While SLFRF funds were not affected by the debt ceiling agreement, cities have strategic interests in obligating and spending the awarded funds quickly. Yet, many cities have not been able to spend much of their federal funds so far. As cities navigate the many challenges of accessing and spending federal funding, our experts are available to share best practices on obligating and spending SLFRF funds strategically and expeditiously.
On the 1 year anniversary of the Local Infrastructure Hub, join federal transportation policy experts, Mayors, and leaders in the field to discuss the best strategies for tackling climate change by improving the resilience of the surface transportation system.
The first of two Technology + Innovation Center webinars highlighting technology and innovation awards made through US DOT’s 2022 SMART Grants Program, this webinar will explore the solutions for urban freight management in U.S. cities. The pandemic dramatically accelerated the growth of goods moving on city streets as people shifted to online shopping. These freight flows, focused on rapid delivery within residential areas, are different from anything cities have encountered before. And they have created enormous challenges for cities’ efforts to improve safety, manage congestion, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Join The Local Infrastructure Hub on Tuesday, July 18 at 2 p.m. ET to learn more about Inflation Reduction Act tax credits and the benefits that they will bring to your residents. IRA contains several tax credits in service of increasing America’s competitiveness in the clean energy economy. Featured speakers include Laurel Blatchford, Chief Implementation Officer, Inflation Reduction Act, US Department of Treasury; John Podesta, Senior Adviser to the President for Clean Energy Innovation and Implementation; Alexander Dane, Senior Manager for Clean Energy Innovation & Partnerships, World Resources Institute; and Mayor Erin Mendenhall of Salt Lake City, UT.
Curbs are one of the most important, yet undervalued asset in the urban public realm. As cities confront new patterns of activity, new demands on the public right of way, and fiscal and environmental challenges, curbs are a critical platform for driving change. The second of two Technology + Innovation Center webinars highlighting awards from the 2022 Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grants Program, this webinar looks at how cities are deploying a variety of approaches to developing curb data platforms. Questions to be answered include: What are the short- and long-term goals of curb coding efforts? What data do cities plan to collect? How will it be used, what value is created, and how will it be managed? What core technologies and data standards are available and what must be developed? How will cities incentivize various stakeholders to participate? Who does what? How are cities enlisting vendors and other partners to design, deploy and operate these solutions?
Join federal transportation policy experts, Mayors who’ve successfully secured funding for this opportunity in the FY22 grant cycle, and leaders in the field to discuss the best strategies for reconnecting communities that are cut off from opportunity and burdened by past transportation infrastructure decisions.
Join federal environmental policy experts, Mayors, and leaders in the field to discuss the best strategies for working with your state’s leadership to enhance your cities water quality infrastructure.
Join federal transportation policy experts, Mayors, and leaders in the field to discuss the best strategies for improving transportation safety and efficiency for your residents. Register today!
Join the Local Infrastructure Hub to discuss the BEAD program and how you can submit a competitive application to expand broadband access in your community.
This session focuses on current and future funding opportunities from the U.S. DOE, aimed at helping cities update their building codes.
Join federal policy experts, Mayors, and leaders in the field to discuss the best practices for building resilient infrastructure in the face of climate change and extreme weather events.
Participants will hear from Austin city leaders about how these solutions are helping model smoke clouds from building and wildfires, and optimize workflows and layouts inside a new emergency operations center, and how the city structures its partnership with university-based researchers.