Infrastructure
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Spring days can produce an excess of surplus renewable energy in California — more power than electric lines can carry. Researchers have some ideas about where and how to harness that energy. -
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.
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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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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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Many of Denmark's windmills are partially owned by individual investors in the community, which helps to fund projects while tempering opposition.
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California has seen its population and economy grow -- and a 36 percent drop in emissions per GDP at the same time.
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Weather radios bleep their warnings; television programs are interrupted with emergency alerts; cellphones ring with weather-service news.
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After testing out the technology in the West End, one official would like to see similar projects across the city.
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The transit agency’s newly-created Office of Extraordinary Innovation is tasked with finding the next big thing in transportation.
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Microgrids are often pitched as a solution to power outages in very specific places. But in rural Alaska, they have an entirely different purpose. And the federal government is now funding research into improving those microgrids.
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Phoenix has some extraordinary environmental conditions to deal with as it pursues ambitious sustainability goals given that deserts are rather inhospitable.
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Smaller communities are increasingly adopting bike-sharing programs. But they look a lot different than those in big cities.
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Texas’ capital city is looking to address its famously expensive housing.
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When the U.S. DOT chose Columbus, Ohio, as the winner of the Smart City Challenge, the Google subsidiary lost its vision of a more connected Portland.
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The Fresno Trench is one of several sites in Fresno and Madera counties where work is happening on the statewide high-speed rail line.
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The police captain acknowledged privacy concerns dispelling comparisons to an Orwellian "1984" society, adding that it will serve as a crime prevention tool.
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The innovative highway bonding process allowed Idaho to invest $857.6 million in highway improvement projects in six corridors throughout the state from 2006 to late 2015.
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RideAustin a non-profit that moved in after Uber and Lyft were forced out earlier this year, is intended to help drivers and riders abide by local ordinances, and has attracted the interest of several other cities.
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Instead of waiting in long lines to cross toll bridges in Central Florida, PayTollo has created an app that lets you drive through and pay the toll once your drive has ended.
