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Talking Headways Podcast: Cooperating Academic and Urban Institutions

Coord invites cities and other curb managers to apply for its Digital Curb Challenge to undertake a free curb management pilot program in 2020. Applications close on Feb. 14. Click here for information.

This week, we’re joined Ben Levine, executive director of the Metrolab Network, who talks about the partnerships that Metrolab forges between cities and academic institutions. We also talk about data collection and usage, as well as the Civic Innovation Challenge.

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