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Infrastructure
New York MTA Report Floats Peak Congestion Tolls as High as $23
A newly released report from the MTA, city Department of Transportation and other agency partners considers a range of congestion-pricing structures, including one that sees tolls climb to more than $20 during peak hours.
August 10, 2022
Health & Human Services
New Tech Improves Outcomes for Children in Allegheny County
The implementation of a natural language processing platform has helped the Allegheny County Department of Human Services better interpret the data on the children it serves through natural language processing.
August 10, 2022
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Julia Edinger
Broadband & Network
Colorado Communities Work Together to Expand Rural Broadband
In a recent webinar, two officials from the Northwest Colorado Council of Governments shared how several Colorado communities have worked together to expand broadband to rural parts of the state.
August 10, 2022
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Katya Diaz
Broadband & Network
$3M Broadband Project Connects 415 Homes in Clark County, Ohio
The federally funded broadband project created 61 miles worth of service to houses in previously unserved parts of New Carlisle, South Charleston and South Vienna. Additional funding will connect 1,000 more homes.
August 10, 2022
GovTech Biz
Gov Tech and GSA Veteran Mark Headd Takes Job With Ad Hoc
The former chief data officer for Philadelphia aims to help public agencies deal better with data, tech platforms and service delivery. He talks about the challenges he faces and the lessons he brings to the company.
August 10, 2022
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Thad Rueter
Higher Education
CHIPS Act Could Mean Jobs, Scholarships for Georgia Universities
Recent federal legislation gives the National Science Foundation $10 billion to create roughly 20 regional technology hubs, which could mean STEM funding and scholarships for institutions like Columbus State University.
August 10, 2022
Infrastructure
Satellites Monitor Tiny Roadway Changes Along Texas Highway
Texas State Highway 130, which connects Austin with San Antonio, is an innovation corridor using high-tech satellite imaging to find tiny flaws in pavement and other structures in need of maintenance.
August 10, 2022
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Skip Descant
In the Arena
The Many Chapters of Jabari Simama’s Life
Humble beginnings and a kind demeanor have made him a great public servant, including work as a city council member and college president. It also has led him to foster a deep friendship with legendary John Lewis.
October 26, 2020
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Cathilea Robinett
K-12 Education
Guilford County Schools to Spend $1M to Close Digital Divide
A North Carolina school district will give money to a local consortium for the design, building and operation of a CBRS/5G wireless network to provide Internet access to homes in designated high-density areas.
August 10, 2022
Question of the Day
How is a laser-firing truck helping understand urban heat islands?
Answer: By using its lasers to gather loads of data.
August 10, 2022
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News Staff
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August 10, 2022
K-12 Education
'Emerge' Digital Platform Teaches Writing and Speaking
Former television news reporter Danny Rubin created an online curriculum of assignments, videos and quizzes focused on writing and speaking, used by more than 100,000 K-12 and college students in 35 states.
August 10, 2022
Preparedness and Communications
New Army Corps Plan in Baltimore Includes Flood Walls
The Army Corps’ proposal calls for flood walls only to keep water out of the city’s two main highway tunnels. The plan suggests floodproofing more waterfront homes and businesses instead of waterfront neighborhoods.
August 10, 2022
Public Safety
Springfield SWAT Doing Safety Walk-Throughs at Schools
The walk-throughs on Tuesday involved Springfield SWAT and fire personnel extensively going through a district elementary school, a middle school as well as Springfield High School.
August 10, 2022
Infrastructure
Will Newly Passed CHIPS Act Help Maintain EV Momentum?
The bill includes $52.7 billion earmarked for semiconductor research, development, manufacturing, and workforce development and within that is $2 billion for legacy chips used in automobiles and defense systems.
August 10, 2022
Broadband & Network
Alaska Aims to Land Billions from Feds for Digital Divide
Alaska leaders are stepping up efforts to land a giant chunk of more than $65 billion that's available to improve broadband service across the U.S., largely through last year's infrastructure bill.
August 10, 2022
Justice & Public Safety
California City to Install 20 License Plate Readers
Twenty automatic license plate reader cameras with the potential to scan millions of plates each year will be installed around Newark, Calif., as soon as next month, with the aim of deterring crime and solving cases.
August 10, 2022
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Justice & Public Safety
Deadly McKinney Wildfire Tests Limits of Emergency Alert System
Some residents in the path of the massive Northern California wildfire say they did not receive emergency evacuation alerts from Siskiyou County’s CodeRED system. The fire has killed four people.
August 09, 2022
Higher Education
Universities Build Virtual Tours With User-Generated Content
Working with ed-tech companies like Full Measure Education, universities are crowdsourcing photos and videos on social media to build virtual campus tours, supplementing information packets that cost thousands to mail.
August 09, 2022
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Brandon Paykamian
Special Districts Awards 2022 - Operations
New Dashboard Strengthens Water Quality Monitoring at GLWA
GLWA recently developed a Water Quality Monitoring Dashboard that aggregates water quality data from collection devices on the Detroit River, including information from real-time monitoring buoy deployed last year near one of the authority’s water treatment plant intakes.
August 09, 2022
Cybersecurity
Customer Engagement Platform Twilio Suffers Breach
Twilio, a services provider with public- and private-sector clients, says some customers’ data was breached after employees fell for social engineering ploys. The firm hasn’t shared if government clients were impacted
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August 09, 2022
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Jule Pattison-Gordon
K-12 Education
Aurora Institute Names Policy Priorities for Future of K-12
The nonprofit’s annual report on how to improve K-12 education in the U.S. includes recommendations to bridge the digital divide, promote education innovations, develop new assessments and recover from learning loss.
August 09, 2022
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News Staff
Infrastructure
Transit Is Seeing More Cyber Threats, Many Agencies Aren’t Ready
A new report from the Mineta Transportation Institute highlights some of the growing cybersecurity risks that public transit systems are being exposed to as technology becomes more integral to daily operations.
August 09, 2022
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Skip Descant
Special Districts Awards 2022 - Leadership
LADWP Training Program Creates a Class of Future Leaders
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) is the largest municipal utility in the United States, serving four million residents and businesses in Los Angeles and surrounding communities. LADWP recently launched an interactive, multi-format IT leadership training program to upskill employees for future leadership positions within the department.
August 09, 2022
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