Infrastructure
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National Grid is expected to install the devices for 121,000 customers in the city. They will enable people to track energy usage via a portal, and will immediately alert the utility to power outages. -
A new report from the Urban Institute outlines how many of the projects developed as part of the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, including technology work, have been slow to finish and deploy.
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Data center development, the subject of much public-sector conversation and policy, is predicted to expand, driven by the growth of AI. It's also expected to come at a cost and bring a selective benefit.
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Partnerships with nonprofits and foundations drive city innovation.
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Startups are producing lots of transit data that could help inform government policy — but not everyone agrees on what should be shared.
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New York City selected the company ubitricity to develop a pilot project to allow electric vehicles the ability to plug into a streetlamp for recharging.
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An app that allows residents to pay remotely for parking across the city’s 1,800 spaces is seeing heavy adoption since it launched Aug. 9.
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As more and more agencies discover uses for lidar technology, the argument for open data strengthens.
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The city council in Arlington, Texas, approved a deal with Drive.ai to operate autonomous shuttles near AT&T Stadium.
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Commissioners in Boulder County instructed staff to look more carefully at the issues surrounding battery-powered transportation, saying they don’t simply want to follow the state’s lead.
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The companies will have until the end of Feb. 2019 to prove their bikes and scooters can coexist with pedestrians and meet a number of other rules.
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A majority of the city's traffic signals are part of a network that uses predictive algorithms and other technology to send real-time information to drivers about signal wait times.
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A San Francisco-based robotics company was given approval to start the first stage of a pilot to bring delivery robots to Dallas.
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A new study by Cox Automotive shows that confidence in autonomous vehicle technology dropped nearly 20 percent since 2016.
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More than two dozen transit agencies have launched partnerships with transportation network companies, with varying degrees of success.
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Gainesville officials have postponed a program to put autonomous shuttles on the road until waivers are received by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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Until now, parking officers needed to mark vehicles with chalk or take notes to determine whether a ticket was warranted.
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The Central Ohio Transit Authority and Smart Columbus are looking for an app that allows users to plan and pay for their transportation.
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Cities see “deconstruction” of run-down houses as a win-win. But it’s not always so easy.
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The more than 10,000 digital meters installed by the Centralia City Light Department since 2004 have a 10-year lifespan and will need to be replaced over the next five years.
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In partnership with the city of Memphis, the FedEx Institute of Technology at the University of Memphis has developed a method for determining the potential of connected autonomous vehicle adoption.
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