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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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Climate CoLab has chosen Boulder as a host city for all forms of innovation in hopes of having a positive effect on the environment and building community relations.
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The computer-controlled "vehicles" would move at speeds up to 150 miles per hour along elevated guideways, and passengers could summon them using their smartphones.
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Traffic problems are poised to worsen as the population grows and more people gravitate toward cities. But a lot of people in both the public and private sectors are working to find solutions.
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The combination of Austin's fast-growing population, its strong technology community and an entrepreneurial spirit have helped drive the transition.
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The Minnesota-based company has submitted a proposal to the state legislature that would drastically reduce its dependence on fossil fuels while ramping up production of solar and wind power.
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Do you focus on improving struggling neighborhoods in the hopes that everyone in the neighborhood will be better off, or on helping people get a leg up, even if it means they leave the neighborhood?
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Deloitte's Amsterdam office is so efficient it produces more power than it uses — and an app connects employees with the space they work in.
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Comments from Gov. John Kasich, a Republican who signed a temporary freeze last year, took some observers by surprise.
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The tighter restrictions will have the greatest impact in California because the state has the nation's worst air quality and has failed to meet previous ozone standards.
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The answer may lie in Blacksburg, Va.'s "Solarize Blacksburg" program.
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At its heart, World Car-Free day has a noble aim -- but evidence suggests that a one-off event can't really make a world of difference.
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Though researchers have projected huge energy generation capacity potential from offshore wind farms, the U.S. has yet to set up a single turbine.
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The new app is intended to "help tame the complexity of the trash and recycling collections schedule.”
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An ambitious, broad-scale initiative is seeping into many avenues of reform and creativity in the city.
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Washington's proactive program is leading state agencies to become greener practically by default.
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Mayor Bill de Blasio will introduce a free one-stop shop for landlords to help them refurbish buildings for energy efficiency, clean energy and water conservation.
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A high-speed rail link from Los Angeles to Las Vegas would shorten what is currently more than a four-hour drive into an 80-minute trip.
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Metra officials plan to roll out the first batch of Wi-Fi enabled cars to test if the rest of the system can support the wireless network.
