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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Expecting the rest of the world to adopt expensive, centralized sewage treatments systems common in the U.S. is not realistic.
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Vancouver, Wash., is in the midst of an ambitious waterfront redevelopment project, which officials hope will spur more capital initiatives throughout the community.
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The new arena dedicated to e-sports will cater to one of the fastest growing sports and attract events and tournaments from around the world.
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The new solar-roof product will integrate solar panels into the roofing material, allowing consumers to seamlessly add solar power to their homes at the same time that they replace their roof.
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Discrimination doesn't always appear in the most obvious places. Many government policies and practices are seemingly unbiased and uncontroversial, but actually disproportionately harm minorities.
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Three years in, California's High Speed Rail is going to cost an extra $35 million for the state Department of Transportation to fulfill its obligations.
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The Obama administration wants to regulate methane leaks from oil and gas operations. Here's why we can't count on market forces to make it work.
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The $7 million project to replace nearly all of the 22,000 water meters in the city is set to begin in September.
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Elon Musk chairman of SolarCity has unveiled his idea for the next generation of solar panels; an integrated solar roof.
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Due to the introduction of smart technology to the Utilities of Pennsylvania, the power outage duration fell by 83 minutes from 2013 to 2014.
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Thanks to the 120 miles of fiber-optic cable connecting traffic signals in Memphis, commuters are much more likely to hit a series of green intersections.
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Using technology that has diagnosed problems in the Amazon rain forest and the jungles of Borneo, researchers can pinpoint which trees are becoming too dry to survive, even when they may appear perfectly healthy.
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A group of automakers convened in Acme, Mich., to discuss how technology and the automotive industry are integrating.
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A final Offshore Wind Master Plan will provide "strategic options to support properly sited offshore wind development to combat climate change."
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The Louisville, Colo., City Council will vote on two partnerships with solar energy providers to bring in nearly 600 kW of electrical production.
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The University of Minnesota is partnering with Finland to introduce Deep Winter Greenhouses, a technology that can aid the growth of winter-hardy crops like lettuce, cabbages or broccoli with little or no added heat.
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Carmakers have pushed for a national framework of laws, hoping to avoid dealing with a patchwork of regulations that might force self-driving cars to turn the wheel over to a human at some state borders.
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The most contentious battle these days between conservation groups and town officials concerns the future of the large Boreas Ponds tract, the most scenic and highly coveted parcel in a recent land purchase.
