Infrastructure
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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. -
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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Data center development, the subject of much public-sector conversation and policy, is predicted to expand, driven by the growth of AI. It's also expected to come at a cost and bring a selective benefit.
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A new report by the Transportation Research Board looks at public transit’s declining ridership trends from 2012 to 2016, due in part to housing and demographic changes, and of course Uber and Lyft.
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Sirius XM Connected Vehicle Services, a subsidiary of the radio company, has expanded the range of telematics it can automatically send to first responders via integration with RapidSOS’ data pipeline.
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Bloomington Transit was among two public transportation systems in the state that received a $3.2 million Federal Transit Administration grant to purchase electric buses and charging stations.
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St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson announced Monday that the city will use more than $1 million to analyze funding mechanisms for expanding public transit to connect north and south city residents.
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Two retrofitted electric buses are set to arrive in Lewis County in December. The new vehicles are being paid for using money from the Volkswagen diesel emissions settlement and the Environmental Protection Agency.
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Michigan is working to build a first-in-the-nation autonomous vehicle corridor in its southeast corner, a new bid to ensure the region remains the epicenter of an auto industry moving rapidly to a tech-driven future.
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The Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority will receive a nearly $3 million federal transportation grant to fund the purchase of four electric buses. The vehicles will be deployed over the next several years.
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The city of Edmond and the University of Central Oklahoma recently announced the opening of Level 2 electric vehicle charging stations using more than $50,000 in grants. The chargers are free to the public.
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Bricks turn out to be useful for storing electricity thanks to their porousness and red pigment.
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Uber and Lyft have started to warn that they might temporarily shut down their services in California in response to a court ruling forcing them to start treating drivers in the state as employees.
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A renovation of Laguna Beach’s shuttered South Coast Cinemas, a Vaudeville-era theater right across from Main Beach, is proposed to include a coffee shop, a community gathering spot, and an electric car showcase.
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A recent study by AAA found that, on average, for every 4,000 miles of real world driving, vehicles with active driving assistance systems experienced some type of system-related error every eight miles.
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Technical disruptions over the weekend were the result of a malware attack against Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority servers, officials say. The FBI and outside experts have been asked to assist.
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The newly completed station will give drivers in the southern portion of the downtown area access to six fast chargers. The fast chargers can charge some electric vehicles to 80 percent within 30 minutes.
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The Arizona Department of Transportation is in the early process of exploring partnerships that would lead to broadband Internet conduits being installed along three interstate highway routes.
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A San Francisco Superior Court judge appeared reluctant to reclassify rideshare drivers as employees at a hearing, but also displayed skepticism of arguments about why drivers should remain independent contractors.
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The San Francisco-based data company will build out its products and features to accommodate fast-changing transportation dynamics, as cities and DOTs deal with uncertain schedules and funding.
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Reddy Bikeshare expanded its rental bicycle fleet, at a time when the novel coronavirus pandemic helped launch a national summer biking explosion and Black Lives Matter demonstrations underlined racial disparities.
