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Planning for Public Transit Use in Natural Disasters Can Save a City

Across the country, major cities have increasingly been facing natural disasters. In emergencies like these, transportation infrastructure comes under massive strain to get people out of harm’s way. This raises the question: how can we prepare systems designed for everyday needs to withstand the extreme?

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Ideas A crew works to put out a house fire. Firefighters kneel next to a red fire truck with its ladder extended while smoke billows out from the house behind.

Playing with Fire: The Importance of Meaningful Collaboration with Emergency Services

Firefighters, engineers, and planners are on the same team. We all want to help people get home safely and to save lives. We sat down with a firefighter EMT, a former Bay Area park ranger and wildland firefighter, and Kittelson engineers and planners to better understand both sides.

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