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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A bill before Congress could pave the way for the opening of our backyards, neighborhoods, business properties and campuses to commercial drone traffic.
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According to a report on how well Oklahoma is doing with its roads and bridges, it's better in some respects than before, but 81 percent of city's major roads are in poor or mediocre condition.
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A report released by the state's Public Utilities Regulatory Authority lays out plans to strengthen protection of water, gas and electricity systems through voluntary, cooperative efforts with utilities.
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Earth's resources are dwindling, but the world could build an alternative energy network within 30 years, according to China's biggest power company.
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The $126 million project is part of the greater Integrated Clean Water Plan, which retrofits the Spokane water system that will stop most pollutants from entering the river.
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For two years, state lawmakers have grappled with how to raise more money to repair the state’s crumbling roads.
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The Hawaiian Electric Co. has asked the state to approve a $340 million project that would usher in a new era of energy generation and consumption.
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Last year Gov. Jerry Brown gave residents the order to cut water use by 25 percent compared with 2013 usage — but they missed the mark by just 1 percentage point.
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Southern California is on the cusp of what might be called the post-freeway era. It won’t be cars or transit; it won’t be houses or apartments; it won’t be downtowns or malls. It’ll be a mashup that gives residents options.
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As solar-power tech continues to get more efficient and its price drops, more and more people are turning to the sun to power their homes and businesses.
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Scholars need to confront the conflict of pushing for action on climate change while maintaining a high-energy lifestyle.
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California State University, Bakersfield, is part of a pilot program in which it offers a bachelor’s degree in industrial automation. It has applications that could clinch jobs for graduates in the high-speed rail field.
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As director of Seattle’s new Office of Planning and Community Development, Sam Assefa will draw on experiences from San Francisco, Chicago and Boulder, Colo.
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Overall ridership on the system due to the expansion has soared more than 50 percent on some days — from about 35,000 daily riders the week before to a peak of 57,000 the Tuesday afterward.
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Students from Weber State University in Utah originally planned on building a tiny green house. But after considering all the requirements, opted for a less complicated green loft.
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In one of the longest North/South highways in the country, some are suggesting that an underused section in North Dakota be open for testing autonomous vehicles.
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How did urban public transport in America, like much of our infrastructure, get to be in such bad shape? Will millennials help turn it around?
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The state’s transportation agency is working with a Dutch company to explore the idea of generating electricity from its busiest highways.
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