FutureStructure Infrastructure
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Each winning city will receive an individualized Readiness Workshop and host of tech tools to help further its efforts toward becoming a smart city.
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Some 1,500 intersections in Los Angeles to get upgraded with new traffic signal equipment.
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The Boring Company will construct a four-mile tunnel to connect a rail station with Ontario International Airport in the Los Angeles region. The tunnel will accommodate zero-emission and possibly autonomous vehicles.
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Although funding has been approved, most of the cities and counties won't see it until 2017, despite their roads being in dire need of repair.
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Voters in the Lone Star State approved Proposition 7, setting aside more money for infrastructure projects in the future.
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Another controversy has engulfed the proposed bullet train, this time about the plans to move its tracks closer to Bakersfield.
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Autonomous vehicles are coming, and soon. States and localities are taking the lead in developing the smart highways that will be needed.
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The proposed project would treat sewage water and bring it up to drinking quality standards.
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San Francisco residents have voted to allow Airbnb to continue operating within the city, defeating Prop F, which would have drastically altered the regulations for short-term rentals.
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The lights will be outfitted with sensors in order for cities to obtain data to better allocate resources to underserved locations.
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The primary electricity supply company in Southern California hopes to upgrade the system so it has a more green impact on the environment.
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Conflicting evidence means it's tough to tell whether trees are helping to clear the air, or if green is not as good as we thought.
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The massive Ivanpah solar power plant uses natural gas – even more than it expected last year. It's not ideal, but solar power and natural gas are a powerful, and relatively 'green,' combination.
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The state is looking to encourage its citizens to invest in green vehicles by providing more infrastructure and offering rebates.
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Anti-nuclear advocates may cheer the closing of nuclear power plants in the U.S., but thanks to cheap natural gas, less nuclear power means higher emissions.
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The updates to the plants will seek to reduce pollutants like nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxides and particulate matter from the atmosphere.
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Several Maine business owners have discovered that retrofitting their businesses to have less impact on the environment is turning out to save more than they expected.
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Additionally, more than 400 other U. S. coastal communities are at risk of losing a battle with the ocean.
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The California Bullet Train is scheduled to have the tunnels and tracks completed by 2022, but many are questioning this timeline.
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As the international community moves to put sustainability at the core of global development strategies, innovations already in place in our historic districts should also be considered.
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After a period of decline, cities around the world are revitalizing but it's coming at a cost: an increasingly tight affordable housing squeeze.
