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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The $20 million infrastructure project would eventually monitor water meters and collect data on street activity.
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The project, announced in April, will focus on the city's downtown and Perry Square areas and is funded by $300,000 from the Erie Innovation District.
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California and its capital are testing out new digital license plates that use the same computer technology as Kindle eBook readers.
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A number of other factors are contributing to highway gridlock as well.
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Bike-sharing company The Gotcha Group will operate a system with 100 bikes and 18 stations throughout the city, starting in August or September
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The meters will allow the utility to download readings multiple times per day.
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The details of Trump's infrastructure plan have yet to be released, and transit agencies want to make sure transit is accounted for when they are.
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The future of autonomous vehicles is directly tied to the cost-effectiveness of electric vehicles.
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The proposed project will fulfill the public interest for a less expensive, more reliable and environmentally sound source of renewable energy while creating energy jobs in an economically depressed area.
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The economy churns on the goods truckers carry to markets, retail stores and, increasingly, directly to consumers. Many believe automation can make the business safer, cut operator costs and address intermittent shortages of truck drivers.
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A new report suggests certain travel patterns make some cities ideal for the technology and urges officials to start planning for it.
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The bioshelter is part of an ambitious project to bring cleanly generated energy and locally grown food to Homewood — and to regions around the world — and it is taking off.
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Through a Clean Streets LA initiative called CleanStat, Los Angeles is the first city to map the cleanliness of every one of its blocks.
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Using Internet of Things ecosystems, cities can provide residents with real-time information so that they may make better-informed decisions.
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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.
