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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In a recent statement, Transportation Secretary Chao said the plan will encompass energy, water, broadband and veterans hospitals in addition to transportation.
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Bloomberg Philanthropies' What Works Cities initiative created a checklist for cities to determine how well they factor in big data and performance management to effectively govern.
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In a White House now full of business men, agreement on an infrastructure plan seems far off.
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The data center is Ford’s second major investment to be announced this year.
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Local governments could seize on the phenomenon in order to develop lifelong riders.
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The $1.35 million Intelligent Transportation System was recently installed at nine intersections along the three-mile stretch of road in McCandless.
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Warren Lemmens, the CTO of Nokia Oceania, discusses Australia's emerging smart city landscape — and what the U.S. can learn from it.
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Since 2014, the city has been using smart meters with positive outcomes, and now has its eye on sensors that can be programmed to zero out a meter when a car pulls away, for instance.
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State lawmakers last year passed a bill that legalized fully autonomous vehicles on public roads without a driver.
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In addition to the cities themselves, research institutions, civic organizations and the private sector are vital components to incorporating best practices and an aligned approach. Cities across Texas have seen early success in these endeavors.
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By deploying smart meters at 500 homes in the coming months, the county is looking to get a more granular read on water usage and provide consumers with more detailed information on their own consumption.
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As lessons from the pilots roll in, they are fed back to the Valley Transportation Authority’s innovation lab, which aims to develop, test and showcase new technologies related to transportation.
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Seattle's smart city coordinator will be someone who can help smart initiatives both internally and with outside partners, including the MetroLab Network and the University of Washington.
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On the theory that a civic approach to wellness starts with data, some 2,000 residents in Lake Nona, Fla., have signed on to be eligible for a longitudinal research study on local health and wellness issues.
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By the end of the year, San Diego expects to have 3,200 multi-sensor pods attached to light poles all around the city to listen for gunshots, count cars and monitor air temperature.
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By issuing a less prescriptive and open Request for Information, Pittsburgh is making room for the rapid pace of smart city innovation.
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A new report may help municipalities become 'smart cities,' but legacy infrastructure may hold them back.
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Interest is growing in approaches that look for redundancies to overcome infrastructure's risks and vulnerabilities.
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