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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SDG&E will be installing and maintaining over 200 electric-vehicle charging stations in National City — for free.
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Salt Lake City and New York City will serve as testbeds for next-generation wireless communication testing, a project led by the National Science Foundation.
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After a deadly commuter crash in California, the U.S. Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 passed, mandating all railroads have positive train control in place by Dec. 31, 2018.
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About 250 attendees are expected at this year's second annual Smart Cincy Summit in Cincinnati.
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Other hyperloop routes are being considered across the country.
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The Kentucky Wired Project, slated for a 2020 completion, is designed to build a high-speed fiber-optic network connecting all 120 Kentucky counties.
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Free public Wi-Fi, LED lighting and a new surveillance system are just some of the amenities outlined in Mayor Joe Schember's Secure Smart City Pilot project.
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An additional 125 miles of express lanes could charge drivers up to $6 to avoid bumper-to-bumper traffic while helping reduce ever-lengthening commute times.
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A new cloud-based software, NuPark, will allow the public to pay for parking online.
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The state has issued a new set of voluntary guidelines, with the expectation that the Legislature will formalize AV policies.
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The New York Power Authority has kicked off the first phase of a sensor network that will allow the agency to monitor its power plants, substations and transmission lines across the state.
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The $100 million redevelopment, formally announced by university, city and business leaders Thursday morning, aims to cultivate and attract new technology companies and venture capital firms to the region.
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Pennsylvania-based Patch Management believes their "Pothole Killer" can repair potholes near permanently. Could this be a solution in states who could use the infrastrucutre band-aid?
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From new multi-modal transit connections and a proposed tech campus to an influx of as many as 300,000 residents, a 50-year plan is outlining what the urban island could become.
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The municipality is the smallest and densest city in Southern California, making it an ideal test bed for the latest urban technologies.
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The ambitious roadmap, created by the Hawaiian Electric Co., has the goal of getting electric vehicle ownership to outpace gasoline-powered vehicles by 2045.
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A plan to install adaptive traffic signals along one of the city’s major thoroughfares has the potential to optimize daily travel.
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The forums, run by nonprofit US Ignite, will help cities in their efforts to scale smart urban projects from pilot to enterprise systems.