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 project, at the Naval Submarine Base, was first proposed in 2010 but took years to gain momentum.
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The tools will be used to help scientists understand the integrity of streams and rivers throughout the restoration process.
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Where charging happens and how convenient it is can be a significant determinant behind the decision to buy an electric car, researchers argue.
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Among the biggest obstacles are the long-running fights over the Colorado River and its water.
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Using new data collection and analysis tools, traffic safety engineers can improve highway design.
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A petition by the Dayton NAACP to allow voters to decide the fate of the controversial cameras failed to garner the support it needed.
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The city hopes to purchase or lease several trailer-mounted cameras for deployment throughout the downtown area.
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New York City selected the company ubitricity to develop a pilot project to allow electric vehicles the ability to plug into a streetlamp for recharging.
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The city council in Arlington, Texas, approved a deal with Drive.ai to operate autonomous shuttles near AT&T Stadium.
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A majority of the city's traffic signals are part of a network that uses predictive algorithms and other technology to send real-time information to drivers about signal wait times.
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Cities see “deconstruction” of run-down houses as a win-win. But it’s not always so easy.
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The more than 10,000 digital meters installed by the Centralia City Light Department since 2004 have a 10-year lifespan and will need to be replaced over the next five years.
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The project could save $3 million a year in energy costs. The infrastructure would also provide another platform to expand on existing smart city efforts.
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Cars with so called C-V2X technology send out signals 10 times a second detailing speed, direction and other information from internal sensors to nearby roadside sensors.
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Hundreds of U.S. cities have red light cameras to try to catch traffic violations and prevent accidents. But research shows that the cameras may encourage other types of accidents.
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Fifteen years after the 2003 blackout cut power to 50 million people in the U.S. and Canada, many threats to the electricity grid remain.
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The city will build its own fiber-optic infrastructure to boost economic development, improve city services and close a significant digital divide.
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The state will spend $14 million over the next three years to further develop its electric vehicle charging infrastructure along major highways.
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