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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Two shuttles will begin operating in a San Francisco Bay Area business park in order to test and provide data for autonomous shuttles.
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The University of Washington released a report for how Seattle should handle the onset of autonomous vehicles, but lessons can be applied to cities nationwide.
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After gathering community feedback for the past two years, the city released its plan that will begin to prioritize its projects and policies, most of which focus on the city’s innovative community outreach program.
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The bill would allow any customer who has signed a contract with an independent power company to avoid paying any extra charges for green power.
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There’s a growing acceptance of on-board video in commercial truck fleets to help reduce liability, cut fuel costs and train drivers to be safer on the road.
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A General Motors executive discusses what's on the horizon for the company in the development of electric and autonomous vehicles.
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With an historic infrastructure expenditure on the table, the SMART Plan also offers potential windfalls for contractors, consultants and the lobbyists they employ.
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French transportation giant Airbus plans to test a flying vehicle prototype later this year. Time will tell if that jump-starts the ambitious drone-car protype unveiled March 7 at the Geneva car show.
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Future plans for the Skyway will include creating access points along existing routes that will allow the driverless vehicles to leave the elevated pathway and merge onto roadways on dedicated lanes.
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Hundreds of high-hazard and dangerous rail crossings need significant improvements, and lawmakers and advocates are calling for improvements to safety at those crossings.
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The company has decided to double its presence in Pittsburgh and further develop its testing track.
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Seattle's Technology Matching Fund has opened applications for community organizations to apply for grants to help solve connectivity and digital literacy issues.
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The move would bring Minnesota in line with state governments across the country that are increasingly seeking to slap fees on electric vehicles.
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The “Stay Alive: Don’t Phone & Drive” coalition call the bill's passage in the Iowa Senate a positive step forward.
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How will the sharing, electrification and automation of mobility affect transportation as we know it? The UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies has launched a 3 Revolutions Policy Initiative that intends to find out.
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The city is now offering government information through the online retailer's voice-activated digital assistant used across the company's apps and devices.
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Scattered on telephones polls in Paramount neighborhoods, the technology for the first time allowed regulators to track how pollution from industrial plants was traveling across the community.
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For this year's smart cities workshop, participants came not just with enthusiasm and curiosity, but also with practical ideas.
