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 Flint water crisis grabbed headlines, but paint, rather than drinking water, remains the main source of lead poisoning in the U.S.
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Tesla is planning a “grand opening” of the giant new battery factory Friday, and hopes to have the plant fully operational as the company pivots to mass production of the new Model 3.
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P3s have the potential to bring in private-sector money to jump-start projects that might not happen otherwise.
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Texas lawmakers could put up major road blocks next year for a private firm's plans to build a high-speed rail project connecting Houston and Dallas.
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Researchers have found that over the long term, existing natural gas capacity was correlated with greater investments in renewables -- suggesting that the two are complementary, not in conflict.
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A recent study ranks Wisconsin 48th among the states in terms of road condition, causing citizen groups to press Gov. Scott Walker and state legislators to provide more funding for municipal roads and bridges.
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The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority is outfitting trains with sensors and sandbags to determine where and when fatigue cracks occur.
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As incomes rise around the world and global temperatures go up, the use of air conditioning is poised to increase dramatically.
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The world's use of finite resources continues to rise as global development continues. Can we help poorer nations raise their standard of living without exhausting all of our raw materials?
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Study using tree ring data and climate projections shows that buildup of CO2 will not benefit most northern forests and that growth rates will actually fall.
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Austin Water will soon begin switching all customers to smart meters that electronically transmit data about water usage.
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Two projects have been proposed to ease congestion in downtown Houston: Distributing real-time information about available parking spaces and encouraging car-sharing.
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A brief explanation of what energy storage is and how it works.
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Florida Power & Lighting is in the process of installing 20,000 automatic lateral switch devices across the state, which are estimated to have saved crews more than 100,000 “field visits” last year.
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A central question is the role that clean energy plays in helping transition workers who have been laid off in the coal industry.
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Montgomery will acquire the Materials Recycling Facility and an adjacent lot from IREP for $625,000 and attempt to find another operator to use the facility.
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The larger canal is expected to bring larger ships and buoy the Baltimore port's container traffic, which has lagged behind its rivals in New York and Norfolk, Va.
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After Hyperloop Technologies brought litigation against four former employees for breaching non-disparagement and other employment contract clauses, the "gang of four" filed a counter suit that details their version of events.
