Jane Wu said: “ I think the big piece of work now is post-COVID with funding hopefully opening up again, turning this technology into a full-scale project.”Īdditionally, Arcadis in Sydney is currently supporting Transport for New South Wales to deliver a world-class, urban precinct to stimulate economic activity and enrich the local community. The chapter has received quite a bit of positive feedback and questions on the impressive new technology and the applicability of it for detecting things like litter or plant and animal species. It’s very impressive to see how these projects continue to develop following the City Shapers selection process.įor example, Jane Wu and Christina Sue from the New York City chapter have been working with field teams and the Netherlands Computer Vision team to understand how data could be collected, transferred, and trained to create a Computer Vision for Waste Detection for potential clients such as the NYCDEP, DSNY, The Ocean Cleanup, and others. Q3: Can you tell us a bit about the winning projects from last year and how they have been implemented?Ī: In 2020 we selected 5 chapters from around the world to bring their projects to life: Melbourne, New York City, Sao Paulo, San Francisco and Sydney. As most of the face-to-face aspects of our programs like Global Shapers and Quest were on hold, we saw the opportunity to enthuse more early career professionals to join the City Shapers alternative. The program proved to be COVID-19 proof and able to be managed virtually, which was a great plus. Thanks to this ripple effect, the program grew organically over the last few years, resulting in an impressive 27-chapter strong program at the start of 2020. We call this “after-programing impact” – the ripple effect. By offering the City Shapers program to Global Shaper participants, they could continue to contribute their efforts and energy towards projects that we can bring to clients after the program. The City Shapers program and the Global Shapers program have a strong linkage when it comes to program objectives and target group: early career professionals. Q2: How did City Shapers end up with 27 chapters in 2020?Ī: After I became the business sponsor for Global Shapers in 2018, I saw an opportunity to grow the City Shapers program. This effort inspired a series of city resilience opportunities that came about as a result of Superstorm Sandy. He organized after-work pizza and beer sessions for early career professionals to introduce them to projects beyond their day-to-day work. Q1: What inspired you to start the Global City Shapers program?Ī: The City Shapers program was initiated by the City Executive of New York City, Peter Glus. Program sponsor John Batten, Arcadis’ Global Cities Director is here to provide some more insights on this year’s program and the opportunities it offers! The City Shapers 2021 edition kicked off in March. In December 2020, we selected the top 5 projects from our chapters in Melbourne, New York City, Sao Paulo, San Francisco and Sydney. The City Shapers have tackled topics such as mobility and infrastructure challenges, inclusive community projects and smart waste management to improve the quality of life in their own habitats, resulting in 16 project pitches in November. As of 2020, there were 27 City Shaper chapters globally, and we hope to expand this number in 2021. City Shapers is a global program developed to offer early career professionals within Arcadis the opportunity to solve urbanization challenges.
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