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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The new year has already seen crucial developments that suggest a future filled with driverless cars that are both safer than today’s vehicles and radically different in appearance and comfort.
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Ohio Gov. John Kasich wants the state to be on the cutting edge of transportation and is dedicating a sizable portion of the budget to do so.
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By creating easily accessible visual representations of data and building interactive models, engagement in infrastructure planning and disaster preparedness increases exponentially.
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Attendees looked at ways cities such as built-out San Francisco are using Esri technology to find room for growth and Los Angeles County assesses need for parks.
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The coalition is a collaboration among transportation agencies and academic institutions in Ohio, Michigan and Pennsylvania to establish standards and to make the region more competitive in the autonomous tech industry.
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The ZH2 is an electric car that uses fuel cell technology and was unveiled at a DC auto show.
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General Motors, Nissan and Volkswagen are among the auto companies involved in the efforts.
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The smart meters use cellphone technology to communicate real-time electric usage to the utility.
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Computer modeling and interactive data visualization can make big data significantly more accessible.
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The city's planned fleet of connected smart kiosks is expected to not only offer Internet and services to residents, but also serve as a means to connect and engage with city officials.
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The Smart Streets project is a program to convert one-way streets to two-way traffic, an effort to make them more pedestrian-friendly.
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Crowd counting is an imperfect, laborious and contentious endeavor, ranging from rigorous science to random guesswork.
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To fight the new fine, Uber has cited the newly established state limit on how much ride-hailing services can be penalized.
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Waymo's self-driving Lexus SUV recently provided a gloriously uneventful drive for an Arizona reporter.
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The city is nearing the completion of a multi-million dollar project to convert its streetlights to more efficient LED lights.
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As we talk about rebuilding our public works, we need to remember that parks are as important to our cities as roads and bridges.
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If everyone did it, the carbon savings would be huge and there’d probably be far less congestion.
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The University of Toledo has joined a research project from the U.S. Department of Energy that could change how the national electric grid operates in the future.
