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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Just determining allowable air space can be tricky for drone users, so clear regulations are necessary.
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GIS mapping helps local leaders identify areas of concern, design solutions and accrue project funding through superior public visualization of priorities and considerations.
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In Idaho, a local police department has turned to electric-assist bicycles to help officers do their job.
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The city wants to impose some restrictions on bikeshare companies that the startups say will hamper their ability do deliver service.
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The city is questioning whether its priorities are in order.
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New traffic signals in Detroit are designed to help pedestrians, cyclists and ambulances get through intersections, while helping traffic planners test safety improvements quickly.
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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 move represents one major policy lever states have in trying to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transportation.
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House Bill 481 would pre-empt local governments from enacting regulations regarding drone activity on top of state law.
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The Idaho Autonomous and Connected Vehicle Testing and Deployment Committee will hold its first meeting May 30 to begin the process of creating a framework for autonomous vehicle use and testing.
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The "Water-Go-Round" will be the first passenger ferry to use a new technology able to reduce greenhouse emissions significantly, helping revolutionize an industry largely taken over by fossil fuels.
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Federal law makes it hard for states to capitalize on one of their biggest assets: their highway systems. But that hasn’t stopped state officials from trying.
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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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Rather than obeying the order to remove dockless scooters from public streets and sidewalks, two companies are hoping the city will come around.
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They've grown a little colder on self-driving vehicles.
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As one election turns into the next, Sacramento's divisive debate over rent control, data privacy and gas taxes are beginning to heat up.
