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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Scientists said if the policies California adopted were implemented worldwide, they would slash projected global warming by 50 percent. But the state’s effort won’t be easy, experts said.
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What is the months-long North Dakota Access Pipeline protest really about? A Native American scholar connects the dots to environmental justice and the legacy of U.S. colonialism.
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Local officials were joined by Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz in the groundbreaking ceremony opening of the 10-acre solar array.
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In Missouri, the regulatory approval process can make it years from the time a project is completed until its costs are recovered.
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Hawaii is one of a handful of states looking at implementing road usage charges to make up for falling gas tax revenues and increased road repairs.
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As New York City's Internet-connected kiosk program stumbles, Kansas City's is rolling along smoothly.
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Inexpensive cloth face masks, worn by many people in heavily polluted countries, offer only partial protection. Instead governments should warn people to avoid exposure and work to clear the air.
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The Jacksonville Utilities Department serves as a model for other water utilities, and has been nominated by the state for a wastewater award.
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Earlier this week, Ford announced that it was moving all small car productions to Mexico and subsequently held a meeting about the future of the company.
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In wake of the Aliso Conyon Methane leak, Southern California utilities are ramping up their efforts to ensure residents have enough power this winter.
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The passage of the Water Resources Development Act for pledges funding for pipe replacement in Flint, Michigan as well as preventative measure to avoid another water crisis.
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The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency board is expected to vote to allow BART officials, on behalf of Muni, to negotiate agreements with major cellular carriers to expand cell service in the existing underground network.
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Waze will provide Greensboro, N.C., with real-time, anonymous incident and slow-down information directly from participating drivers, and the city will provide information on road closures and construction.
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Each government’s political and socioeconomic status is the key differentiator in how smart cities develop.
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Poor thermostat settings are making people uncomfortable and wasting hundreds of millions of dollars, an analysis shows. What can be done about this?
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The centerpiece of the new proposal gradually removes the transmission and distribution portion for solar users' bill credit, reducing the amount a small solar generator receives by 10 percent each year, for 10 years.
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The long list of projects is viewed as a sign of renewed confidence in many state and local governments that a stronger economy has made it possible to focus on new spending to address the backlog of infrastructure needs.
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Bean Town's partnership with the Switzerland-based WEF, which will be formally announced Sept. 14, will lead to a yearlong collaboration aimed at studying and implementing tests and policies for self-driving cars.
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