MetroLab Network

And that’s a wrap after a flurry of convening for @MetroLabNetwork this week. It’s only possible because of the incredible team of people I get to work with. Thank you so much to Stefania Di Mauro-Nava, PMP, Rose Mische Commins, Aaron O'Brien Mackisey and Nitisha Tripathi for all of your work not only this week, but for the months of commitment to making our 2024 summit and the first Center of Excellence on New Mobility and Automated Vehicles in-person workshop come together. Our summary of events to come soon. Thank you to all who attended!! The MetroLab community is a wonderful one.

Thank you to Michael Schnuerle with Open Mobility Foundation for speaking to our group about two-way data communications between cities and connected AVs. #MobilityCOE cc: Center of Excellence on New Mobility and Automated Vehicles

Right now, we are hearing from City of Austin Transportation Department, Seattle Department of Transportation, DC Department of Transportation, and the Alexandria Department of transportation on cities' experiences with new mobility. Thank you to NACTO (National Association of City Transportation Officials) for helping us organize this session. #MobilityCOE cc: Center of Excellence on New Mobility and Automated Vehicles

Our Executive Director, Kate Garman Burns is leading a fireside chat with Federal Highway Administration Acting Administrator Kristin White on federal transit policy. #MobilityCOE cc: Center of Excellence on New Mobility and Automated Vehicles

Today, we’re thrilled to welcome city, university and other leaders in the #mobility space to DC for a workshop on new mobility and autonomous vehicles in partnership with Center of Excellence on New Mobility and Automated Vehicles. A special thanks to UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies, Open Mobility Foundation and NACTO (National Association of City Transportation Officials) as well for collaborating with us today.

Excited to have you join us Hillary Orr! If you work for a local government and are interested in this topic, we have a few spots left to participate in this roundtable tomorrow, Oct 3rd.

Thanks to Amy Cohen, Shauna Rigaud, PhD, and Des McNulty for coming together at Metrolab summit to lead a stimulating conversation comparing and contrasting UK and US civic university missions (and to Kristen Wright for lead-up preparations - sorry you couldn’t join our panel in the end). There are many differences but we share some fundamental challenges and opportunities. Lots to gain from keeping this conversation going. Thanks Kate Garman Burns, Stefania Di Mauro-Nava, PMP and all at MetroLab Network for hosting us at this year’s summit. Great conversations and shared learning.

📢 Two Cityfiers, two panels, two days! Civic Innovation to the max at #MetroLab2024 in Washington DC! 📅 Today at 3:30 PM - Senior Principal Camron Bridgford, AICP will be part of the panel "Curb Space Revolution: USDOT SMART Grants & Digital Infrastructure" discussing leveraging technology and data to make smarter decisions about public space. She will be joined by fellow panelists Chris Shelley (City of Philadelphia) and Michael Schnuerle (Open Mobility Foundation), with Tom Schenk Jr (KPMG US) moderating. 📅 Tomorrow at 11;45 AM - Partner Story Bellows will be moderating the panel "The State of Libraries" focusing on the role of libraries in civic innovation. She will be joined by experts in the field: Marcia Mardis (Florida State University), Brooks Rainwater (Urban Libraries Council), and Richard Reyes-Gavilan (DC Public Library). Don’t miss the chance to connect with peers, share insights, and contribute to the future of civic innovation. If you are a civic innovation nerd, you don’t want to miss this event! Where: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in Washington, DC https://bit.ly/3XE5p2O #government #innovation #libraries #civicinnovation #publicspace #planning #technology #cities MetroLab Network

Staying on in DC after #MetroLab2024? Are you interested in the research and best practices happening around new #mobility? If so, we invite you to join us and the Center of Excellence on New Mobility and Automated Vehicles on October 3rd for our roundtable that will explore how cities are looking at new mobility issues. Learn more and register today! https://lnkd.in/d_K5T3xq

Can't join in Washington DC next Thursday? We are pleased to offer an online option for staff working on transportation issues and state and local government to join the Mobility COE Workshop in Washington, DC. We welcome your participation if you work for a city, county, state, MPO, transit agency, or similar transportation authority.