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“Blueprint for Regional Mobility” includes research from NSCG faculty

NCSG faculty members Frederick Ducca, Sevgi Erdogan, Gerrit-Jan Knaap, Kim Fisher, and Uri Avin provided critical research, technical, and analytical support for Capital Region Blueprint for Regional Mobility, a report by the Greater Washington Partnership. Framing mobility as an economic driver, the report proposes bold transportation objectives that could transform the Baltimore-Washington-Richmond region.
The Greater Washington Partnership is “a civic alliance of CEOs in the region, drawing from the leading employers and entrepreneurs committed to making the Capital Region– from Baltimore to Richmond – one of the world’s best places to live, work and build a business.”
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Citizens of West Baltimore speak up in Smart Cities report

A team of researchers, smart city technology providers, local government leaders, and community-based organizations collaborated to understand how investments in smart cities technology could improve the lives of residents in low-income neighborhoods. The study was led by NCSG and the College of Information Studies (iSchool) at the University of Maryland and included researchers from the University of Maryland-College Park (UMD), the University of Baltimore, John Hopkins University, and Morgan State University.
Citizens of West Baltimore offered their perspectives on smart city technologies in multiple meetings with the research team. Together they created a strategic plan for smart city investment that would meet the community’s needs.
This study was funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), with additional funding from Enterprise Community Resources.
More information and great drawings in the study: “Smart Cities, Connected Communities
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County Executive transition team includes NCSG Director and Senior Research Scientist

NCSG director Gerrit Knaap and senior research scientist Fred Ducca are included in the transition team for Montgomery County Executive-Elect Marc Elrich. They are among “180 strong – a diverse array of politicians, operatives, civic leaders, community activists, small business owners, and lawyers.”

“I don’t want to surround myself with mirrors,” Elrich said, regarding his transition team, “Mirrors tend to lie. You see what you want to see.”
Knaap and Ducca will focus on “Easier Commutes” for county residents and workers.

More information and the full transition team can be found at Maryland Matters.

Photo by Aimee Custis for Coalition for Smarter Growth.  
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