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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A study found the relationship between gig-driving and traffic can be influenced by a range of urban environmental factors, including land use, location, time of day, urban density and existing transit options.
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The city installed a 235 kilowatt-hour-sized battery that predicts when demand charges occur. The building can then draw from the stored energy in the battery, rather than the grid, thus saving money.
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DriveOhio starts research for FlyOhio, a program that will collect data to help mitigate traffic.
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The 18-month pilot involves more than 1,000 vehicles and will attempt to collected more accurate transportation data that could help drivers and the city's transit service.
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A total of 36 electric vehicle charging stations are part of $2.6 million shift to provide infrastructure in an area city and state officials see as underserved when it comes to alternative fuel options.
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City and industry officials gathered in Sacramento, Calif., for day two of the annual Meeting of the Minds Summit to discuss the problems and opportunities in the transportation sector.
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The city has been seeking a loan as a means of financing the $20.8 million advanced utility metering initiative. Some in the community say there are more pressing priorities.
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City and industry officials are gathered in Sacramento, Calif., for the annual Meeting of the Minds Summit to discuss problems and technological solutions in areas like transportation, sustainability and equity.
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In partnership with the Ohio Department of Transportation and Honda, the city of Marysville announced this week that all of its traffic lights will be upgraded with connected technology, along with 1,200 vehicles.
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Wastewater can be a rich source of data on a region’s health, and Biobot Analytics has created small robotic devices that travel through sewers and capture real-time data on chemicals, pathogens and more.
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A notoriously congested stretch of road in the city of Portland has been eased by sensors that use artificial intelligence to detect traffic volumes and adjust the green light times of traffic signals.
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Some 150 smart signals will be deployed across so-called “smart spines,” which lead in and out of the downtown area. The project has $11.3 million earmarked for 2019, and $15.1 million for 2020.
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The rise of on-demand delivery services are putting additional stress on already busy city streets, according to a report by the NYU Rudin Center for Transportation Policy & Management and the research firm 6t.
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The Dallas Innovation Alliance released a report detailing feedback generated from nine smart city pilot projects within the Smart Cities Living Lab in the West End Historic District.
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In addition to the fleet of 21 full-sized street sweepers, a smaller electric version will work within the city’s six miles of protected bike lanes.
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Soofa was one of two winners for Miami-Dade County, Fla.'s challenge in Ford's City of Tomorrow program. Now it will set up its informational displays in different areas of the city for transportation purposes.
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TriMet, which manages public transit in Portland, Ore., is exploring a range of advancements so vehicles can operate more efficiently and cut through congestion.
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The online collection of case studies, strategies and other information will provide cities with insight into how Columbus is making public transit safer and easier to use.
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