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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Dayton Power & Light has proposed “advanced metering infrastructure” that it says will eliminate the need for company employees to read power meters. The company also wants to build some 50 electric vehicle charging stations across its service territory.
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GoMentum Station in California has been been under management of the Contra Costa Transportation Authority. The move is expected to boost visibility of AVs for AAA's 60 million members.
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Concerns about heightened fire danger and unstable supply from traditional sources have some state residents and businesses looking to energy alternatives.
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While housing, jobs and health care have long been focused on by those in the public policy space, affordable and effective transportation in urban centers is now being seen as a conversation worth having.
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The Dallas Midtown area was developed with cars in mind, and now developers are working to create a community that is less auto-dependent, and they're doing that through a people mover loop.
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Amarillo, Texas, city officials are working to modernize their utility services by adopting an automated advance metering infrastructure with the overarching goal of increasing efficiency and accuracy.
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Maine Department of Transportation has developed a 20-year plan to replace every traffic signal with an advanced version that can be timed more efficiently, tell operators about malfunctions and talk to vehicles.
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The largest city in Ohio — Columbus, its capital city — is already setting up its own connected vehicle project. Now the state is looking to set up its own pilot test in a smaller city northwest of Columbus.
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A large part of the current metering infrastructure is several decades old and in need of replacement, officials say. A $9 million lease-purchase agreement could see more than 27,000 smart meters installed across the city.
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The IKE, interactive kiosk experience, gives Columbus a more tourist and citizen friendly feel; users can look up shops, transit info, things to do and other information to help them navigate the city.
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As part of a broad rethinking of transportation, Ohio's capital is making $90,000 available for ride-hailing drivers who trade in their gas-powered car for an electric model.
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As cities work to install connected devices and sensors throughout their communities, 5G wireless infrastructure will be essential to making it all go. What may stand in the way is government itself.
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Cap Metro is creating a transit plan that could one day take the form of light rail transit, rapid bus transit or even self-driving buses, but there might be some opposition.
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The bill reauthorizes the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program for the first time since 2004. The program pays for core operations at the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network and other projects around the country.
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The city and telecom giant will install an array of sensors in a 30-block area of downtown Las Vegas to study how big data and predictive analytics can prevent travel problems before they happen.
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The city's Department of Transportation announced that first round of work will include roadway resurfacing, streetcar track replacement and new traffic signals.
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A partnership between the Philadelphia Water Department and Drexel University’s Sustainable Water Resource Engineering Lab uses sensors on green infrastructure in order to utilize city storm water more efficiently.
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Advances in sensor technology and analytics can improve how cities use their parking spaces, which can reduce congestion, enhance air quality and boost revenue.
