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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 next president will have little power to slow the growth of renewable energy, sliding oil prices or coal's decline.
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While participating in a program designed to replace California's gasoline tax, drivers might get access to vehicle data usually offered to fleet managers.
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For Austin, taking the economy to the next level means a core focus on equity-based outcomes through a quality built environment and creative workforce.
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The California bullet train has won a court victory in a key lawsuit that sought to stop the $64-billion project because it allegedly violated restrictions imposed in 2008.
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Maine Gov. Paul LePage stressed the importance of Maine’s tourism industry and the state’s historic ties to its Canadian neighbor.
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The network has released details of several technology- and data-focused projects bubbling up through partnerships between cities and universities across the country. Here's a look at seven of them.
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The fast-growing and prolific bamboo plant has some in the construction industry wondering if its high-tensile strength and resilient nature make it a perfect fit for more sustainable building.
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The Bronx, a New York City borough once synonymous with arson and crime, was turned around by a succession of mayors.
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Crews patch them, just to see these recurrent potholes come back again. New research focuses on microwaves zapping patches to make a more permanent pothole fix.
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The city's two options are the Fit, a smaller and lighter bike, and the Boost, an electric model that can lighten a rider's workload as they pedal through town and up hills.
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By predicting how much power each building in Boston will need during any given hour, the city hopes to transform its electrical grid.
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It may not seem as sexy, but it offers most of the benefits of light rail at a fraction of the cost.
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Here’s what some places are already doing to accommodate self-driving and connected vehicles.
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Municipalities have begun implementing online forums, social media announcements and other new age polling techniques to gauge popular opinion.
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In 2011, Oklahoma started experiencing a startling increase in earthquakes linked to hydraulic fracturing for oil -- and the number of strong quakes also is increasing.
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Ohio State assistant professor Ryan Harne is working to turn the tiny vibrations and movements of skyscrapers into clean energy able to power low energy use items such as building sensors or bird tracking devices.
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Lawmakers passed a bill that would eliminate coal-fired power production in the state by 2030 and require 50 percent renewable energy production by 2040.
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New processes and products drive innovation forward in the energy and water industries.
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