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Seattle’s new transportation director on electric vehicles, remote work, company shuttles, and more

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Greg Spotts, the new director of Seattle’s Department of Transportation. Since moving from Los Angeles to take the helm of Seattle’s Department of Transportation in September, Greg Spotts has been busy learning about his new home. What can business and tech leaders do to support transportation? SDOT Photo).

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How transportation agencies can maximize infrastructure investments with network modernization

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Across roads, highways, rails, and airports, federal, state and local transit authorities are rolling out new digital infrastructure to enhance safety and make transportation more efficient. Another step transportation agencies can make is to adopt a network-as-a-service (NaaS) model, which makes network and service management much easier.

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Bellevue teams with electric transportation startup Circuit for free shuttle service

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Visit Bellevue and transportation company Circuit promise to make navigating downtown Bellevue “easier, greener, and more affordable.” in 2011 as a way to solve the first-mile, last-mile transportation problem, with the aim of reducing demand for parking in congested areas and mitigate the number of cars on the road.

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Inrix to acquire Portland startup Ride Report, which helps cities manage mobility programs

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(Ride Report Image) Transportation software company Inrix acquired Ride Report , a Portland, Ore.-based based startup that helps city governments manage shared mobility fleets. It also works with mobility operators to audit data from shared bicycles, scooters, and other transit options. The Kirkland, Wash.-based

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Seattle’s clean transportation blueprint spells out ambitious goals for electrification and habit shifts

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Laying out its vision for a fossil-fuel-free future, the City of Seattle has released an ambitious plan to electrify its transportation system, with a list goals over the next nine years that includes everything from 100% emissions-free Uber and Lyft vehicles to closing off a “major area” of the city to cars.

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New bike-share company to bring 1,500 e-bikes to Seattle streets by spring to boost mobility options

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A new electric-assist bike company is joining the mix of bikes and scooters on the streets of Seattle as the city is expanding transportation sharing options. The lower center of gravity is reminiscent of the Wheels sit-down scooter that is also part of the Seattle Department of Transportation’s mobility program.

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Oracle Cloud SCM gets new capabilities to help manage logistics

CIO Business Intelligence

The new features appear in its Oracle Transportation Management and Oracle Global Trade Management applications, and include expanded business intelligence capabilities, enhanced logistics network modelling, a new trade incentive program, and an updated Transportation Management Mobile application. billion in 2021.

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