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New research suggests cities need to adapt a new way of modeling — or else prepare for the consequences.
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The board of Southern Nevada’s Regional Transportation Commission adopted a major transit plan giving the green light for officials to get started on certain planning steps related to the light rail system.
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Even as the world of transportation technology rushes forward, two of the Golden State's largest cities are preaching evolution rather than revolution.
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As major oil-producing states face budget shortfalls, a new report calls on states to rethink how they’re collecting and spending severance tax revenues.
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The goal is to reduce the city's greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent by 2030, as a part of the city's obligation to address global warming as outlined in the landmark Paris Agreement.
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Iowa lawmakers argue that wind power can only improve the state’s energy mix through additional power diversification, ensuring grid reliability and energy independence.
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The bus combines hydrogen and oxygen atoms, releasing electrons that can be used as electricity to power the bus. The only byproduct is water, which is safe to drink -- and transit authorities demonstrated this fact during its unveiling.
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In the absence of national standards, some states are taking steps to welcome self-driving cars.
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The bill must be reconciled with a House measure, which does not pre-empt local and state laws. The FAA is currently working to complete its first drone regulations.
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The transportation bill signed by Gov. Rick Scott earlier this month explicitly allows riderless cars to hit public roads for research.
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The map will add public transit to the list of transportation-related data available at the national level.
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Such technology comes with an $80 million price-tag, but would cut down on the need for manual meter readings, something Austin Water hires an outside firm to do for $3.6 million a year.
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Ignoring decades of research by architects, geographers, urban planners, designers and sociologists could lead to a dystopian future where humans lose agency if we mindlessly pursue convenience and efficiency.
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The Michigan attorney general is set to announce felony and misdemeanor charges against as many as four people in state and local government connected to water contamination in Flint.
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California officials advance plan to use restitution to spur energy innovation.
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The state Department of Transportation's board is deciding whether to continue $10.3 million that supported two programs, one for Missouri's smaller cities and a second aimed at larger urban areas.
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Ernest Moniz’s visit comes at an important time. At the Paris climate talks last winter, the United States and 19 other nations, including Japan, China, Germany and the United Kingdom, signed on to a commitment to double spending on clean energy research and development by 2021.
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Not everyone is eager to embrace change and innovation, as Leslie Richards discovered working for the state, but that doesn't discourage her from innovating in the public sector.
