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 bill's sponsor wanted to ramp up enforcement of a hard-to-enforce piece of urban traffic: cars blocking lanes meant only for public transit. But civil rights advocates are skeptical of putting more cameras in cities.
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Because people aren't taking New York City's HOV lane laws seriously, often driving in the lane with less than three passengers, the NYPD is considering cameras and video analytics to track infractions.
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Constructing a nearly 2,000-mile energy park along the border could provide security, energy and water for both countries. And a consortium of engineers and scientists think it's a viable alternative to Trump's wall.
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U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao said the Non-Traditional and Emerging Transportation Technology Council will tackle issues of emerging technologies. Chao made the announcement during South by Southwest March 12.
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A creation of Google’s Area 120 — an experimental division of the technology juggernaut — the bot is the company’s first personal delivery robot to hit the streets and begin interacting with the public.
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When most people say "smart city," they're talking about self-driving cars and sensors that detect crime. When Lima, Ohio, uses the term, they mean modernizing old systems that are holding them back.
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When the price of Bitcoin skyrocketed, eager "miners" came to town and gobbled up cheap electricity to fuel their activities. Now the price is down and the mining has slowed. Here's what that looks like.
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The proposed bill by state Sen. Nancy Skinner requires significant diesel emission reductions: 40 percent by 2030 and 80 percent by 2050. Neither are possible without huge changes in the trucking industry.
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The push to make cities smarter often disproportionately favors people without disabilities. Experts argue that the dynamic must change so that large segments of the population aren't left out.
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Idaho’s House Bill 76 amends the state’s existing definition of electric-assisted bicycles to match industry standards, categorizing them in the same way as human-powered bikes and permitting them on sidewalks and paths.
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Officials with Disability Rights Oregon say Portland is not ADA compliant, and that when e-scooter riders finish their trips, discarded scooters often block sidewalks and other public rights of way.
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House Bill 511 would allow Georgia counties — once they receive voter approval — to raise sales taxes for transit expansion. And it would launch pilot programs to help transport unemployed Georgians to jobs.
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The Governors Highway Safety Association has estimated that pedestrian deaths on U.S. streets and highways numbered more than 6,200 in 2018, accounting for 16 percent of all traffic-related deaths.
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“You have three lights in 50 yards, and the middle one will be green and the other two won’t. Then the opposite. No one’s going anywhere,” Uber driver Felipe Rios said to the Herald last week.
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With a spike in public transportation usage, the Greater Portland Council of Governments is trying to determine their transit priorities so they can focus on providing the best bus, train and ferry service to citizens.
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A consultant outlined several possible changes to the city of Spokane, Wash.'s infrastructure to help smooth it out, including raising the prices on "premium" parking spaces. It also suggested technology upgrades.
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The deadly collision between a Tesla Model 3 and a tractor trailer in suburban Delray Beach has attracted the attention of the National Transportation Safety Board and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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Around 2,000 sensors will be installed on the Mackinac Bridge this summer as part of a Michigan State University research program to explore the “logistics of large-scale deployment” of low-cost sensing technology.
