Joe Geller shares his thoughts on how Stantec’s Urban Places team is bringing an integrated approach to cities and suburbs alike to help them take advantage of the burgeoning urban renaissance.
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Published in Planning magazine: May you live in interesting times
Planning commissioners and planning staffs must chart a path forward while considering climate, demographic, economic, and technological changes
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[With Video] 3 surprising things I discovered from hacking 21st-century city challenges
A mentor from Stantec’s Idea Hackathon shares her thoughts from a two-day forum on smart city solutions
Five ways smart cities can change daily life in the public realm (for the better)
Better health, reduced energy consumption and improved security are just some of the possibilities, proponents say
ESI ThoughtLab: The Path to a Hyperconnected City
Stantec’s smart cities lead Nancy MacDonald tells our research partner ESI ThoughtLab what makes a hyperconnected city
What is microtransit? And how can transit agencies use it to fill gaps in their mass transit systems?
Learn more in our interactive infographic
What does it mean to future-proof a city?
While no one can predict the future, experts in smart technology and urban planning say there are ways to help cities adapt and thrive
Published in Informed Infrastructure: Moving Connected and Autonomous Vehicles Forward
A smart mobility testing ground launches via partnership between Stantec, Space Institute Research Corp., and University of Tennessee Space Institute
3 steps to deploying an autonomous vehicle shuttle pilot project
AV shuttles will soon become a part of our daily lives. If you’re considering a pilot project, here’s what you need to keep in mind.
Can smart mobility solutions answer transit’s first/last mile challenge?
Many municipalities are hoping to avert the ‘hell’ of personal autonomous vehicles for the ‘heaven’ of mobility-as-a-service
How do we manage the smart-mobility revolution? It starts with well-crafted policy.
The positive potential of autonomous vehicles is enormous, but we need to make deliberate decisions to make sure we are realizing that potential
Smart cities ideas and insights, delivered to your inbox
In our Urban Places newsletter, Stantec experts share ideas on topics such as how technology can help cities put people first
From the Design Quarterly: Embracing the unknown when thinking big data and smart cities
Our data revolution—5G, smart and connected buildings, autonomous vehicles—is changing the design profession
From the Design Quarterly: How are we designing for livable cities today?
Ask an expert: Nancy MacDonald, Stantec vice president for Urban Places, on the big issues facing cities today and her love of urban placemaking
Published in Planning Magazine: Curb Control
Parking is so passé. Swiftly changing mobility options and competing priorities mean planners need to practice active curb management.
Do you want a transit-friendly sports stadium district? Here’s how to do it right.
Today’s stadiums are often part of mixed-use sports districts—with limited parking—and are best served by alternative-transportation options
Webinar Recording: Equity and Mobility in Design
What does equity in design mean? Ryan Martinson discusses equity’s role in our infrastructure and how the right plan can create equal access for all.
Infrastructure Week 2019: The state of American transit today and tomorrow
How do we get people moving? It’s about acceptable commute times, longer-term master plans, and high-capacity public transport systems.
Infrastructure Week webinar alert: 4 ideas on how to build for tomorrow
In celebration of Infrastructure Week, Stantec experts are hosting a PechaKucha-style webinar to share ideas on how we can #BuildForTomorrow
How to plan for the future of electric vehicles
Incorporating smart technologies to future-proof your charging infrastructure investments
What can smart city planners learn from 3,000-year-old Varanasi, India?