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.
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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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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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Mayor Kenney unveiled the Vision Zero Three-Year Action Plan aimed to remove traffic-related deaths in the city by the year 2030.
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Being ranked number 19 in a list of most dangerous cities, Baton Rouge has decided to get a joint initiative between AARP Louisiana and the Center for Planning Excellence to make streets safer for pedestrians.
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The ConnectATL summit last week united elected, public and business officials discussing the future of transit, transportation and planning in the region.
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If the bet pays off, it could mean data centers no longer need substation-sized links to the power grid.
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Recent natural disasters have shown cities what precautions are necessary to keeping their communities safe.
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Gov. Jerry Brown has expressed interest in the idea, but questions remain as to its plausibility.
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Though the push for underground power lines make sense in an area threatened by hurricanes, the change would not come cheap. Estimates say the $9.1 million project could take 30 years to pay off.
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The level of emergency for California's drought has dropped, but the conservation already needs to begin for the next.
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From road repairs to IT upgrades, cities are fighting to keep debt in check. More and more, the numbers show that debt is where cities of all sizes are spending the most.
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After winning almost two million dollars in federal funding, Metro Transit in Minneapolis will add 6, 60-foot electric buses to its fleet.
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From the type of car you drive to your age and race, advertisers may soon be able to target their products to you based on the nearly immediate judgments of computers.
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The city will soon serve as a temporary testbed for autonomous buses. Officials see the tests as an opportunity to familiarize their city with the technology.
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As Amazon considers where to put its second headquarters, cities are wondering if they can handle the influx of traffic that will come with it.
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The Cincinnati International Airport installed a network of sensors, software and other equipment to help reduce security wait times, and it's getting positive results.
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Bill 100 didn't reach the governors desk, but supporters who want to help make California a carbon neutral state by 2045 aren't throwing in the towel yet.
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The battery is a new type of technology that could be used to supplement or even substitute for some substations to ensure that electricity keeps going even when offline.
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After a historic storm on Houston, a change of zoning would play a major part in how much Houston would handle the rain.
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The company's $1 billion investment in the plant and neighboring logistics center will means 600 additional jobs for the region.
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