Presentation given by Stephanie Pollack, Associate Director of Research, Kitty & Michael Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy, at the Metropolitan Area Planning Council's parking conference, sPARKing New Ideas, Boston, MA, 4/8/14.
The document discusses parking policy and programs in Boston. It outlines the current policy framework focused on convenience, climate, and cost for residents, customers, and employees. Current programs include the Boston Parking Freeze which limits parking supply downtown, and Transportation Access Plan Agreements (TAPAs) which implement maximum parking ratios and transportation demand management programs for developments. New programs explored include a smart parking pilot in the Innovation District to provide real-time parking availability information and explore variable pricing, as well as alternative uses of parking spaces like bus lanes and bike lanes.
The document summarizes a parking plan for downtown Salem that was implemented to address parking issues. Some of the short term recommendations that were implemented included demand-responsive pricing for on-street and off-street parking, designating employee parking areas, and protecting residential parking. While some positive results were seen like incentives to park in garages, negative feedback also included a lack of signage and education about the new system. Over time some changes were made to the plan, but it is still not being actively managed.
The MBTA owns over 50,000 parking spaces across 108 facilities including garages, commuter rail lots, and transit lots. It has seen parking revenue increase steadily from $27.4 million in FY09 to a projected $45 million in FY16. The MBTA was an early adopter of pay-by-cell parking payments, launching the system wide in 2010 with an initial 15% adoption rate. In 2014, it transitioned to a new provider and saw the adoption rate increase to 48% across facilities that offer pay-by-cell. Benefits of pay-by-cell include eliminating cash transactions, quicker deposits, and providing a user-friendly mobile app with payment receipts.
This document discusses parking policies and management strategies to support communities. It suggests that parking management should focus on demand rather than revenue generation. It presents alternatives like time limits, permits, and ticketing to better manage parking. It also discusses the benefits of parking benefit districts where communities control parking revenues and decide how to invest in local improvements. Examples are given of cities that have implemented parking benefit districts successfully. The document argues that parking revenues should be spent on community priorities rather than going into general funds, and provides the example of Nashua, NH where parking meter revenues have funded technology and lighting improvements.
This document discusses strategies for expanding public transit capacity, noting that bus rapid transit (BRT) may be the best option given funding limitations. It provides details on two BRT projects in Boston: the 28X proposal from 2009 that was pulled due to loss of street parking, and the successful Silver Line Gateway that avoided eliminating parking. The document advocates for a Hawthorn Street BRT lane to improve bus reliability by removing cars from the street. Overall challenges to BRT in Boston include limited street width and grid, existing rail infrastructure, and difficulties gaining support when projects impact parking.
The city of Salem, MA implemented several changes to its parking management system based on recommendations from a parking study working group. These included relative pricing of on-street and off-street parking, new monthly parking passes including a low-cost option, extending time limits, revising enforcement hours and fines, and increasing on and off-street parking supply. The implementation process required an dedicated team, education and outreach, and adjusting policies based on data to meet the goal of one open space per block. Overall, the changes increased utilization of underused parking facilities and decreased tickets issued while balancing the needs of different users.
Stephanie Groll presented on mode shift strategies in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Cambridge implemented a PTDM ordinance in 1998 requiring new developments to reduce single-occupancy vehicle commutes by 10% below 1990 levels through transportation demand management measures. Positive trends have emerged with drive-alone rates dropping from 50% to 45% between 2000 and 2009-2011, while transit, biking and walking increased. Despite growth in Kendall Square, average daily traffic increased only 4% between 2000-2010 due to these mode shift strategies.
Presentation by Donald Shoup, Distinguished Professor of Urban Planning at UCLA, at Metropolitan Area Planning Council's (MAPC) parking conference, sPARKing New Ideas, April 8, 2014, Boston, Mass.
The document discusses parking policy and programs in Boston. It outlines the current policy framework focused on convenience, climate, and cost for residents, customers, and employees. Current programs include the Boston Parking Freeze which limits parking supply downtown, and Transportation Access Plan Agreements (TAPAs) which implement maximum parking ratios and transportation demand management programs for developments. New programs explored include a smart parking pilot in the Innovation District to provide real-time parking availability information and explore variable pricing, as well as alternative uses of parking spaces like bus lanes and bike lanes.
The document summarizes a parking plan for downtown Salem that was implemented to address parking issues. Some of the short term recommendations that were implemented included demand-responsive pricing for on-street and off-street parking, designating employee parking areas, and protecting residential parking. While some positive results were seen like incentives to park in garages, negative feedback also included a lack of signage and education about the new system. Over time some changes were made to the plan, but it is still not being actively managed.
The MBTA owns over 50,000 parking spaces across 108 facilities including garages, commuter rail lots, and transit lots. It has seen parking revenue increase steadily from $27.4 million in FY09 to a projected $45 million in FY16. The MBTA was an early adopter of pay-by-cell parking payments, launching the system wide in 2010 with an initial 15% adoption rate. In 2014, it transitioned to a new provider and saw the adoption rate increase to 48% across facilities that offer pay-by-cell. Benefits of pay-by-cell include eliminating cash transactions, quicker deposits, and providing a user-friendly mobile app with payment receipts.
This document discusses parking policies and management strategies to support communities. It suggests that parking management should focus on demand rather than revenue generation. It presents alternatives like time limits, permits, and ticketing to better manage parking. It also discusses the benefits of parking benefit districts where communities control parking revenues and decide how to invest in local improvements. Examples are given of cities that have implemented parking benefit districts successfully. The document argues that parking revenues should be spent on community priorities rather than going into general funds, and provides the example of Nashua, NH where parking meter revenues have funded technology and lighting improvements.
This document discusses strategies for expanding public transit capacity, noting that bus rapid transit (BRT) may be the best option given funding limitations. It provides details on two BRT projects in Boston: the 28X proposal from 2009 that was pulled due to loss of street parking, and the successful Silver Line Gateway that avoided eliminating parking. The document advocates for a Hawthorn Street BRT lane to improve bus reliability by removing cars from the street. Overall challenges to BRT in Boston include limited street width and grid, existing rail infrastructure, and difficulties gaining support when projects impact parking.
The city of Salem, MA implemented several changes to its parking management system based on recommendations from a parking study working group. These included relative pricing of on-street and off-street parking, new monthly parking passes including a low-cost option, extending time limits, revising enforcement hours and fines, and increasing on and off-street parking supply. The implementation process required an dedicated team, education and outreach, and adjusting policies based on data to meet the goal of one open space per block. Overall, the changes increased utilization of underused parking facilities and decreased tickets issued while balancing the needs of different users.
Stephanie Groll presented on mode shift strategies in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Cambridge implemented a PTDM ordinance in 1998 requiring new developments to reduce single-occupancy vehicle commutes by 10% below 1990 levels through transportation demand management measures. Positive trends have emerged with drive-alone rates dropping from 50% to 45% between 2000 and 2009-2011, while transit, biking and walking increased. Despite growth in Kendall Square, average daily traffic increased only 4% between 2000-2010 due to these mode shift strategies.
Presentation by Donald Shoup, Distinguished Professor of Urban Planning at UCLA, at Metropolitan Area Planning Council's (MAPC) parking conference, sPARKing New Ideas, April 8, 2014, Boston, Mass.
This document summarizes a workshop on parking strategies for communities. It discusses conducting parking audits to understand existing conditions and goals. It then covers best practices for parking regulations, including allowing reductions through methods like shared parking, proximity to transit, and payment into a public parking fund. Design standards are presented for ensuring parking is appropriately landscaped and integrated into the community. Finally, examples are given of context-sensitive parking placement within different land uses like downtowns, villages and commercial areas. The goal is to spark new ideas for parking regulations and designs that strengthen communities.
The city of Haverhill, MA debated pay parking plans for over 35 years to address parking issues in its downtown area, which consists of two distinct sections - an eastern retail section and a western section with restaurants and nightlife. A plan approved in 2012 introduced pay parking in lots but kept streets free in the east, while charging for on-street parking in the west. Data showed the plan pushed cars from lots onto free streets, reducing lot utilization. While it freed up spaces, it also led to overcrowded streets and underutilized lots. Lessons included gaining consultant and public support, compromising where possible but holding the line on pricing, and continually tweaking the plan.
This document discusses repurposing parking spaces to create public spaces like parklets and bike corrals. It provides an example of the first parklet and bike corral created in Lexington, MA. The goals were to promote placemaking and economic benefits. Placemaking is about creating good public spaces to promote community health and well-being. Studies show bicyclists and pedestrians spend more overall at local businesses than drivers. The document outlines a 6-step approach used in Lexington, including piloting projects, documenting success, and building on success. Key questions for communities to consider are outlined.
The Salem Comprehensive Parking Plan presentation outlined goals of economic development and balancing user needs. It recommended implementing relative pricing, extending time limits, adding low-cost monthly options, and extending enforcement hours. A collaborative working group with members from businesses, residents, city departments, and organizations developed the plan to take a balanced approach and serve as a model for other cities.
The document discusses the parking challenges at NorthPoint, a mixed-use development site. It proposes reducing the total parking spaces from 4,980 originally approved to 3,800 by implementing shared parking. Shared parking would allow the different land uses, which have peak parking demands at different times, to share parking resources. The development also aims to update parking ratios to be consistent with other Cambridge districts and implement a detailed transportation demand management plan to further reduce parking needs through alternative transportation options. Some challenges to the shared parking approach include comfort levels for lenders, brokers, tenants and providing public parking.
Knowles Tivendale, Phillip Boyle & Associates - Use of Public Space for Share...INVERS Mobility Solutions
The document discusses the use of public space for mobility and transportation in cities. It notes that cars are parked and stored for long periods of time each day, occupying valuable space. Shared car programs can help reduce car ownership, storage needs, and vehicle use, freeing up public space for other uses. This space could be used to build housing or for open community areas. Shared car programs are also associated with lower transportation costs, reductions in traffic and emissions, and increased public health through more walking and biking. However, transitioning to these programs faces barriers from perceptions and traditional parking management approaches.
Todd Litman, Victoria Transport Policy Institute - Use of Public Space for S...INVERS Mobility Solutions
The document summarizes strategies for more efficient use of public space for shared mobility. It advocates designing communities around people rather than cars by promoting compact, mixed-use development served by walking, cycling, and public transit over personal automobiles. This can provide economic, social, and environmental benefits while reducing transportation costs. Strategies discussed include carsharing, complete streets that accommodate all road users, and parking management.
Kiersten Grove, Senior Transportation Planner, Seattle Department of Transpor...INVERS Mobility Solutions
Seattle has seen significant growth in shared mobility options over the past decade, with over 750 carsharing vehicles and 67,000 members currently. Carsharing services like Zipcar and car2go started in Seattle in the late 1990s and 2000s, respectively, and car2go now has a fleet of 750 vehicles after legislation passed in 2012-2013 allowed free-floating carshare programs. The city is continuing to support shared mobility through plans to encourage shared vehicle land use, expand bike sharing, and determine how many additional free-floating carshare vehicles will be allowed in 2016.
Increasing off-street parking supply is not as useful as you might think. Only on-street parking management can solve on-street parking problems. Three ways parking can cause congestion. The harm caused by high parking minimums. A map of reform options. Adaptive Parking as a promising alternative. Presented in Mumbai at Studio X on 24 October 2013.
This document summarizes a study conducted by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) on parking utilization rates at multifamily residential properties in the Boston metropolitan area. The MAPC surveyed 126 properties and conducted overnight parking counts at 80 properties, finding that on average parking lots were 74% full. They also found that parking supply drives demand, with more spaces supplied per unit leading to higher parking utilization. The MAPC is collecting additional data and working with cities and towns to reduce mandatory parking minimums and allow developers more flexibility around parking requirements to better align supply with demand.
Parking, Technology and Curb Management Creating Value out of Emerging Techno...Green Parking Council
A presentation by New York City Deputy Commissioner Bruce Schaller at the Intelligent Transportation Society of America Smart Parking Symposium, December 10, 2012. More at http://www.itsa.org/events/smartparkingsymposium/smartparkingsymposium
The document summarizes the achievements of the first seven parking structures to earn Green Garage Certification from the Green Parking Council. The certified structures demonstrated sustainable practices like maximizing performance while minimizing waste and encouraging alternatives to single-occupant vehicles through programs like carsharing. They utilized efficient lighting, ventilation, electric vehicle charging, and stormwater management. The summaries highlight recycling programs, energy efficient technologies, and amenities for multimodal transportation at each specific site.
International Parking Policy Lessons for BogotáPaul Barter
This document discusses international parking policy lessons that could help inform policies for Bogotá, Colombia. It outlines three paradigms of parking policy: conventional suburban policy, parking management, and market-oriented. Key recommendations for Bogotá include removing price controls on parking, improving on-street parking management through occupancy-based pricing, encouraging public parking that serves whole neighborhoods, and reducing or removing minimum parking requirements for new developments.
The document summarizes a community workshop to discuss Emeryville's Parking Management Implementation Plan. It provides background on parking issues in Emeryville and potential solutions being considered, including on-street parking meters with variable pricing, expanded residential parking permits, and new parking technologies. Attendees participated in small group discussions to provide input on options for different neighborhoods and next steps in the process.
Parking is traditionally planned like restrooms, with each development expected to provide enough parking to meet its own demand. However, parking could also be planned like transit or restaurants, with parking supply determined at an area level by the market. The document advocates an "adaptive parking" approach that expands areas where parking is planned like transit or restaurants through strategies like abolishing minimum parking requirements, improving on-street parking management through measures like occupancy-based pricing, encouraging shared parking through park-once-and-walk districts, and engaging local stakeholders. This could lead to benefits like reduced traffic, more housing affordability, and unleashing underused urban space.
This document discusses the current and future state of electric vehicle (EV) car sharing. It notes that while some Canadian car sharing fleets have started to integrate EVs, the numbers are still limited. There are valid concerns about the higher acquisition costs of EVs and lack of public charging infrastructure. However, as car sharing continues to grow and more affordable EVs with longer ranges become available, integrating EVs into fleets presents an opportunity. Critical factors for success include strong municipal and car sharing company support, investments in public charging infrastructure, member education, and financial incentives to reduce costs. The document points to Montreal's goal of a 1,000 EV car sharing fleet as an example to follow.
Parking is critical for access to downtown Palo Alto businesses. However, building new parking structures is very expensive, with costs of $50,700 per space, as well as ongoing maintenance and financing costs. There are practical alternatives to consider that can provide convenient access while managing parking supply, such as incentivizing employees to reduce driving through transit subsidies and parking cash-out programs. Effective parking management strategies utilized in other cities, such as variable pricing, residential permit programs, and new technologies, could help regulate parking occupancy downtown. Further study of alternative approaches is needed to balance the parking needs of customers, employees and residents.
Nj future redevelopment forum 2019 zullo parking strategiesNew Jersey Future
This document discusses strategies for parking in high density and transit-oriented developments. It addresses how to right-size parking through flexible parking requirements based on factors like availability of other modes, demographics, and rental vs owned units. Shared parking arrangements between complementary land uses and on-street parking can help reduce needs. Parking management strategies like pricing and unbundled parking sales can further decrease demand. New technologies may impact parking needs going forward.
This document summarizes a workshop on parking strategies for communities. It discusses conducting parking audits to understand existing conditions and goals. It then covers best practices for parking regulations, including allowing reductions through methods like shared parking, proximity to transit, and payment into a public parking fund. Design standards are presented for ensuring parking is appropriately landscaped and integrated into the community. Finally, examples are given of context-sensitive parking placement within different land uses like downtowns, villages and commercial areas. The goal is to spark new ideas for parking regulations and designs that strengthen communities.
The city of Haverhill, MA debated pay parking plans for over 35 years to address parking issues in its downtown area, which consists of two distinct sections - an eastern retail section and a western section with restaurants and nightlife. A plan approved in 2012 introduced pay parking in lots but kept streets free in the east, while charging for on-street parking in the west. Data showed the plan pushed cars from lots onto free streets, reducing lot utilization. While it freed up spaces, it also led to overcrowded streets and underutilized lots. Lessons included gaining consultant and public support, compromising where possible but holding the line on pricing, and continually tweaking the plan.
This document discusses repurposing parking spaces to create public spaces like parklets and bike corrals. It provides an example of the first parklet and bike corral created in Lexington, MA. The goals were to promote placemaking and economic benefits. Placemaking is about creating good public spaces to promote community health and well-being. Studies show bicyclists and pedestrians spend more overall at local businesses than drivers. The document outlines a 6-step approach used in Lexington, including piloting projects, documenting success, and building on success. Key questions for communities to consider are outlined.
The Salem Comprehensive Parking Plan presentation outlined goals of economic development and balancing user needs. It recommended implementing relative pricing, extending time limits, adding low-cost monthly options, and extending enforcement hours. A collaborative working group with members from businesses, residents, city departments, and organizations developed the plan to take a balanced approach and serve as a model for other cities.
The document discusses the parking challenges at NorthPoint, a mixed-use development site. It proposes reducing the total parking spaces from 4,980 originally approved to 3,800 by implementing shared parking. Shared parking would allow the different land uses, which have peak parking demands at different times, to share parking resources. The development also aims to update parking ratios to be consistent with other Cambridge districts and implement a detailed transportation demand management plan to further reduce parking needs through alternative transportation options. Some challenges to the shared parking approach include comfort levels for lenders, brokers, tenants and providing public parking.
Knowles Tivendale, Phillip Boyle & Associates - Use of Public Space for Share...INVERS Mobility Solutions
The document discusses the use of public space for mobility and transportation in cities. It notes that cars are parked and stored for long periods of time each day, occupying valuable space. Shared car programs can help reduce car ownership, storage needs, and vehicle use, freeing up public space for other uses. This space could be used to build housing or for open community areas. Shared car programs are also associated with lower transportation costs, reductions in traffic and emissions, and increased public health through more walking and biking. However, transitioning to these programs faces barriers from perceptions and traditional parking management approaches.
Todd Litman, Victoria Transport Policy Institute - Use of Public Space for S...INVERS Mobility Solutions
The document summarizes strategies for more efficient use of public space for shared mobility. It advocates designing communities around people rather than cars by promoting compact, mixed-use development served by walking, cycling, and public transit over personal automobiles. This can provide economic, social, and environmental benefits while reducing transportation costs. Strategies discussed include carsharing, complete streets that accommodate all road users, and parking management.
Kiersten Grove, Senior Transportation Planner, Seattle Department of Transpor...INVERS Mobility Solutions
Seattle has seen significant growth in shared mobility options over the past decade, with over 750 carsharing vehicles and 67,000 members currently. Carsharing services like Zipcar and car2go started in Seattle in the late 1990s and 2000s, respectively, and car2go now has a fleet of 750 vehicles after legislation passed in 2012-2013 allowed free-floating carshare programs. The city is continuing to support shared mobility through plans to encourage shared vehicle land use, expand bike sharing, and determine how many additional free-floating carshare vehicles will be allowed in 2016.
Increasing off-street parking supply is not as useful as you might think. Only on-street parking management can solve on-street parking problems. Three ways parking can cause congestion. The harm caused by high parking minimums. A map of reform options. Adaptive Parking as a promising alternative. Presented in Mumbai at Studio X on 24 October 2013.
This document summarizes a study conducted by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) on parking utilization rates at multifamily residential properties in the Boston metropolitan area. The MAPC surveyed 126 properties and conducted overnight parking counts at 80 properties, finding that on average parking lots were 74% full. They also found that parking supply drives demand, with more spaces supplied per unit leading to higher parking utilization. The MAPC is collecting additional data and working with cities and towns to reduce mandatory parking minimums and allow developers more flexibility around parking requirements to better align supply with demand.
Parking, Technology and Curb Management Creating Value out of Emerging Techno...Green Parking Council
A presentation by New York City Deputy Commissioner Bruce Schaller at the Intelligent Transportation Society of America Smart Parking Symposium, December 10, 2012. More at http://www.itsa.org/events/smartparkingsymposium/smartparkingsymposium
The document summarizes the achievements of the first seven parking structures to earn Green Garage Certification from the Green Parking Council. The certified structures demonstrated sustainable practices like maximizing performance while minimizing waste and encouraging alternatives to single-occupant vehicles through programs like carsharing. They utilized efficient lighting, ventilation, electric vehicle charging, and stormwater management. The summaries highlight recycling programs, energy efficient technologies, and amenities for multimodal transportation at each specific site.
International Parking Policy Lessons for BogotáPaul Barter
This document discusses international parking policy lessons that could help inform policies for Bogotá, Colombia. It outlines three paradigms of parking policy: conventional suburban policy, parking management, and market-oriented. Key recommendations for Bogotá include removing price controls on parking, improving on-street parking management through occupancy-based pricing, encouraging public parking that serves whole neighborhoods, and reducing or removing minimum parking requirements for new developments.
The document summarizes a community workshop to discuss Emeryville's Parking Management Implementation Plan. It provides background on parking issues in Emeryville and potential solutions being considered, including on-street parking meters with variable pricing, expanded residential parking permits, and new parking technologies. Attendees participated in small group discussions to provide input on options for different neighborhoods and next steps in the process.
Parking is traditionally planned like restrooms, with each development expected to provide enough parking to meet its own demand. However, parking could also be planned like transit or restaurants, with parking supply determined at an area level by the market. The document advocates an "adaptive parking" approach that expands areas where parking is planned like transit or restaurants through strategies like abolishing minimum parking requirements, improving on-street parking management through measures like occupancy-based pricing, encouraging shared parking through park-once-and-walk districts, and engaging local stakeholders. This could lead to benefits like reduced traffic, more housing affordability, and unleashing underused urban space.
This document discusses the current and future state of electric vehicle (EV) car sharing. It notes that while some Canadian car sharing fleets have started to integrate EVs, the numbers are still limited. There are valid concerns about the higher acquisition costs of EVs and lack of public charging infrastructure. However, as car sharing continues to grow and more affordable EVs with longer ranges become available, integrating EVs into fleets presents an opportunity. Critical factors for success include strong municipal and car sharing company support, investments in public charging infrastructure, member education, and financial incentives to reduce costs. The document points to Montreal's goal of a 1,000 EV car sharing fleet as an example to follow.
Parking is critical for access to downtown Palo Alto businesses. However, building new parking structures is very expensive, with costs of $50,700 per space, as well as ongoing maintenance and financing costs. There are practical alternatives to consider that can provide convenient access while managing parking supply, such as incentivizing employees to reduce driving through transit subsidies and parking cash-out programs. Effective parking management strategies utilized in other cities, such as variable pricing, residential permit programs, and new technologies, could help regulate parking occupancy downtown. Further study of alternative approaches is needed to balance the parking needs of customers, employees and residents.
Nj future redevelopment forum 2019 zullo parking strategiesNew Jersey Future
This document discusses strategies for parking in high density and transit-oriented developments. It addresses how to right-size parking through flexible parking requirements based on factors like availability of other modes, demographics, and rental vs owned units. Shared parking arrangements between complementary land uses and on-street parking can help reduce needs. Parking management strategies like pricing and unbundled parking sales can further decrease demand. New technologies may impact parking needs going forward.
Parking Communication and Way Finding Proposal 2020Jodi Rudick
The document proposes a plan to improve coastal access in La Jolla through better parking education, wayfinding, and management. Key aspects of the plan include:
1) Creating print and digital materials like maps, apps, and signs to educate visitors about ample off-street parking options and direct them to parking facilities and coastal amenities.
2) Improving signs and wayfinding to make public transportation, parking facilities, and points of interest easier for visitors to navigate to.
3) Replacing an existing merchant parking discount program to encourage use of off-street parking by negotiating direct billing between merchants and parking vendors.
Final town of windsor parking planning study presentation 040109David Kelley, MBA
The document is a parking study for downtown Windsor conducted in February 2009. It analyzes current and future parking conditions, identifies key stakeholders, outlines the study scope and methodology, presents existing parking utilization data, forecasts future parking demand based on planned developments, and concludes that anticipated future parking supply will be adequate with recommendations to encourage alternative transportation and shared parking.
South Park Blocks Parking - Portland Downtown Neighborhood Associationmazik
Explains the Portland (Oregon) Downtown Neighborhood Association's reasons for urging restoration of the 25-year ban on parking in the South Park Blocks.
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Literacy Research Annotated Bibliography. You will assemble and read
(10) literacy research articles and create an annotated bibliography. A research article
includes the following : Abstract, Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, and
References. Your selected research articles should reflect the conducting of some type
of study.
Page 1 should include your information followed by a literacy topic. (Select a topic from
this list at Reading Rockets. Links to an external site.) List 4 different research
questions related to your selected topic. (Use the text and this resource from Scribbr
Links to an external site., for examples of well written research questions.
The annotated bibliography will be on the following pages.
• Reference Entry: The reference entry for each article should be APA
formatted as if on a research reference page. (See example image below.)
• Annotation:
o Summary: You should include the topics covered in the resource. If
someone wanted to know the benefits of this resource, what do
you say?
o Evaluation: Is the resource useful? Do you find the information
included in the resource reliable? Who endorses the resource? Does
the resource address what it says it addresses? If it does not, what
is needed?
o Reflection: What are your overall perceptions of this resource. How
has or will this resource support your study of one of your research
questions.
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Optimally utilizing existing parking spots to meet the parking demand and supply gap in New York CityOverview
The research project will emphasize developing a technologically innovative parking management program for New York Department of Transportation (NYC-DOT), to address the overarching parking shortage challenges in New York City. The program will optimally utilize the existing private parking spaces and recommend NYC-DOT to develop web-based platform for New Yorkers to share private parking spaces.Background
Parking condition in New York City
· New York has 1.85 million on-street and off-street (public-owned garages) parking spaces for 8.4 million population. In general, New Yorkers cruise about 15, 30 or even 45 minutes to find a parking spot near their residence, office or shopping areas.
· During the COVID-19 pandemic, a sharp jump of 76% in Manhattan and 45% in Brooklyn was seen in vehicular registrations. This suggests more cars are and will be on street than before, resulting into increased demand for parking space (both for residential and commerci ...
AIA Communities by Design Pacific Beach/Mission Beach SDAT PresentationCrowdbrite
Pacific Beach and Mission Beach are coastal communities within the City of San Diego. This American Institute of Architects SDAT report summarizes recommendations to become a model sustainable community. The goal is to generate grass-roots local action to define issues and create an Eco-District, with strategies and solutions that can be applied to other neighborhoods.
This document summarizes a workshop on transportation issues related to the Union Square redevelopment project in Somerville, MA.
1. Effective transportation infrastructure is critical to the future of Union Square given its existing congestion issues and plans for increased density. Existing infrastructure and transit options are underperforming.
2. Stakeholders discussed opportunities to improve bike, pedestrian, vehicle and transit movement in the area through changes like converting one-way streets to two-way, improving bike lanes and sidewalks, managing parking, and planning for the new Green Line station.
3. Redevelopment presents both challenges like narrow streets, and opportunities to streamline traffic and create new multi-modal connections depending on how transportation is integrated
Title: Maximizing Biking and Walking Access to Transit
Track: Connect
Format: 90 minute panel
Abstract: Hear from agencies including King County Metro, Sound Transit, and TriMet about ways they have prioritized better walk and bike connections to transit. These investments can maximize transit ridership, especially important in an era of constrained transit funding, growing multi-modal transport demand, and transitioning land use patterns.
Presenters:
Presenter: Carol Cooper King County Metro Transit
Co-Presenter: Carrie Nielson Fehr & Peers
Co-Presenter: Jeff Owen TriMet
Co-Presenter: Janine Sawyer Sound Transit
The document outlines a proposed EcoInnovation District plan for Uptown/West Oakland in Pittsburgh. The plan was created through community engagement to improve equitable growth, economic development, and sustainability in the area. Key strategies in the plan include preserving affordable housing, encouraging mixed-use and green development, protecting existing residents and businesses, and providing more transportation choices such as improved bus service.
This document discusses parking policy in Australian capital city centers and its impacts on transportation and development. It analyzes three case studies - Adelaide, Brisbane, and Perth - and finds that Perth's consistent parking policy approach, which strictly limits new parking supply and uses parking levies to fund public transit, has led to strong city growth while improving pedestrian access and reducing car traffic compared to the other cities. The authors conclude that integrated land use, parking, and transit policies are needed for sustainable growth of city centers to accommodate more people with less reliance on private vehicles.
This document provides strategies for improving pedestrian safety and encouraging walking through low-cost traffic calming and pedestrian infrastructure improvements. It describes approaches such as slow speed zones, lighter quicker cheaper projects, and placemaking. It then details types of low-cost infrastructure improvements that can be implemented including streetscape additions like banners, trees, benches, and lighting; signs and signals; sidewalk improvements; roadway design changes; street crossings; and parking modifications. For each strategy, it indicates whether it aims to reduce speeds, improve safety, encourage walking, enhance placemaking, and provides a general cost range. The strategies presented can be implemented independently by communities and municipalities to quickly enhance walking environments.
On-Street Parking Management Tysons and Reston Grid StreetsFairfax County
This document discusses potential on-street parking management strategies in the Tysons and Reston areas of Fairfax County. It proposes hiring a consultant to study current and future parking supply and demand, and recommend appropriate management strategies, which could include pay parking or time restrictions. The goals are to support transit use, enhance the visitor experience, and provide revenue. Next steps proposed are selecting a consultant, reviewing ordinances, and updating the Board as the process moves forward.
The document discusses several transportation demand management strategies and programs. It describes Bus Rapid Transit systems that feature dedicated lanes, level boarding, and off-board fare collection to improve efficiency. It also discusses parking management strategies like parking meters, smartphone apps, and demand-based pricing to regulate parking. Carsharing and electric bus programs are introduced to provide sustainable transportation alternatives and reduce private vehicle use. Other initiatives covered include bike sharing, road pricing, shuttle buses, and freight logistics optimization to decrease congestion and emissions.
Reston Bike Share Feasibility Study: Public Open HouseFairfax County
The document summarizes a feasibility study examining a potential bike sharing system for Reston, Virginia. It describes bike sharing as a network of bicycles distributed around an area for short one-way trips. The study examined the viability of a 13-station, 130-bike system in Reston and identified opportunities like connections to transit and an existing bicycling culture. Key challenges included community densities, locating stations on private property, and identifying funding sources. The study concluded a bike share system was feasible for Reston if careful planning addressed issues like wayfinding, trails, access, and securing capital and operating funds.
The document reviews the car parking policy of a district council in the Derbyshire Dales area. It provides information from a citizens panel survey about parking usage and satisfaction. It outlines the council's objectives to review the policy regarding the structure of charges, concessions, parking provision, and information/promotion. The review aims to consider the financial and economic impacts of policies and gather public input to develop a new policy to be introduced in the fall of 2013.
This document discusses a thesis on avoiding problems with on-street parking in Dilla Town. It outlines the objectives of studying current on-street parking situations, understanding the lack of parking spaces that leads to street congestion, and recommending solutions. The methodology section describes using questionnaires, observations, and secondary data collection to analyze parking challenges like inadequate spaces and traffic issues, and to inform potential design solutions.
The document outlines a vision and goals for the Uptown/West Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh. It discusses plans to:
1) Make the area a model for equitable growth, economic opportunity, sustainability and improved community health.
2) Preserve and strengthen the existing community through affordable housing programs and rehabilitation.
3) Encourage balanced and green development through changes to zoning and support for a variety of housing types and incomes.
4) Invest in sustainable infrastructure like improved streets, parks, trails, and district energy to manage stormwater and improve air quality.
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An MIT spinoff called Optimus Ride is developing self-driving vehicle technology. The company was founded by Ryan Chin, a PhD from MIT who worked on several autonomous vehicle projects there. Optimus Ride aims to provide safe, sustainable, and equitable mobility solutions through their technology, which could unlock over $1 trillion in annual savings according to a Morgan Stanley report.
The Mass Drive Clean campaign was created in 2015 using funding from the John Merck Fund to promote electric vehicles (EVs) through test drive events. The campaign was piloted in Massachusetts and San Diego in 2015 and continued in 2016 with local funding. In 2016, the John Merck Fund provided seed funding to expand the campaign into Connecticut and Rhode Island. According to post-test drive surveys, over 70% of participants were more favorably inclined towards EVs and 70% said they were more likely to purchase one after the test drive experience. The next steps of the Mass Drive Clean campaign are to reach a larger, more diverse group of state residents, continue educating about incentives and models, and provide more experiential events
This document summarizes Boston's efforts to research and test autonomous vehicles. It discusses the city's goals of improving safety, access, and mobility. The mayor's office has formed research partnerships and begun testing AVs on city streets. Testing has involved different vehicles and conditions. The document also examines potential AV business models and their impacts. It outlines Boston's work in areas like workforce development and governance to help guide the integration of this new technology.
Electric vehicles (EVs) provide environmental benefits by reducing emissions even when powered by coal-based electricity. EVs also offer lower fuel and maintenance costs compared to gas vehicles. Massachusetts currently has hundreds of EV charging stations and provides incentives for purchasing EVs and installing chargers. Upcoming events will give people test drives to experience EVs firsthand and help more drivers switch to these cleaner vehicles.
The document summarizes an innovative mobility panel at a MAPC Fall Council meeting. The panel discussed the rise of electric vehicles and autonomous vehicles, and how transportation is the largest source of greenhouse gases in Massachusetts. They also addressed critical areas for state and local governments to consider regarding regulatory frameworks, data, land use impacts, infrastructure and parking for new mobility technologies. The panelists represented organizations working on these issues like MAPC, DOER, Optimus Rides, the City of Boston and Reach Strategies.
This document summarizes a presentation on equity in the Metro Boston region. It discusses goals for increasing equity, including reducing segregation, improving access to affordable housing and food, and increasing opportunities for advancement for workers of color. It then reviews trends related to equity across different life stages and demographics since 2011. Key metrics like income inequality, low birth weight, test scores, incarceration rates, labor force participation, and housing cost burden show both improvements in some disparities but also growing inequities in other areas. The presentation concludes that inequity remains significant and is growing, but that policy interventions can help advance equity, though continued work is still needed.
The document provides an overview of Massachusetts' Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana Act, which legalized recreational marijuana use and sales. It discusses the history of medical marijuana in MA, the passage of ballot question 4 in 2016, and outlines the key components of the new law, including allowing personal possession and home cultivation, establishing a regulatory system under the Cannabis Control Commission, implementing licensing for marijuana establishments, and levying a state and local excise tax. A timeline is also presented detailing implementation of the new law between 2017-2019.
1) The document reviews local control options for regulating recreational marijuana establishments under Massachusetts law. It can adopt time, place and manner restrictions or limit numbers through a regulatory referendum.
2) A regulatory referendum requires a ballot question voted on by residents to prohibit establishments, limit retailers to 20% of liquor licenses, or limit numbers to fewer than medical marijuana facilities. However, a consumption referendum can be forced onto the ballot with 10% of voter signatures.
3) Interpretation of some provisions is unclear, such as what constitutes an "area" where medical marijuana facilities operate. Overall municipalities have some local control but face limitations, especially the risk of consumption referendums beyond their direct control.
The document discusses municipal IT collaboration between local governments and school departments. It provides examples of how the Town of Foxborough, MA and Foxborough Public Schools have collaborated on their joint IT operations. They have formed a technology steering committee with stakeholders to identify common needs, prioritize projects, and oversee the shared IT department. The collaboration has allowed them to hire additional IT staff and achieve cost savings while improving services. Overcoming barriers involves managing expectations, communication, and planning for the future.
The document outlines Arlington's IT strategic planning process, including putting together a team, engaging stakeholders, and setting benchmarks. It discusses the core components of the plan, including establishing a vision and mission, inventorying existing IT systems, and defining action steps and measurable outcomes. The plan aims to define the role of the IT department, improve relationships with stakeholders, manage the IT workload, and analyze the network.
The document summarizes the state of IT in Massachusetts government and outlines MassIT's priorities and initiatives to improve digital services. MassIT aims to drive digital transformation across state agencies and support local governments. It discusses findings from an IT review that found low citizen satisfaction with digital services and immature security practices. MassIT plans to invest in core infrastructure, partner with local governments, and facilitate regional collaboration on IT projects and shared services.
We have hired 1 person for IT, saving $25,000 while strengthening our dedicated fiber and adding 24/7 support. IT regionalization has allowed us to hire more staff and save money by sharing resources, making our technology infrastructure more robust with around-the-clock assistance.
Draft recommendations presented by Chris Kuschel of the Metropolitan Area Planning Council at the second public forum of the Natick Center Plan, February 10, 2016, Natick, MA.
The Town of Ashland has a thriving community with engaged residents, businesses, and leaders who work together toward common goals of sustainability, regional collaboration, and excellence in schools. Ashland maintains a strong infrastructure and economy with diverse housing, retail, work, and community spaces. The town is committed to environmental stewardship and transportation options while supporting a vibrant downtown, neighborhoods, and quality of life for all ages and backgrounds.
The Town of Ashland has a thriving community with engaged residents, businesses, and leaders who work together towards common goals of sustainability, regional collaboration, and excellence in education. Ashland maintains a strong infrastructure and economy to support its diverse population with various housing, transportation, employment, and environmental opportunities. The community aims to be sustainable, vibrant, and welcoming to all ages through coordinated efforts outlined in the Ashland Comprehensive Plan.
The document outlines draft land use, housing, economic development, and transportation goals for Ashland. For land use, the top three priorities should be GOAL 1 (accommodate development/preservation through zoning), GOAL 2 (support mixed-use development), and GOAL 3 (consider form-based code). For housing, the top three are GOAL 1 (preserve affordability), GOAL 3 (ensure affordability throughout town), and GOAL 6 (promote diverse/affordable housing). For economic development, the top three are GOAL 1 (vibrant development along corridors/downtown), GOAL 2 (provide planning/technical assistance), and GOAL 3 (implement public facilities/utilities
The document summarizes a community forum held in Ashland, Massachusetts to discuss updating the town's comprehensive plan. It provides an overview of the comprehensive planning process and progress made so far in developing Ashland's plan, including outreach activities and draft goals in key areas like land use, housing, economic development, and transportation. The forum included a presentation of the draft community vision statement and goals, followed by small group discussions for residents to provide input and prioritize goals to guide future growth. The next steps in the planning process were also outlined.
The document summarizes a plan for Natick Center that incorporates previous planning efforts and public input. Some key points:
- Previous plans from 1980-2000s addressed facilities, parking, and design issues.
- Natick's population is growing and its households are shrinking, increasing demand for multi-family and smaller housing units.
- New developments have contributed students to schools, though less than single-family homes typically.
- Most people walk to the commuter rail station, and ridership has increased in recent years.
- The plan gathers public input on housing, retail, transportation, and parking preferences to develop a vision for Natick Center's future.
The document provides information from MAPC's Fall 2015 Council meeting. It includes summaries and data from several MAPC projects:
- An inventory of 169 MAPC projects from the past year that advance MetroFuture goals such as sustainable growth, housing, and transportation. Transportation and healthy environment were the most common project categories.
- A discussion of regional ballot initiatives to raise funds for transportation projects and how Massachusetts municipalities can pursue similar initiatives.
- A project to engage immigrant small business owners in downtown Framingham through outreach efforts and a business owner story tour.
- Planning work in Chelsea around housing, jobs, and health through the lens of equity and quality of life near transit infrastructure.
- A project in Quin
Monitoring and Managing Anomaly Detection on OpenShift.pdfTosin Akinosho
Monitoring and Managing Anomaly Detection on OpenShift
Overview
Dive into the world of anomaly detection on edge devices with our comprehensive hands-on tutorial. This SlideShare presentation will guide you through the entire process, from data collection and model training to edge deployment and real-time monitoring. Perfect for those looking to implement robust anomaly detection systems on resource-constrained IoT/edge devices.
Key Topics Covered
1. Introduction to Anomaly Detection
- Understand the fundamentals of anomaly detection and its importance in identifying unusual behavior or failures in systems.
2. Understanding Edge (IoT)
- Learn about edge computing and IoT, and how they enable real-time data processing and decision-making at the source.
3. What is ArgoCD?
- Discover ArgoCD, a declarative, GitOps continuous delivery tool for Kubernetes, and its role in deploying applications on edge devices.
4. Deployment Using ArgoCD for Edge Devices
- Step-by-step guide on deploying anomaly detection models on edge devices using ArgoCD.
5. Introduction to Apache Kafka and S3
- Explore Apache Kafka for real-time data streaming and Amazon S3 for scalable storage solutions.
6. Viewing Kafka Messages in the Data Lake
- Learn how to view and analyze Kafka messages stored in a data lake for better insights.
7. What is Prometheus?
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8. Monitoring Application Metrics with Prometheus
- Detailed instructions on setting up Prometheus to monitor the performance and health of your anomaly detection system.
9. What is Camel K?
- Introduction to Camel K, a lightweight integration framework built on Apache Camel, designed for Kubernetes.
10. Configuring Camel K Integrations for Data Pipelines
- Learn how to configure Camel K for seamless data pipeline integrations in your anomaly detection workflow.
11. What is a Jupyter Notebook?
- Overview of Jupyter Notebooks, an open-source web application for creating and sharing documents with live code, equations, visualizations, and narrative text.
12. Jupyter Notebooks with Code Examples
- Hands-on examples and code snippets in Jupyter Notebooks to help you implement and test anomaly detection models.
FREE A4 Cyber Security Awareness Posters-Social Engineering part 3Data Hops
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For the full video of this presentation, please visit: https://www.edge-ai-vision.com/2024/06/how-axelera-ai-uses-digital-compute-in-memory-to-deliver-fast-and-energy-efficient-computer-vision-a-presentation-from-axelera-ai/
Bram Verhoef, Head of Machine Learning at Axelera AI, presents the “How Axelera AI Uses Digital Compute-in-memory to Deliver Fast and Energy-efficient Computer Vision” tutorial at the May 2024 Embedded Vision Summit.
As artificial intelligence inference transitions from cloud environments to edge locations, computer vision applications achieve heightened responsiveness, reliability and privacy. This migration, however, introduces the challenge of operating within the stringent confines of resource constraints typical at the edge, including small form factors, low energy budgets and diminished memory and computational capacities. Axelera AI addresses these challenges through an innovative approach of performing digital computations within memory itself. This technique facilitates the realization of high-performance, energy-efficient and cost-effective computer vision capabilities at the thin and thick edge, extending the frontier of what is achievable with current technologies.
In this presentation, Verhoef unveils his company’s pioneering chip technology and demonstrates its capacity to deliver exceptional frames-per-second performance across a range of standard computer vision networks typical of applications in security, surveillance and the industrial sector. This shows that advanced computer vision can be accessible and efficient, even at the very edge of our technological ecosystem.
HCL Notes and Domino License Cost Reduction in the World of DLAUpanagenda
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The introduction of DLAU and the CCB & CCX licensing model caused quite a stir in the HCL community. As a Notes and Domino customer, you may have faced challenges with unexpected user counts and license costs. You probably have questions on how this new licensing approach works and how to benefit from it. Most importantly, you likely have budget constraints and want to save money where possible. Don’t worry, we can help with all of this!
We’ll show you how to fix common misconfigurations that cause higher-than-expected user counts, and how to identify accounts which you can deactivate to save money. There are also frequent patterns that can cause unnecessary cost, like using a person document instead of a mail-in for shared mailboxes. We’ll provide examples and solutions for those as well. And naturally we’ll explain the new licensing model.
Join HCL Ambassador Marc Thomas in this webinar with a special guest appearance from Franz Walder. It will give you the tools and know-how to stay on top of what is going on with Domino licensing. You will be able lower your cost through an optimized configuration and keep it low going forward.
These topics will be covered
- Reducing license cost by finding and fixing misconfigurations and superfluous accounts
- How do CCB and CCX licenses really work?
- Understanding the DLAU tool and how to best utilize it
- Tips for common problem areas, like team mailboxes, functional/test users, etc
- Practical examples and best practices to implement right away
Connector Corner: Seamlessly power UiPath Apps, GenAI with prebuilt connectorsDianaGray10
Join us to learn how UiPath Apps can directly and easily interact with prebuilt connectors via Integration Service--including Salesforce, ServiceNow, Open GenAI, and more.
The best part is you can achieve this without building a custom workflow! Say goodbye to the hassle of using separate automations to call APIs. By seamlessly integrating within App Studio, you can now easily streamline your workflow, while gaining direct access to our Connector Catalog of popular applications.
We’ll discuss and demo the benefits of UiPath Apps and connectors including:
Creating a compelling user experience for any software, without the limitations of APIs.
Accelerating the app creation process, saving time and effort
Enjoying high-performance CRUD (create, read, update, delete) operations, for
seamless data management.
Speakers:
Russell Alfeche, Technology Leader, RPA at qBotic and UiPath MVP
Charlie Greenberg, host
TrustArc Webinar - 2024 Global Privacy SurveyTrustArc
How does your privacy program stack up against your peers? What challenges are privacy teams tackling and prioritizing in 2024?
In the fifth annual Global Privacy Benchmarks Survey, we asked over 1,800 global privacy professionals and business executives to share their perspectives on the current state of privacy inside and outside of their organizations. This year’s report focused on emerging areas of importance for privacy and compliance professionals, including considerations and implications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies, building brand trust, and different approaches for achieving higher privacy competence scores.
See how organizational priorities and strategic approaches to data security and privacy are evolving around the globe.
This webinar will review:
- The top 10 privacy insights from the fifth annual Global Privacy Benchmarks Survey
- The top challenges for privacy leaders, practitioners, and organizations in 2024
- Key themes to consider in developing and maintaining your privacy program
How information systems are built or acquired puts information, which is what they should be about, in a secondary place. Our language adapted accordingly, and we no longer talk about information systems but applications. Applications evolved in a way to break data into diverse fragments, tightly coupled with applications and expensive to integrate. The result is technical debt, which is re-paid by taking even bigger "loans", resulting in an ever-increasing technical debt. Software engineering and procurement practices work in sync with market forces to maintain this trend. This talk demonstrates how natural this situation is. The question is: can something be done to reverse the trend?
[OReilly Superstream] Occupy the Space: A grassroots guide to engineering (an...Jason Yip
The typical problem in product engineering is not bad strategy, so much as “no strategy”. This leads to confusion, lack of motivation, and incoherent action. The next time you look for a strategy and find an empty space, instead of waiting for it to be filled, I will show you how to fill it in yourself. If you’re wrong, it forces a correction. If you’re right, it helps create focus. I’ll share how I’ve approached this in the past, both what works and lessons for what didn’t work so well.
How to Interpret Trends in the Kalyan Rajdhani Mix Chart.pdfChart Kalyan
A Mix Chart displays historical data of numbers in a graphical or tabular form. The Kalyan Rajdhani Mix Chart specifically shows the results of a sequence of numbers over different periods.
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Prompting language models is hard, while programming language models is easy. In this talk, I will discuss the state-of-the-art framework DSPy for programming foundation models with its powerful optimizers and runtime constraint system.
"Choosing proper type of scaling", Olena SyrotaFwdays
Imagine an IoT processing system that is already quite mature and production-ready and for which client coverage is growing and scaling and performance aspects are life and death questions. The system has Redis, MongoDB, and stream processing based on ksqldb. In this talk, firstly, we will analyze scaling approaches and then select the proper ones for our system.
Dandelion Hashtable: beyond billion requests per second on a commodity serverAntonios Katsarakis
This slide deck presents DLHT, a concurrent in-memory hashtable. Despite efforts to optimize hashtables, that go as far as sacrificing core functionality, state-of-the-art designs still incur multiple memory accesses per request and block request processing in three cases. First, most hashtables block while waiting for data to be retrieved from memory. Second, open-addressing designs, which represent the current state-of-the-art, either cannot free index slots on deletes or must block all requests to do so. Third, index resizes block every request until all objects are copied to the new index. Defying folklore wisdom, DLHT forgoes open-addressing and adopts a fully-featured and memory-aware closed-addressing design based on bounded cache-line-chaining. This design offers lock-free index operations and deletes that free slots instantly, (2) completes most requests with a single memory access, (3) utilizes software prefetching to hide memory latencies, and (4) employs a novel non-blocking and parallel resizing. In a commodity server and a memory-resident workload, DLHT surpasses 1.6B requests per second and provides 3.5x (12x) the throughput of the state-of-the-art closed-addressing (open-addressing) resizable hashtable on Gets (Deletes).
Best 20 SEO Techniques To Improve Website Visibility In SERPPixlogix Infotech
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5th LF Energy Power Grid Model Meet-up SlidesDanBrown980551
5th Power Grid Model Meet-up
It is with great pleasure that we extend to you an invitation to the 5th Power Grid Model Meet-up, scheduled for 6th June 2024. This event will adopt a hybrid format, allowing participants to join us either through an online Mircosoft Teams session or in person at TU/e located at Den Dolech 2, Eindhoven, Netherlands. The meet-up will be hosted by Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), a research university specializing in engineering science & technology.
Power Grid Model
The global energy transition is placing new and unprecedented demands on Distribution System Operators (DSOs). Alongside upgrades to grid capacity, processes such as digitization, capacity optimization, and congestion management are becoming vital for delivering reliable services.
Power Grid Model is an open source project from Linux Foundation Energy and provides a calculation engine that is increasingly essential for DSOs. It offers a standards-based foundation enabling real-time power systems analysis, simulations of electrical power grids, and sophisticated what-if analysis. In addition, it enables in-depth studies and analysis of the electrical power grid’s behavior and performance. This comprehensive model incorporates essential factors such as power generation capacity, electrical losses, voltage levels, power flows, and system stability.
Power Grid Model is currently being applied in a wide variety of use cases, including grid planning, expansion, reliability, and congestion studies. It can also help in analyzing the impact of renewable energy integration, assessing the effects of disturbances or faults, and developing strategies for grid control and optimization.
What to expect
For the upcoming meetup we are organizing, we have an exciting lineup of activities planned:
-Insightful presentations covering two practical applications of the Power Grid Model.
-An update on the latest advancements in Power Grid -Model technology during the first and second quarters of 2024.
-An interactive brainstorming session to discuss and propose new feature requests.
-An opportunity to connect with fellow Power Grid Model enthusiasts and users.
Taking AI to the Next Level in Manufacturing.pdfssuserfac0301
Read Taking AI to the Next Level in Manufacturing to gain insights on AI adoption in the manufacturing industry, such as:
1. How quickly AI is being implemented in manufacturing.
2. Which barriers stand in the way of AI adoption.
3. How data quality and governance form the backbone of AI.
4. Organizational processes and structures that may inhibit effective AI adoption.
6. Ideas and approaches to help build your organization's AI strategy.
Introduction of Cybersecurity with OSS at Code Europe 2024Hiroshi SHIBATA
I develop the Ruby programming language, RubyGems, and Bundler, which are package managers for Ruby. Today, I will introduce how to enhance the security of your application using open-source software (OSS) examples from Ruby and RubyGems.
The first topic is CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures). I have published CVEs many times. But what exactly is a CVE? I'll provide a basic understanding of CVEs and explain how to detect and handle vulnerabilities in OSS.
Next, let's discuss package managers. Package managers play a critical role in the OSS ecosystem. I'll explain how to manage library dependencies in your application.
I'll share insights into how the Ruby and RubyGems core team works to keep our ecosystem safe. By the end of this talk, you'll have a better understanding of how to safeguard your code.
For the full video of this presentation, please visit: https://www.edge-ai-vision.com/2024/06/temporal-event-neural-networks-a-more-efficient-alternative-to-the-transformer-a-presentation-from-brainchip/
Chris Jones, Director of Product Management at BrainChip , presents the “Temporal Event Neural Networks: A More Efficient Alternative to the Transformer” tutorial at the May 2024 Embedded Vision Summit.
The expansion of AI services necessitates enhanced computational capabilities on edge devices. Temporal Event Neural Networks (TENNs), developed by BrainChip, represent a novel and highly efficient state-space network. TENNs demonstrate exceptional proficiency in handling multi-dimensional streaming data, facilitating advancements in object detection, action recognition, speech enhancement and language model/sequence generation. Through the utilization of polynomial-based continuous convolutions, TENNs streamline models, expedite training processes and significantly diminish memory requirements, achieving notable reductions of up to 50x in parameters and 5,000x in energy consumption compared to prevailing methodologies like transformers.
Integration with BrainChip’s Akida neuromorphic hardware IP further enhances TENNs’ capabilities, enabling the realization of highly capable, portable and passively cooled edge devices. This presentation delves into the technical innovations underlying TENNs, presents real-world benchmarks, and elucidates how this cutting-edge approach is positioned to revolutionize edge AI across diverse applications.
Building Production Ready Search Pipelines with Spark and MilvusZilliz
Spark is the widely used ETL tool for processing, indexing and ingesting data to serving stack for search. Milvus is the production-ready open-source vector database. In this talk we will show how to use Spark to process unstructured data to extract vector representations, and push the vectors to Milvus vector database for search serving.
1. Dukakis Center For Urban and Regional Policy
Northeastern University
School of Public Policy & Urban Affairs
www.northeastern.edu/dukakiscenter A “Think and Do” Tank
Smarter Parking, Better Communities
Sparking New Ideas Conference
8 April 2014
2. Dukakis Center for Urban & Regional Policy www.northeastern.edu/dukakiscenter
How can we convince cities and towns
to adopt smarter parking policies?
• Most people don’t think
much about parking most
of the time
• And if they do they tend to
think favorably of it
– Those with cars like to
have convenient, free
places to park
• So how can we go back to
our cities and towns and
convince our neighbors to
rethink parking policy?
3. Dukakis Center for Urban & Regional Policy www.northeastern.edu/dukakiscenter
Talking about parking:
The economics case for policy change
Minimum-parking requirements
are a second wrong that doesn’t
make a right. The original wrong
is that we’ve never charged
automobiles properly for using
city streets, either for driving or
parking. If you give a valuable
resource away for free, the
inevitable result is overuse and
crowding. . . . In modern
Massachusetts, on-street parking
is available at low or no cost, and
therefore drivers can’t find a
parking spot. Low parking costs
also ensure there are more
drivers congesting the roads.
Edward L. Glaeser Source: Boston Globe, July 13, 2013
4. Dukakis Center for Urban & Regional Policy www.northeastern.edu/dukakiscenter
Talking about parking:
The economic case for policy change
5. Dukakis Center for Urban & Regional Policy www.northeastern.edu/dukakiscenter
Talking about parking:
The fairness case for policy change
4,733,936
71%
1,230,590
19%
681,618
10%
Drivers Underage population Age-eligible non-drivers
Drivers per 1,000 driving age population
897
921
914 908 907 903
913
904
891
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875 874
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840
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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Massachusetts
Parking serves the
needs of the subset of
the population that
owns and drives cars.
What about everyone
else?
6. Dukakis Center for Urban & Regional Policy www.northeastern.edu/dukakiscenter
Not everyone owns a car
7. Dukakis Center for Urban & Regional Policy www.northeastern.edu/dukakiscenter
Why do we require parking for cars
people don’t own?
8. Dukakis Center for Urban & Regional Policy www.northeastern.edu/dukakiscenter
Why do we require parking for cars
people don’t own?
Source:
MAPC
10. Dukakis Center for Urban & Regional Policy www.northeastern.edu/dukakiscenter
Talking about parking:
The language of physics
No two
objects can
occupy the
same space
at the same
time.
11. Dukakis Center for Urban & Regional Policy www.northeastern.edu/dukakiscenter
The choice: Parking or office
space?
Source: graphingparking.com
12. Dukakis Center for Urban & Regional Policy www.northeastern.edu/dukakiscenter
The choice: Parking or high
school study space?
Source: graphingparking.com
13. Dukakis Center for Urban & Regional Policy www.northeastern.edu/dukakiscenter
The choice: Parking or more
homes?
Source: graphingparking.com
14. Dukakis Center for Urban & Regional Policy www.northeastern.edu/dukakiscenter
The fundamental problem:
Parking uses up too much space
• The United States has somewhere
between 10 million and 2 billion parking
spaces
• In his 2012 book Eran Ben-Joseph notes
that if the correct figure is 500 million
parking spaces, they occupy 3,590
square miles, an area larger than
Delaware and Rhode Island combined
• If the correct number is 2 billion, the
area grows to the size of Connecticut
and Vermont combined
• Ben-Joseph writes that “in some U.S.
cities, parking lots cover more than a
third of the land area”
Sources:
Michael Kimmelman, New
York Times, 6 Jan. 2012
Eran Ben-Joseph,
Re-Thinking A Lot (2012)
15. Dukakis Center for Urban & Regional Policy www.northeastern.edu/dukakiscenter
Non-parking reasons communities might
adopt smarter parking
Desirable Outcomes for the Community
Quality of Life Revenue Economic Activity
More Space for the Community to Use For
Complete Streets Public Space Development
Reduced Land Devoted to Parking
On-Street Parking Off-Street Parking
17. Dukakis Center for Urban & Regional Policy www.northeastern.edu/dukakiscenter
Smarter parking policies can create
better communities by
• Increasing economic activity and tax
revenue
• Making room for more public space
• Enabling Complete Streets
• Revitalizing neighborhood shopping
districts
• Making housing more affordable
18. Dukakis Center for Urban & Regional Policy www.northeastern.edu/dukakiscenter
Parking, economic activity and tax
revenue
Source: Studies by Christopher MaCahill (now at State Smart Transportation
Institute) and Norman Garrick (University of Connecticut)
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Parking, economic activity and tax
revenue
20. Dukakis Center for Urban & Regional Policy www.northeastern.edu/dukakiscenter
Parking, economic activity and tax
revenue
Cities forego tax money with every parking spot they
require
In Hartford, for example, the city forfeits $1,200 per
year per parking space, which amounts to a subsidy
of more than $50 million per year for all the parking in
downtown Hartford (where total municipal tax revenue
totals only $75 million)
In contrast, the subsidy for
parking in downtown
Cambridge, Mass., amounts
to just over $1 million per year
on municipal revenues of $50 million
21. Dukakis Center for Urban & Regional Policy www.northeastern.edu/dukakiscenter
Parking into public space:
Mission Hill parklet
• A parklet is a small, semi-permanent public
space created from on-street parking spaces
• The parklet in Mission Hill, the first of four
planned for the City of Boston, debuted in
September 2013
• The parklet took the place of two parking
spaces adjacent to
“parklet partners” Mike’s
Donuts and Lilly’s
Gourmet Pasta Express
22. Dukakis Center for Urban & Regional Policy www.northeastern.edu/dukakiscenter
Parking into public space:
“Our Happy Block”
• 4,300 square feet of a parking
lot at Southeast Portland’s
Calvary Lutheran Church was
“depaved” by a Portland,
Oregon non-profit
• Neighbors had become
concerned that the excessively
large surface parking lot was
being used by drug dealers
and would-be hot-rodders to
test their driving skills.
• The asphalt was replaced by
four rain gardens and nearly
1,300 native plants
• The project also helped divert
379,000 gallons of rainwater
from storm drains annually
23. Dukakis Center for Urban & Regional Policy www.northeastern.edu/dukakiscenter
Parking into public space:
Philadelphia’s “The Porch”
• The Porch at 30th Street Station in Philadelphia
opened in November 2011, replacing 34
parking spaces and a bland, barren sidewalk
• The Porch includes abundant seating, seasonal
plantings, programming such as performances
and fitness classes and special events such as
The Porch Beer Garden and mini-golf
• The project was designed and implemented
using The Project for Public Space’s LQC
approach – Lighter Quicker Cheaper – which
involves building pubic spaces by taking small,
iterative, and experimental steps to determine
what works best, rather than starting with large
capital expenses
• An extensive post-occupancy study confirmed
that The Porch has created a well-used public
space and catalyzed new economic activity
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“The Porch”: The results
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Parking into public space:
The economic benefits
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Complete Streets and parking:
Polk Street in San Francisco
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Complete Streets and Parking:
Creating protected bike lanes
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Complete Streets and parking:
The economic case
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Neighborhood business districts:
Parking/Business Improvement Districts
• In the 1980s Old Pasadena was a
disinvested area filled with pawn shops and
vacant buildings
• Before 1993, Old Pasadena had no parking
meters and because parking was free store
employees used the on-street parking and
customers had difficulty finding places to
park
• Today 1,200 parking meters generate $1.5
million in revenue
–The city reinvests a portion of the parking
meter revenue into infrastructure improvements
–The rest goes to pay the city’s share of the cost
of a business improvement district which uses its
funds to care for and market the area
• Today the area has 150 retailers and an
average of 30,000 people visit Old Pasadena
each weekend
– And in an area with 600 residential units,
another 2,000 are under construction
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Housing affordability and parking
• Requiring large amounts of
parking in housing
developments makes the
housing more expensive,
irrespective of resident
demand, because the cost of
parking is built into the cost of
each unit
• Parking requirements for new
developments may also reduce
the total number of units built,
because if the requirements
make some projects
unprofitable some residential
developments that might have
been built are never built
“When parking requirements
are removed, developers
provide more housing and less
parking, and also that
developers provide different
types of housing: housing in
older buildings, in previously
disinvested areas, and housing
marketed toward non-drivers.
This latter category of housing
tends to sell for less than
housing with parking spaces.“
Research paper by
UCLA Institute of Transportation
Studies
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Parking and housing affordability
Based on typical
affordable housing
development costs,
one parking space
per unit increases
costs by about
12.5% and two
parking spaces
increase costs by
about 25%
Source: Todd Litman, Parking Requirements Impacts on Housing Affordability
(VTPI 2013)
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Parking and housing affordability:
Right sizing parking for multifamily housing
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So when you talk about parking
make sure to start by talking about
• Economic development
• Tax and other revenues
• Open space
• Complete Streets
• Affordable housing
• Neighborhood retail
And all of the ways that smarter parking
helps create better communities