WTS International’s Post

💡Great share from WTS International! Read the Transportation Research Board's linked report below for insights on "Critical Issues in Transportation for 2024 and Beyond." #Sustainability #Economy #ClimateChange #RoadSafety #PublicHealth #TransportationEquity #Inclusion

ICYMI: The council heard about the 2025 proposed budgets for Dept of Transportation, Denver Health, Climate Action, and Parks & Rec today. Learn how they plan to spend next year by watching the hearing videos at https://lnkd.in/eMFZ6aTQ.

One of the biggest indicators of the future of #ClimateChange can be pointed to the Salton Sea. For the past four years, Dr. Ryan Sinclair, associate professor at the LLU School of Public Health, has dedicated his research to the science and public health of the Salton Sea. Read more about climate change and #NationalPublicHealthWeek by visiting, https://lnkd.in/g3TXsQ2N!

Ageing costs in Slovenia are expected to increase from 22.1% of GDP in 2022 to 26.0% of GDP in 2045 and to 27.5% of GDP in 2070. With the exception of education expenditure, all categories of age related public spending are expected to increase by 2070, but to the largest extent pension expenditure (from 9.8% of GDP in 2022 to 13.7% of GDP in 2070), which otherwise represent the highest share of total ageing costs. Long-term budgetary projections for Slovenia have improved considerably, which has important implications for public finance sustainability. Total ageing costs are expected to increase by 2.7 percentage points less than in the Ageing Report 2021. The projections of all spending categories have improved, but the most for pension expenditure (by 1.9 percentage points). So happy I got to be a part of this! :) Katja Lautar Franci Kluzer

We look forward to working closely with the Government to deliver on our mutual priorities. Our industry shares many areas of common interest with the new Government, including an ambition to drive growth and competitiveness, boost household financial resilience against risks and tackle climate change. By working together, we can find solutions to some of the country’s biggest challenges. To find out more about how our industry can drive change in partnership with the new Government, read our industry manifesto here: https://lnkd.in/eqHEBGiv

This webinar is guaranteed to be engaging and worth your time… especially if you are a planning or transportation professional looking to effectively and equitably implement transit-oriented development as a decarbonization strategy. #transitorienteddevelopment #transportationplanning #decarbonization #webinarseries #climatechange

California Air Resources Board shared resources from its February 28 Zero-Emission Space and Water Heater Standards Public Workshop on zero-emission space and water heater standards, which will seek to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to help meet California’s climate goals and federal air quality standards. CARB staff covered a number of topics including current regulatory concepts, key questions guiding staff work, and next steps: https://ow.ly/AKJI50QR2iC.

This is an insightful read by Ryan Meres with RESNET. I love that we have this level of insight because data is available to measure and analyze it. It still astonishes me that the most desirable areas of the country in which to live are also the areas experiencing significant impact from a changing climate and resource stress, like water - the focus of this paper. https://lnkd.in/e5P5D-mi

Today’s political climate often reduces complex issues like modernizing our transit infrastructure to binary choices, making everyone worse off if those solutions fail. Moreover, such framing often creates a city versus suburbs conflict when the entire region suffers if the MTA collapses. We need congestion pricing, but the current plan doesn’t fit our present realities. Instead of using a playbook from five years ago, let’s develop one for today. Check out the piece that Scott Rechler and I wrote in the New York Daily News: https://lnkd.in/e_hqsWfA

U.S. states are key to national and global climate action. Here’s why 👇 💰 States are where the rubber meets the road. States make daily decisions that affect climate change and economic opportunities. Many federal policies, regulations, and grant programs, for example, are implemented by states. ⏩ States ensure continuous progress. States set ambitious climate commitments and advance policies to address climate change, improve air quality, and drive economic growth. 💡 States provide policy innovation and catalyze regional and federal action. States craft innovative solutions to meet their own unique set of political, economic, and social circumstances. CATF works with state legislatures, governors’ officers, executive agencies, local communities, and more to help states achieve their economic, environmental, and public health goals through climate action. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/e7kr-83q