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 success of New York's High Line, a linear park atop an abandoned elevated railway, is inspiring park projects in cities around the world.
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There are smart steps that states and communities can take to encourage automated driving. There are also some potholes to avoid.
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In an effort to help people become less car-dependent, cities like Denver are getting directly involved in the creation of transportation apps.
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David Block-Schachter, chief technology officer for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, indicated that the T is shifting its on-time metric to focus on the percentage of riders who are on time, rather than percentage of trains.
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A bill before Congress could pave the way for the opening of our backyards, neighborhoods, business properties and campuses to commercial drone traffic.
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Communities have done a great job encouraging residents to walk and bike more. But they’re struggling to keep those same residents safe on the streets.
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The Dutch Minister of Infrastructure and the Environment is very excited over the new technology that could create safer and more efficient highways.
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According to a report on how well Oklahoma is doing with its roads and bridges, it's better in some respects than before, but 81 percent of city's major roads are in poor or mediocre condition.
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A report released by the state's Public Utilities Regulatory Authority lays out plans to strengthen protection of water, gas and electricity systems through voluntary, cooperative efforts with utilities.
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Earth's resources are dwindling, but the world could build an alternative energy network within 30 years, according to China's biggest power company.
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The broad consumer market is taking off, not only because there are Internet-connected devices everywhere, but also that the Echo has captured people’s imaginations, according to an Amazon exec.
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From 1990 through 2014, factory employment nose-dived by 39.5 percent -- yet it remains a significant industry in California.
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The $126 million project is part of the greater Integrated Clean Water Plan, which retrofits the Spokane water system that will stop most pollutants from entering the river.
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The initiative provides technical assistance and resources to help cities identify challenges and opportunities for closing the gap between their desire to use data and actual ability to do so.
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For two years, state lawmakers have grappled with how to raise more money to repair the state’s crumbling roads.
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When your city invests in technology, make the most of it -- and quickly. Today's new idea is tomorrow's old hat.
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The Hawaiian Electric Co. has asked the state to approve a $340 million project that would usher in a new era of energy generation and consumption.
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Last year Gov. Jerry Brown gave residents the order to cut water use by 25 percent compared with 2013 usage — but they missed the mark by just 1 percentage point.
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