As cities continue to recover and reinvent themselves to provide equitable, safe, and sustainable places for their citizens to live, play, and thrive, we are supporting and advancing critical infrastructure programs in cities globally to deliver a better world.
Cities have never been more important, nor the competition among them more intense. Those positioned to excel in this time of incredible challenges will emerge stronger by pursuing broad, holistic infrastructure solutions that address inequities, unlock hidden value, attract people and investment, and overcome financial and operational challenges.
At AECOM, we offer both the depth of insight and breadth of expertise required to thrive in these conditions.
Brilliant Cities
We believe no one discipline has all the answers to urban challenges. Our unique contribution to the urban agenda is our whole-systems approach to better prioritize projects, plan ahead, protect vulnerable assets, and provide sustainable growth.
Much has been said in recent years about making our cities smarter. Our aim is to go one step further and make them not just smart, but more resilient places that are responsive to the people who live in them and sensitive to the ecological environments in which they inhabit.
As a global company with a deeply rooted presence in many of the world’s major urban centers, we routinely connect the best ideas and insights — blurring the boundaries of both geography and profession, and engaging with public and private sectors, to help cities overcome their challenges and build brilliant futures. This work embraces a diversity of established and emerging project types — from citywide masterplans and climate change adaptation, to integrated design and operation of transport systems, to the development of innovative urban resilience strategies and programs. We work with cities large and small, mature and emerging, directly for city governments or with those who have a critical stake in the future development of their city to imagine and implement the urban environments and critical resilient infrastructure of tomorrow.
As one of the world’s most trusted infrastructure consulting firm, AECOM partners with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for generations to come. We have harnessed our collective expertise and data to develop our Sustainable Legacies strategy to ensure that our work leaves a positive, lasting impact for communities and our planet.
A selection of our projects is provided below:
- New York State Environmental Bond Act Study: Partnering with Rebuild by Design, we analyzed the benefits of a $3 billion environmental bond act to stimulate New York’s economy and strengthen the state’s green infrastructure through job creation and project investments.
- Business Case for Resilience in Southeast Florida: Working with a multi-county, bilateral committee, we teamed with ULI to evaluate the benefits of investments in building and community climate change adaptation and the economic development and job-generative potential of investing in resilient climate resilience infrastructure.
- San Francisco Bay Area Transit Recovery Scenario Planning Tool: Developed modelling tools that show how prioritizing equity in transit recovery investment can enhance transportation efficacy across the San Francisco Bay Area.
- Chicago New Energy STEM and Job Training Program: Partnered with the Chicago School District City Colleges to design education and job training potential across Chicago that will provide the qualified labor pool to deliver new energy programs.
- Guide to Joint Development of Public Transportation Agencies: Produced this Transportation Research Board guide on joint development, a subset of transit-oriented development in which transit agencies are direct participants.
- Oakland County, Michigan: Developed equity metrics for the disbursement of the current Americas Relief Plan to ensure that they create the most impact in vulnerable communities.
- City of Baltimore Equity-Based Project Prioritization Tool: Improve visibility and impact of equity in decision making, make equity considerations more comprehensive, and improve equity analysis and insights.
