Is It Infrastructure Week Yet?

It seems like Infrastructure Week has been coming just as long as Winter. (Was). Coming. in the Game of Thrones. No spoilers, but Winter finally did come, for better or worse in the classic Sci-Fi drama…the question is, will Infrastructure finally come to America? And if so, what will that infrastructure look like? Where will it go? What - and whom - will get prioritized? And how will all of those decisions be made?

Well, as part of, yes, “Infrastructure Week” being hosted by United for Infrastructure, I will be joining a panel put together by the Smart Cities Council Global to discuss many of these questions and more! I hope you can join us this Thursday, May 13th, starting at 5pm EST to discuss the role of data and evidence in driving equitable Infrastructure that boosts community resilience, and ultimately leads to spatial justice. This panel is part of Smart Cities Council’s Readiness Challenge series, which is focused on the City of Nashville, TN and Orange County, FL.

My fellow speakers include:

The panel will then join a roundtable discussion with:

  • Philip Bane, Managing Director Smart Cities Council

  • Jeff Benavides, Chief Sustainability and Resilience Office of Orange County

  • Faye DiMassimo, Chief Advisor to Mayor John Cooper of Nashville,

  • Dr. Janey Camp, Associate Director of Vanderbilt Engineering Center for Transportation and Operational Resiliency (VECTOR)

  • Tom Palko, Assistant Director, Metro Nashville Water Services

  • Roger Lindsey, Floodplain Manager / Stormwater Design Review at Metro Nashville Water Services,

  • Jennifer Higgs, Nashville Information Technology Services

You can find more information on this event and register here!

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