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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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.
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Through a partnership with Esri, Los Angeles will put its data sets on an open platform, allowing citizens to become fact gatherers to deal with such problems as illegal dumping and potholes.
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Advocates of a mileage tax say new transportation revenue is needed because gasoline taxes have remained relatively flat while cars become more fuel efficient and electric vehicles are introduced.
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One former city mayor warns that dispelling myths is necessary, as is communicating honestly and openly about the issues and potential pitfalls of the project.
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