Infrastructure
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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. -
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.
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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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In Fort Worth, Texas, the city government has decided to "even the playing field" by reducing regulations on both ride-sharing companies and the taxicab industry.
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Google has taken its time perfecting its autonomous vehicle algorithm, while Tesla has opened its Autopilot beta function to the public.
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As the company puts out one fire after another in court, it's also battling unfriendly regulations in places like Austin and struggling with criminal charges overseas.
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Many municipalities have switched to LED streetlights to save energy and money. But the change still comes at a cost.
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Five projects are a part of a 20-year plan to reduce overflows into the Missouri River.
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Intel hopes that by partnering with BMW and Mobileye – which makes cameras and software for self-driving cars – it can create standards for the emerging market.
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It's likely that other cities will gain a lot from the experiences of the winner of the Smart City Challenge.
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The Sacramento area ranked seventh for residential solar capacity, 11th for commercial solar capacity and 15th for industrial solar capacity.
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In a 9-2 vote at the end of a three-hour meeting, directors overseeing Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit authorized base and zone fares that add up to a $9.50 one-way trip from Santa Rosa to San Rafael, or $19 round-trip.
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At the North American Leaders' Summit in Ottawa, leaders from Canada, the United States and Mexico agreed to a 50 percent renewable energy goal by 2025.
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The system uses existing satellite-based electronic navigation technology to monitor and communicate with ships in the vicinity of underwater electric cables, and automatically send increasingly urgent alerts if the ships appear to be preparing to drop anchor.
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The virtual-reality project is aimed at helping people grow comfortable with the concept of bus stops in the middle of the roadway. The traditional setup is to have a curbside stop on each side of the road.
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The association issued guidelines for communities to reduce harmful effects of LED streetlights. A medical researcher explains what can go wrong.
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The state is working toward becoming the first to get 100 percent of its energy from renewable sources. Getting there won’t be easy.
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Reflective roofs are effective tools for cooling overheated cities. Research in Chicago shows that their impacts depend on local conditions, so planners should site them carefully.
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Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx spoke to a crowd at the National Transportation Systems Center about the department's Beyond Traffic program, urging attendees to start taking on their responsibility in planning for the future.
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Tesla Motors said a May accident represents the first known fatality while one of its cars was driving in Autopilot mode.
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The future will have a lot of data, and a number of transportation experts in both private industry and the public sector are pushing for a vast group of stakeholders to collaborate on setting up standards that make that data as useful as possible.
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