Digital Twin Technologies Towards Understanding the Interactions between Transportation and other Civil Infrastructure Systems: Phase 2
2023-08-14 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | https://nyu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jQg9UllxRB26w9QmMn9OqQ

Reconnecting Communities: Creating More Equitable Outcomes in Transportation Projects
2023-09-22 09:30 - 11:00 | NYU Wagner, 295 Lafayette Street
Presented by the NYU Rudin Center for Transportation and AECOMThe Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) represents an unprecedented investment in our country’s transportation system. As part of this investment, the Biden Administration is seeking not only to build more roads and bridges, but to address the harmful impacts of past transportation projects, which have disproportionately fallen on low income communities and communities of color. For neighborhoods around the country that remain divided or isolated by transportation infrastructure, this investment is a once-in-a-generation opportunity for reconnection. This panel discussion, co-hosted by AECOM, will address: How might we best reconnect communities? What does reconnection involve, and how can we ensure future projects mitigate any further disruption and displacement? Join us for a discussion of ongoing developments and how agencies and stakeholders can best seize this opportunity to create more equitable outcomes. Panelists: Ritchie Torres, United States Representative (NY-15) Meera Joshi, New York City Deputy Mayor for Operations Tom Prendergast, Executive Vice President & New York Metro Chief Executive, AECOM Moderator: Sarah Kaufman, Director, NYU Rudin Center for Transportation.

Seminar: The Intersection of Cloud Computing and Civil Infrastructure
2024-04-25 14:00 - 15:00 | C2SMART Center Viz Lab, 6 Metrotech Center, Room 460, Brooklyn, 11201
Over the coming years, bridges and other physical infrastructure will experience unprecedented demands due to climate driven changes and trends in freight. These increasing demands are set against a backdrop of infrastructure deterioration as many assets reach the end of their intended life. This presentation will examine not only these trends but also technology that can be leveraged by the engineering community to better analyze, understand, and overcome these challenges.
The objective of this presentation is to familiarize the engineering community with technology tools that have become well established in adjacent industries and are poised to play a large role in the field of civil infrastructure. These include cloud computing, programming languages, data visualization and machine learning. These tools are examined in the context of two upcoming challenges for our industry: climate threats and increasingly heavy freight. Ultimately, the engineers who know these problems inside and out should have the tools and skill sets to know the data inside and out.
Presented by HNTB’s Erik Zuker, PE, and Rob Wildish, EIT. Co-hosted by Rutgers and the RIME Bridge Resource Program

Transportation & Urban Systems Fall Welcome Event
2024-09-17 17:00 - 18:00 | C2SMART Center Viz Lab, 6 Metrotech Center, Room 460, Brooklyn, 11201
Come meet your fellow students and faculty, learn about upcoming courses, programs, and research opportunities in transportation and urban systems, and eat snacks!

Mass Transit & Climate Change
2024-09-26 09:30 - 11:00 | Kimmel Center, Room 914, 60 Washington Square South, New York, NY, 10012, United States
Public transportation plays a critical role in the fight against climate change. Transportation is the single largest source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, accounting for about 28% of the U.S. total. Of that, public transportation contributes little, but it plays a critical role in enabling mode shift. Reducing emissions and improving air quality in all modes, including transit, is also important to counter the effects of climate change. With excessive flooding and extreme heat on the rise, climate change is challenging our transportation networks. In response, the MTA recently published its Climate Resilience Roadmap, a comprehensive framework to fortify the transit system against the impacts of climate change. With increased funding, FTA is expanding public transportation’s role in mitigating climate effects, making a record investment in low- and no-emission technology, promoting more equitable transit-oriented development and fostering resiliency through grant programs. The NYU Rudin Center for Transportation presents an expert panel to discuss strategies that will enable our transit system to adapt and expand.
Panelists
Veronica Vanterpool, Acting Administrator, Federal Transportation Administration
Jamie Torres-Springer, President, MTA Construction & Development
Tom Prendergast, Executive Vice President & New York Metro Chief Executive, AECOM
Moderator: Sarah M. Kaufman, Director, NYU Rudin Center for Transportation
This event is sponsored by AECOM, with additional support from NYU C2SMARTER, a Tier 1 University Transportation Center, and the NYU Climate Change Initiative Seed Grant.
