Infrastructure
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Founded by former North Carolina Lt. Gov. Dan Forest, the North Carolina Blockchain + AI Initiative (NCB+AI) will work to pass pro-cryptocurrency legislation and support construction of data centers. -
A new report by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy urges regulators and utilities to make the grid operate more efficiently. There are ways, experts said, to absorb part of data centers’ growth.
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The local government’s Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to appropriate the funds for a “comprehensive technology infrastructure remediation project.” It comes in response to a critical IT outage last summer.
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Taxes on gasoline could decline as electric vehicles become more popular. While they are still the minority on the U.S. roads, sales of are growing as travel range increases and prices fall.
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Interline and the Bay Area’s Metropolitan Transportation Commission are working to create a single platform where people can find all the information they need to travel seamlessly using multiple transit operators.
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The Pew Charitable Trusts has launched its new Broadband Research Initiative to understand why some 24 million Americans still lack broadband access.
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Two of the shuttles are slated to become the first-ever autonomous public transit vehicles in Central Florida, moving passengers through an area that boasts Lake Nona Medical City and the UCF College of Medicine.
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Based on our research on energy storage costs and performance, we believe that utilities should prepare for the advent of cheap grid-scale batteries and develop flexible, long-term plans that will save consumers money.
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Two self-driving shuttles have launched at the Sacramento campus as part of a three-month pilot program, and the mayor says it shows strong potential for being continued.
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Suggestions that the state’s 28-cent gas takes should jump another 18 cents started the search for other alternatives. Some think Oregon’s tax plan on mileage in non-gasoline vehicles looks promising.
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A pilot between the state Department of Transportation and Michigan-based May Mobility began Wednesday as a so-called mini fleet took to the streets of Providence. Backup drivers will be monitoring the vehicles during the pilot.
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Deteriorating infrastructure and the potential for injury has the California city and on-demand scooter suppliers Bird, Lime, Lyft, Razor and Spin tussling over who should be held responsible when a rider is hurt.
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After decades of relying on paper processes, California's Contra Costa Transportation Authority is discovering the power of online information and digital devices to manage road projects and inspections in real time.
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Across the nation, cyclist fatalities have increased by 25 percent since 2010 and pedestrian deaths have risen by a staggering 45 percent.
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As scooters from companies like Bird and Lime become regular fixtures in U.S. cities, local governments should adopt regulatory sandboxes to determine how to best handle the new technology rather than ban it altogether.
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A proposed facility in Calverton would divert food waste from the landfill and put it to good use producing natural gas for National Grid. The rural community sees food waste from farms, grocery stores and hospitals.
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In Clovis, N.M., the painstaking, manual task of geocoding every street sign and roadway object has been automated using an imagery platform from Mapillary that integrates cameras, computer vision and algorithms.
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The Arcimoto Rapid Responder is just a little different from most emergency response vehicles. But with possible advantages in operating cost and size, it has three local government agencies on board to test it out.
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Mayor Kevin Faulconer on Thursday released draft rules around the popular on-demand transportation options. The proposal includes things like speed limits, parking, fees and operator data sharing.
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The Coachella Valley Water District has overhauled and modernized its IT infrastructure, as part of a $16 million capital improvement plan that will improve data management, simplify payments and boost conservation.
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New Gov. Gavin Newsom decided to limit the high-speed train to a 165-mile rail line, to the praise of some and criticism of others. The original project, delayed and increasingly costly, would have gone much farther.
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