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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Public transit agencies may soon be able to fast-track construction projects after a bill to let them bypass some lengthy environmental reviews passed the California Legislature and headed to the governor Monday.
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Capital Metro recently announced the addition of two electric buses, bringing the transit agency’s total to 12. To date, the electric buses only make up around 3 percent of the agency’s 424-bus fleet.
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Voyage and May Mobility, two autonomous vehicle companies based in California, Florida, and Michigan, are using ultraviolet rays to fight viruses and bacteria between rides as a response to the pandemic.
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Cities across the nation have fast-tracked bold moves to expand dining and other business activity into city streets. The repurposing of these public spaces have positive effects that extend beyond simple economics.
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The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration app will check for recalls daily and send alerts to users’ smartphones when a new recall is issued or if there are any unrepaired recalls on your vehicle.
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The goal of the smartphone-based transit app, COTA officials said, is to enhance access to jobs, medical facilities and shopping areas. Service will be provided within a 16-square-mile area.
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A malware attack two weeks ago continues to stifle the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority and has left some employees exasperated while they search for answers with little communication from the authority.
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Three Georgia cities and a county will participate in this year's Georgia Tech Smart Communities Challenge, which builds on collaborations to develop transportation and transit innovation projects.
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Grand Rapids’ autonomous shuttle pilot is relaunching soon with a host of new cleaning tools that officials say will help to ensure passenger safety amid the ongoing dangers of the coronavirus pandemic.
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AAA of Northern California, Nevada and Utah, along with Electrify America, are offering an EV subscription service in Sacramento, Calif. The service includes insurance, maintenance and roadside assistance.
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San Francisco-based companies Lime and Segway are facing a lawsuit on behalf of dozens of customers who claim the devices were improperly maintained, causing injuries.
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Autonomous vehicle technology is primed to move into any number of use cases, and cities should begin the conversation about how they want to shape this new mobility horizon – or risk being shaped by it.
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Electric scooters could finally hit Seattle streets, more than a year after Mayor Jenny Durkan said she was open to allowing the devices that became commonplace in cities like Portland and Austin.
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Electric scooter businesses in Vancouver, Wash., are seeing a rise in demand amid the pandemic. Zoot Scoot and Rev Rides are two local businesses giving customers the option to take to the streets on scooters.
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A new report by the Transportation Research Board looks at public transit’s declining ridership trends from 2012 to 2016, due in part to housing and demographic changes, and of course Uber and Lyft.
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Bloomington Transit was among two public transportation systems in the state that received a $3.2 million Federal Transit Administration grant to purchase electric buses and charging stations.
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St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson announced Monday that the city will use more than $1 million to analyze funding mechanisms for expanding public transit to connect north and south city residents.
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Two retrofitted electric buses are set to arrive in Lewis County in December. The new vehicles are being paid for using money from the Volkswagen diesel emissions settlement and the Environmental Protection Agency.
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