Bob Graves - Profile and Journalist Details

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Biography

I am the associate director of the Governing Institute, the executive editor of FutureStructure as well as a co-founder of e.Republic, the parent company of Governing. As associate director I write, present, moderate and provide advice on smart and sustainable approaches to water, waste, energy, transportation and building systems drawing from more than 25 years of experience working with private sector companies, nonprofits and state and local governments. As executive editor of FutureStructure I oversee the magazine’s content direction and work to identify, archive and share innovations in science and practice that can help governments design and plan resilient, healthy and vibrant communities.

Content

Total articles 36

• The Critical Interdependence of Our Infrastructure

  By Bob Graves| GOVERNING Verified@ Nowhere is that more true than within regions. It calls for an integrated approach to planning and funding.

  By Bob Graves · GOVERNING

  Feb. 18, 2021

• The Goal of Seamless Urban Mobility

  By Bob Graves| GOVERNING Verified Escalating urban traffic congestion is calling out for a fix. What's the solution? Most likely a combination of existing public transit and a well-integrated digital ecosystem that seamlessly connects all other transportation services with it. Narrowly focused, unintegrated solutions aren't the answer, as a recent study of the impact of ride-hailing services by the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California-Davis makes abundantly clear.

  By Bob Graves · GOVERNING

  Mar. 12, 2018

• When -- and Where -- Will Electric Vehicles Rule the Roads?

  By Bob Graves| GOVERNING Verified In the race to replace the internal combustion engine that propels most of the world's cars, trucks and buses with vehicles powered by electricity, one country stands out, and it might not be one that immediately comes to mind. It's not China, even though the sheer number of new plug-in electric vehicles sold there in 2017, 605,500, was the highest in the world, accounting for 2.6 percent of all vehicles purchased in the country.

  By Bob Graves · GOVERNING

  Feb. 12, 2018

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GOVERNING

Today's state and local leaders govern during a period of dramatic shifts in technology, demography, climate and the economy that are driving societal transformation. Governing tells their stories, extracting lessons and emerging practices in innovation and performance.