Siemens Executive Pulse Blog on How Technology Helps Move the City that Never Stops, Never Sleeps

By 2040, there will be two million more people living in and around New York City. The subway platforms are already overcrowded with riders, and nine of the worst road bottlenecks in the country are in this region. NYC needs intelligent infrastructure—and transportation agencies are investing in just that.

At an event underwritten by Siemens and hosted in New York City, Bloomberg brought together local transportation leaders and innovators to examine the future of New York's transportation: the challenges the system is currently facing, the renovations and developments needed to prepare it for the future, and what it will take to get there.

Kevin Riddett, president of Siemens Mobility, provided remarks at the event and on Siemens Executive Pulse Blog reflects on comments made by NY DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg, Amtrak’s Stephen Gardner, and MTA Chairman Tom Prendergast on the future of New York’s transportation systems. He also highlights why New York and other cities need to build infrastructure that is smarter, not just of concrete and steel, but made up of software to solve big challenges like capacity and congestion.

To read Riddett’s post, visit http://news.usa.siemens.biz/blog/siemens-executive-pulse-blog-how-technology-helps-move-city-never-stops-never-sleeps.

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