the economic benefits of shared-use paths, transit systems, and transportation investment options to generate additional state revenue. He has analyzed topics such as defining transportation disadvantaged populations, assessing license plate agencies, and developing transportation asset management plans.
During the 2019 NADO Annual Training Conference (October 19 - 22 in Reno, NV), Stephanie Sudano shared the North Carolina Department of Transportation's Project CASSI, Connected Autonomous Shuttles Supporting Information.
This document summarizes the discussions of the Maine Transportation & Land Use Working Group. Key points include:
1) The group opted to use Maine DOT vehicle miles traveled (VMT) forecasts over US DOE forecasts. Black carbon emissions were also examined.
2) Transportation sector emissions projections were presented both with and without black carbon to show the impact.
3) There was debate around adopting California's vehicle emissions standards with concerns about costs and legal issues. Support for a "trigger mechanism" to adopt standards after other states.
4) Subcommittees were formed to further examine issues around freight, fuels, and other measures to reduce emissions from the transportation sector. The working group's recommendations would be provided
What Transportation Agencies Need To Know About Charging: Program models from...Forth
Cassie Powers, Senior Managing Director at National Association of State Energy Officials gave this presentation at the Forth Charged Up: What Transportation Agencies Need To Know About Charging webinar on February 8, 2022.
Mobility Management: Empirical Evidence of Fiscal Benefits from Multiple StatesNebraska Transit
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Presentation By Northern Flyer Alliance President, Deborah Fischer Stout
1. Recommended Next Steps to Move
Passenger Rail Forward in Kansas
Testimony by Northern Flyer Alliance President,
Deborah Fischer Stout
before the Kansas Legislative
Interim Committee on Transportation
Oct. 29, 2012
3. Service
Gap
This is one of the barriers to economic growth
4. Next Steps for the Region
1. The state of Kansas must make the commitment to fund
the NEPA studies necessary. NEPA Regulation 64 FR
28545
2. Determine Stakeholders and create a Service Proposal
based on SDP
3. Thirdly, KDOT and Stakeholders to fund the study, then
select a firm to perform the study.
5. Next Steps for the Region
4. NFA recommends the creation of a State Passenger Rail
Task Force to spearhead the NEPA process
5. NFA recommends this Special Committee provide a directive
to the new State Passenger Rail Task Force to spearhead the
creation of supporting legislation.
6. Next Steps for the Region
6. NFA recommends this Special Committee provide a directive
to KDOT whereby collaboration with neighboring states is
required.
9. Why Rail?
• KU ROI study: 4.6 to 1 tax considered
economic development ratio for the corridor
from KC to OKC, completed in 2009.
• Texas A&M ROI study: 4.5 to 1 economic
development ratio for the corridor from OKC
to DFW, completed in 2010
Editor's Notes
Thank you for this opportunity to discuss the passenger rail issue and its potential impact on the State of Kansas. As many of you are aware, the reinstatement of passenger rail from Kansas City to Dallas Fort Worth has been the Mission of the NFA since its inception six years ago. We have made great progress with the passage of two favorable bills, and the successful advocacy for all required and preliminary plans completed since 2010, including the Feasibility Study, the new State Rail Plan and the Service Development Plan. As President of the NFA, I have been tasked by this Committee to provide action steps the State of Kansas may consider in order to move passenger rail forward for its citizens.
The US is now a Metro Nation. As of 2010, 80% of the population of the U.S. lived in a metropolitan areaa, while 85% of all jobs are located in metro areas. Those numbers continue to grow.This map shows how metropolitan areas are beginning to grow into clusters known as Megapolitans or Megaregions. Megaregions share similar economies, weather, culture, commerce, family and business connections and infrastructure investment. These regions begin to operate in concert with other urban and rural areas in the region as a comprehensive unit producing and attracting goods and services for the world. The I-35 Corridor Megaregion is our economic growth potential. Investing in this corridor is an investment in our economic future.
Pete Meitzner showed this map earlier. This 200 mile Service Gap is a barrier to realizing the economic growth potential of being connected to Dallas/Fort Worth. By closing this gap not only will passengers be able to travel between cities more productively and affordably, but farmers, ranchers and manufacturers will be able to get their goods to market faster and more efficiently as well.
Next Steps for the Region:1) Perform an Environmental Impact Study. In order to qualify for federal funding for capital investment the corridor from Kansas City to Dallas/Fort Worth will need an environmental impact study – also known as a NEPAThis is the final study needed for the corridor, and it will render the corridor shovel-ready for HSIPR funds when completed.Given the multi-state nature of the corridor, KDOT must partner with ODOT to complete this study. Depending on the Alternatives chosen, KDOT may also need to partner with MODOT and TXDOT.2) Determine Stakeholders and create a Service Proposal based on the SDP completed last December. Submit to FRA (Federal Railroad Administration)FRA determines the type of NEPA needed.3) KDOT and Stakeholders select a firm and fund the study.
4. NFA recommends the creation of a State Passenger Rail Task Force, charged with spearheading the NEPA process. This is exactly what happened in Oklahoma. In 2011 they created the Eastern Flyer Task Force, a public/private partnership. As a result of their efforts, Tulsa has a NEPA underway right now.5. Before any capital grant is awarded, the FRA has shown by example in neighboring states that state funding must be secured. A State Passenger Rail Task Force could be directed to draft legislation to fund the maintenance and expansion of passenger rail into the future, with introduction of legislation in 2013, or at the latest, 2014 which is the year that Amtrak’s contract with the BNSF ends for the Southwest Chief.
6.A regional effort is preferred by the FRA. Regional grant requests receive priority over individual state applications. In order to receive federal funding for capital improvement, a Group of States Application between Kansas and Oklahoma and/or between Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas is needed.I’d like to point out that the States of Illinois and Michigan have a well-developed network that includes municipal government, business leaders, grass roots organizations, university and chamber of commerce coalitions, as well as organized legislative and gubernatorial support. The new Task Force could be directed to establish and nurture these coalitions as well.
Last but not least, the Universities from the four states should collaborate on a joint effort to identify the economic benefits of passenger rail service for the I-35 corridorMegaregion, beginning in 2013. The Illinois State University System successfully formed a collaborative partnership to promote the use and expansion of a passenger rail network in Illinois. They are now successfully using passenger rail as a university recruiting tool for the entire state. Furthermore, The Center for Applied Research at Oklahoma State University, The Transportation Institute at Texas A&M, The Center for Economic Development and Business Research at WSU, and the Business School at KU have all expressed an interest in participating in a collaborative Return on Investment Study for the I-35 Corridor.A recommendation from this committee for WSU and KU to collaboratewith neighboring state universities on a Return on Investment Study for passenger rail for the Megapolitan Region in which they reside would be an excellent use of state funded intellectual capital, a pre-requisite for justifying state investment, and a national example of regionalism – the new global model of economic development and job growth.
What could happen if Kansas stays on the sidelines?The Kansas City and Wichita Metros including Johnson and Wyandotte counties will likely become even more isolated, perhaps within 5-10 years and continue to fall further behind their peer cities in both economic vitality and job growth according to the US Conference of Mayors, the Brookings Institute and the Regional Planning Association. Right now, KC is ranked 190 out of 200 global cities for job growth and economic vitality according to the Brookings Institute and 241st out of 383 global metros by the US Conference of Mayors.As the primary economic engines for the state, Kansas can ill-afford to neglect the infrastructure and development needs of its two largest metro areas.Now I want to draw your attention to the scenarios that are outlined on page 3 of Appendix B and highlighted by this map.What I want to focus on at the moment is the corridor from Tulsa to St. Louis. If Kansas stays on the sidelines, this train will likely be built first and Kansas would be bypassed, further harming the economy of the state. Remember, an investment in passenger rail is an investment in freight rail.
Why Rail? These two Return on Investment studies address this question very well. 4.6 and 4.5 to 1 is a great return for a state investment.Sectors studied include:Amusement & Recreation IndustriesHotels/Motels, including Casino HotelsFood Services & Drinking PlacesRetail – General MerchandiseBig 12 Game activityThis concludes my presentation. Are there any questions?