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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Mayor Faulconer takes some of our questions about what it takes for a city to become truly smart.
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The plunging price of gasoline presents an opportunity to upgrade the nation's crumbling transportation infrastructure.
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Gov.-elect Tom Wolf said he wants to lead a statewide discussion about how the future of older cities such as Scranton, inner-ring suburbs and the surrounding townships are interrelated.
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A network of charging stations could make a road trip from St. Louis to Chicago more likely in an electric vehicle, without having to haul a generator.
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The drone revolution isn't coming; it's hovering overhead — and the Federal Aviation Administration is playing catch-up.
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A holistic approach is necessary to successfully plan and construct energy efficient buildings. But implementing best practices elsewhere is not a straightforward task.
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On this edition of FutureStructure Radio we chat with Qualcomm Senior Director of Business Development Kiva Allgood about all things smart cities.
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The event boasted a stellar cast of public and private sector leaders who had assembled to engage in ongoing dialogue about continuing the transformation of the world’s cities.
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The newly devised solar solution could be used to coat all kinds of weirdly shaped surfaces, from patio furniture to an airplane’s wing.
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The Center for Data Innovation hosted a forum to examine how – or if – regulators and bureaucrats are part of the solution or part of the problem.
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The company completed the first test flight using green diesel, a fuel blend of oils and fats already used in trucks and other ground transportation.
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Miami conference anticipates how the world will change – for both good and ill – in the wake of ever-increasing connectivity.
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The San Joaquin Valley has been a center of oil and gas exploration development and production in California for over a century and also has some of the most stringent limits on emissions in the nation.
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Wearable technology is approaching a point at which users themselves become part of the city-as-a-system.
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The Farum route is one of two cycling “super highways” that have recently opened here. They’re part of a fast-growing network of bike infrastructure targeted specifically at suburban commuters.
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Seven major trends have the potential to reshape government - in many cases from the outside - and transform the public sector.
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The nation's top federal railroad official is giving the prospect of high-speed rail in Texas an enthusiastic thumbs-up, saying the region "appears to be an ideal market."
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Cars will someday be the next smartphones: connected, interactive and indispensable for all our daily tasks.
