Infrastructure
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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. -
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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The Florida-based supplier of “intelligent streetlighting” says its latest tools offer deeper insights into traffic patterns and more safety protections. The company recently joined a law enforcement network.
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The first American city to have public streetlights is moving ahead with a plan to convert its existing infrastructure to LED. The move is expected to cost as much as $80 million, but will save an estimated $6 million a year.
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New technologies and services aren't creating irreversible damage, even though they do generate some harms. Preemptive bans would stifle innovation and block potential solutions to real problems.
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The planned closure of the Alaskan Way Viaduct in downtown Seattle mobilized collaboration and data sharing across several public transportation agencies, helping to establish new behavior towards commuter travel.
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo said new license plates are needed to work with cashless tolling systems, red light cameras and the readers used by police. An estimated 3 million vehicles will be affected by the changes.
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In a letter to Lime, dated Aug. 16, city officials accused the company of repeatedly allowing scooters to operate in restricted areas above the speed limit. The company says it’s being treated unfairly.
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A small fleet of vans will offer a last-mile connection to Coaster commuter rail service, allowing stakeholders to study whether such a system is able to get more commuters out of their cars and onto shared rides.
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PlanetM, which is an arm of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, awarded these grants to six companies that are seeking to launch mobility pilot projects soon somewhere within the state.
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The company will start its operations in Naples on a closed course to test the sensors and computing abilities. The vehicles will then roll out to public roads in Miami and then along highways as far north as Orlando.
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A growing number of developers, architects and engineers have started building new garages in major U.S. cities with the capacity to be switched to other uses, if and when the need arises.
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A new study by researchers at North Carolina State University concluded that e-scooters have a larger environmental footprint than other forms of micro-mobility. They're greener than cars, but still have room to improve.
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Virgin Galactic’s mother ship VMS Eve soared across the southern New Mexico desert above Spaceport America last week, conducting test maneuvers in preparation for commercial space flights the company plans to launch.
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A Kansas drone research and development team will use an unmanned aircraft system to fly a nine-mile track to evaluate technologies to inspect power lines in rural Kansas in a first-of-its-kind drone flight.
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The city began working on regulations months before 45-year-old Quienterry McGriff’s deadly electric scooter accident Aug. 6, but has still not passed any rules. The incident has rekindled regulation discussions.
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The new contactless payment system rolling out across the New York City bus and subway network launched at the end of May. Some 80 percent of riders "tap" into the system via a digital wallet.
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The drone is the work of an Israeli startup that, with the help of test pilots and engineers based in Syracuse, beat out some of the world’s best-known tech giants for a head start in the food delivery business.
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The license plate recognition system employed at Northern Arizona University parking lots will reduce the need for physical permits and kiosks, but it won’t be fully implemented until 2020, officials say.
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Geologists at the Arizona Geological Survey have created a statewide landslide database that documents more than 6,000 landslides, debris flows and rock slides. The tool will help better inform roadway projects.
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The Metropolitan Transit Authority will lead several year-long pilot projects to improve rider experience and system performance. The projects include crowd management and push alerts to ease congestion at stations.
