FutureStructure Transportation
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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 California Department of Motor Vehicles is considering new regulatory language to allow for the testing of light-duty delivery vehicles on public streets.
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The legislation would require the plans to include the installation of at least 50 miles of protected bicycle lanes each year alongside at least 30 miles of bus lanes that are separated from traffic via new medians.
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The bikes would be available around The Gateway Center, Bowen's Wharf, Waites Wharf, Jane Pickens Theater, City Hall, Newport Hospital, International Tennis Hall of Fame, The Breakers, Fort Adams State Park and several other locations.
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The city continues to move ahead with the deployment of new connected vehicle technologies, which officials hope can offer safer and more efficient traffic operations.
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The partnership between the California city, Uber and tech company RapidSOS will enhance features of Uber’s in-app emergency button, which can be used by both riders and drivers to call 911 during a trip.
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The system, which the city said would be a first of its kind in New Jersey, would allow users to request rides from their smartphones or by making a phone call.
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Georgia Tech this year created a Center for Urban and Regional Air Mobility to explore the development of aircraft for transportation in densely populated urban areas.
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The new ePayroll mobile app, developed by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, makes real-time management of highway workers' payroll and time sheets easier from work sites. Officials estimate it could save $7.5 million annually.
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Only 16 percent of Americans say they are likely to purchase an electric vehicle, according to the report. Most drivers cite concerns about the lack of charging stations as a prime reason they won't buy one.
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The two-week pilot will focus on five round trips of more than 2,100 miles each through Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. A driver will be in the vehicle should human intervention be required.
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The $1 billion project to install positive train control throughout the Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North has been marred by delays on the part of the contractor, a joint venture of Siemens and Bombardier Transportation.
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The legislation includes a provision to allow local governments to continue operating cameras until they finish out any contracts in effect as of May 7.
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The cost — somewhere between $80 million and $100 million — isn’t the only challenge officials have to overcome in implementing a bus rapid transit system. Where to put it is also a prime concern.
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Sen. Chuck Schumer criticism comes days after President Trump signed an order that restricts domestic telecommunications firms from installing foreign-manufactured equipment, including some train signaling technology that might be included in new railcars.
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The state’s largest transit agency is scrapping tickets and moving toward a smartphone application, though passengers will still be able to pay for rides with cash.
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The California lawmaker behind the legislation admitted it’s a long shot. Even if the legislation passed both houses of Congress, President Donald Trump would almost certainly veto it.
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The city has opted to stop running its streetcar for eighteen months while three crews expand the track another two and a half miles. Connector buses will replace the Gold Line streetcar, according to officials.
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A second e-scooter pilot project in Portland, Ore., launched with more companies, but also more fees to support improved scooter and bike infrastructure.
