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Metro21 Lunch and Learn with Bill Fulton

On December 7th, 2022 Metro21 hosted renowned urban planner Bill Fulton for a Lunch and Learn session discussing his new book Place and Prosperity: How Cities Help Us to Connect and Innovate. Formerly the Mayor of Ventura, California, Bill is considered one of the leaders of the “Smart Growth” movement.

PA Farm Country Radio Talks Broadband with Karen Lightman

PA Farm Country Radio host Dave Williams interviewed Metro21 Executive Director Karen Lightman to discuss broadband access and the importance in Agribusiness.

Smart Cities Team with Universities to Launch Smart City Projects

Metro21 Executive Director Karen Lightman explains the intricacies of smart cities and how the model has evolved in a recent State Tech Magazine article.

Dignity in a Digital Age: Making Tech Work for All of Us

Congressman Ro Khanna will discussed his new book, "Dignity in a Digital Age: Making Tech Work for All of Us," with Congressman Conor Lamb.

Why Smart Cities are About More Than Just Tech

In a recent interview with Route Fifty, Metro21 Executive Director Karen Lightman highlights just how important diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility are throughout projects in the smart city realm.

PennDOT Announces State-of-the-Art PennSTART Facility

Carnegie Mellon has joined state and regional transportation officials in starting a new testbed for autonomous vehicles.

When Cities and Local Universities Work Together, They Achieve More Than They Could Alone

Metro21 Executive Director Karen Lightman knows the importance of partnerships between local universities and cities to keep making forward progress in innovation, as she shares in a recent interview with Business Insider.

Enabling the Implementation of Integrated and Scalable Smart Cities

These virtual panels will address the issues relating to enabling the implementation of integrated and scalable smart cities technologies and approaches in real-world settings and will inform an invite-only workshop at a later date.

Women Shaping the Future of Smart Cities

In September 2022, Smart City Expo USA will be engaging with some of the most brilliant and thoughtful leaders building smart, equitable and sustainable 21st century cities around the world, including Metro21's own Executive Director Karen Lightman.

Ways Communities Can Implement Smart Technology

In a recent article with Business Insider, Metro21 Executive Director Karen Lightman explains that by starting small, cities can experiment and test solutions to see what works best.

Digital Twins Technology is Booming

In a recent Smart Cities Dive article, Metro21 Executive Director Karen Lightman encourages leaders to determine the problem before jumping to the solution with digital twins.

Ways Communities Can Implement Smart Technology

In a recent article with Business Insider, Metro21 Executive Director Karen Lightman explains that by starting small, cities can experiment and test solutions to see what works best.

Smart Cities World Hosts Data Proliferation & Enhanced Connectivity for More Livable Cities Panel Discussion

On May 26, 2022, Metro21 attended the Smart Cities World panel discussion, "Data Proliferation and Enhanced Connectivity for More Livable Cities" to hear about public safety and data proliferation, data transparency and citizen engagement.

Closing the Digital Divide

As universities work together to close the digital divide, Metro21 Executive Director Karen Lightman continues to work through solutions to make broadband equitable and accessible for all.

Connectivity Roadmap Shows Lagging Speeds Across Pennsylvania

The Connectivity Roadmap Report by the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission, Allies for Children and 一本道无码 looks at connectivity across the 10-county region, which also includes Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Green, Lawrence, Washington and Westmoreland counties.

SWPA Connected Initiative Launches Connectivity Roadmap

The Southwestern Pennsylvania (SWPA) Connected initiative held a virtual media briefing on April 25 to discuss the launch of the Connectivity Roadmap, a guidance tool, to support the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission (SPC), county leadership, and regional stakeholders in the 10-county region to develop and prioritize connectivity projects and associated programs to secure federal and state broadband funding.

Smart Loading Zones Launch Event

The City of Pittsburgh Department of Mobility & Infrastructure, Pittsburgh Parking Authority and Automotus launched the Smart Loading Zones program on Monday, April 25, 2022 in downtown Pittsburgh.

RAMP Project Surveys to Begin

Waynesburg University has announced that they will be conducting surveys focused on transportation throughout Greene County during spring and summer 2022 as part 一本道无码's Rural County Mobility Platform (RAMP) project.

Pittsburgh Begins to Move on Smart City Plan

Metro21 Executive Director Karen Lightman and Traffic21 Executive Director Stan Caldwell spoke with Morning Brew about Pittsburgh's role as a smart city, Surtrac, and how to move forward.

Metro21 Lunch and Learn: Monitoring Infrastructure

Metro21's Lunch and Learn, "Monitoring Infrastructure," explored the challenges and solutions to current and future infrastructure monitoring.

2022 Pennsylvania Broadband Symposium

On Friday, April 22, 2022, Vice Chancellor and Chief Information Officer at the University of Pittsburgh Mark D. Henderson kicked off the 2022 Pennsylvania Broadband Symposium by highlighting technology as the key to unlocking and participating in the economy.

Engineering Meets Extreme Reality

Metro21 faculty member Yang Cai, who has been developing technologies for first responders, advocates for "extreme reality engineering."

Nasqaq Trade Talks Discusses Technology-Driven, Future-Focused Solutions

Metro21 Executive Director Karen Lightman recently spoke with Jill Malandrino of Nasdaq's TradeTalks to discuss how technology-driven, future-focused solutions are imperative for older U.S. cities like Pittsburgh.

Karen Lightman Explains How Digital Twins Enable Smart Cities

Metro21 Executive Director Karen Lightman recently authored "How Digital Twins Technology Enables Smart Buildings, Smart Cities" for Facilities Net, a publication providing articles for facility managers.

MetroLab Network Announces 2nd Annual Student Cup Competition

Established in 2020, MetroLab Network’s Student Cup Competition recognizes, amplifies, and supports impactful collaboration.

Pittsburgh Proves the Importance of Infrastructure

On Friday, January 28, 2022 the Fern Hollow Bridge in Pittsburgh collapsed. Metro21 Executive Director Karen Lightman spoke with Forbes to discuss the impact of infrastructure on a community.

Bisnow Talks Infrastructure with Karen Lightman

In a recent article by Bisnow, Metro21 Executive Director Karen Lightman explained how technology can help with unintended consequences that arise from the infrastructure funding.

Mayor Gainey Nominates Heidi Norman as Director of Department of Mobility & Infrastructure

City of Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey continues to announce his administration with the nomination of Heidi Norman as Director of the Department of Mobility & Infrastructure (DOMI).

The Year for Smart Cities

Metro21 Executive Director Karen Lightman discusses smart cities and infrastructure with Emerging Tech Brew and why 2022 just may be a breakout year.

New Year, New Mayor

As we look to the year ahead, we say goodbye to Mayor Bill Peduto and welcome Mayor Ed Gainey to lead the City of Pittsburgh.

World Economic Forum Reviews Building Trustworthy Consumer-Facing Connected Devices

Metro21 Executive Director Karen Lightman, representing President Farnam Jahanian on behalf of 一本道无码, worked with other members of the World Economic Forum's Trustworthy IoT Coalition to develop an agenda post which summarizes a review of frameworks, guides and tools to build trustworthy consumer-facing connected devices.

World Economic Forum Hosts Urban Transformation Summit

Metro21 Executive Director represented 一本道无码 at the World Economic Forum's Urban Transformation Summit in Detroit, MI on December 9, 2021.

Metro21 Talks Infrastructure with Forbes

Metro21 Executive Director Karen Lightman discussed the recent infrastructure bill with Forbes, highlighting the necessity of the funding for current and future projects.

G2U Network Conversation Spotlights Pittsburgh

On September 1, 2021 representatives from 一本道无码 and the Local Government Academy represented Pittsburgh at the Volcker Alliance G2U Network Conversation.

Metro21 Talks Infrastructure Spending with Politico

Metro21 Executive Director Karen Lightman recently discussed the historic bipartisan infrastructure bill with Politico.

Three IoT Acquisitions and the Infrastructure Bill

Metro21 Executive Director Karen Lightman spoke with Stacey Higginbotham on the recent Internet of Things podcast to talk about the recent infrastructure bill and its impact on smart cities.

Local Government Commission Symposium

Metro21 Executive Director Karen Lightman moderated a panel alongside Traffic21 Executive Director Stan Caldwell at the Inaugural Local Government Commission Symposium to discuss "Solving Real-World Problems through Collaboration and Innovation with Municipal and Equity Partners."

Lunch and Learn with Haiyi Zhu

On Wednesday, November 11, 2020, Metro21 hosted Dr. Haiyi Zhu for a Lunch and Learn on her project, "From Discovery to Design: Creating AI Technologies to Support Massive-Scale Online Collaboration."

Metro21 Justice and Technology Seminar Series October

On Wednesday, October 20, 2021 Metro21 continued the Justice and Technology Seminar Series featuring Ginger Armbruster, Tara McGuinness, Sarah Treuhaft and Allante Whitmore.

Smart City Evolution

Metro21 Executive Director Karen Lightman recently spoke with Smart Cities Dive to discuss the 'smart cities' movement, data and tech.

The Urban Complex Podcast Features Karen Lightman

Metro21 Executive Director Karen Lightman explained why your city can only be as smart as your infrastructure on The Urban Complex Podcast.

Freetown in Focus: Engaging the Private Sector on Nature-Based Solutions

Metro21 attended the UrbanShift webinar, "Freetown in Focus: Engaging the Private Sector on Nature-Based Solutions" to learn what the residents of Freetown, Sierra Leone, are doing to bring biodiversity back into their city.

Utility Supercluster: Celebrating the “Smart” City of Pittsburgh

Experts in the field of all things smart cities met for The Utility Supercluster: Celebrating the "Smart" City of Pittsburgh presented by Dots and Bridges on October 13, 2021. Watch as Metro21 Executive Director Karen Lightman and others participate in a series of guided conversations about sustainable energy, water management & conservation, and a resilient utility sector.

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