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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A $5.1 million, 5-year contract with SENSYS, will help operate 16 traffic safety cameras around the city.
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A compromise currently being crafted by the city council would likely bring more scooters to town.
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“We don’t want to mandate the technology because we don’t want to hinder innovation,” Federal Highway Administration acting administrator Brandye Hendrickson says.
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A deal developed through the New NY Broadband Program will extend fiber-optic Internet service to 50,000 residents.
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The civic tech group has already applied the model to Boston, but it is working now to build a system that can help make traffic safer across the country.
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A recently passed state law gives telecommunications companies right-of-way when it comes to the installation of small cell antennas on public property.
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A nearly $1 billion hydropower transmission line project could also serve as a vehicle for fiber-optic broadband, officials say.
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As ride-sharing makes it easier for patients to get to medical appointments, local policymakers should consider partnering with companies like Uber and Lyft to benefit communities as a whole.
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The $1.5 billion master-planned community will be one of the country's first to be built from the ground up with infrastructure for 5G.
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The Google-backed autonomous vehicle company and Valley Metro announced a first-of-its-kind pilot program that aims to increase access to and use of public transportation.
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Residents want Burbank Water and Power to start focusing on the future.
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The Cockrell School of Engineering will work with the U.S. Army Research Labs and Uber Elevate to develop new rotor technology for UberAIR.
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Doug Field’s return to the Cupertino, Calif., tech giant may signal that Apple has not fully given up on creating a self-driving car of its own.
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The end of the summer brings some new changes to an estimated 394,608 miles of California's highways.
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Major cities like San Jose are talking to folks involved in geofencing, while Denver is already using geofencing for dockless scooters.
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The New York City Council has approved a yearlong pause on new licenses for ride-hailing companies.
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As cities like Santa Monica and Beverly Hills, Calif., struggle to control a rapid proliferation of electric pay-per-minute scooters, some residents are taking matters into their own hands.
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Las Vegas is using a new machine learning platform to troubleshoot and predict IT system failures, getting the networks back online more quickly.
