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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Cities like Toronto and Vancouver operate more similarly to their American counterparts than European metros, yet are still different enough to offer useful lessons.
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Rather than hand the blighted area over to a developer, the city changed the zoning to allow for a mix of uses and fostered the idea that an urban neighborhood can handle all its own needs without creating waste.
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Some opponents to driverless cars say they'll be a public-transit killer, but others argue that transit will always have a place in dense cities.
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The two local governments are joining forces to form a joint power authority, allowing them to buy electricity on the wholesale energy market.
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In addition to pledges from companies like GE, the plan includes calls for better data collection and improved coordination among government agencies.
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Ride-sharing and car-sharing are complicating life for transportation planners, not to mention automakers.
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The report determined that the people who depend most heavily on shared modes of transportation — such as ride-hailing apps like Uber and Lyft — are also more likely to rely on public transit.
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The most recent data from the Energy Information Administration shows ever-increasing energy efficiency in commercial buildings. And there are indications that the trend will continue.
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The Federal Highway Administration is planning to fund state efforts to find an alternative revenue source for transportation projects.
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Cities tend to favor building stadiums and convention centers over investing in education or human services. It's an understandable but troublesome trend.
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Mayor Kevin Faulconer, who frequently touts his focus on the city’s low-income neighborhoods, says he has shifted the use of such money toward infrastructure.
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In Yolo County, Calif., farmers are replacing the typically large fields of rice paddies with drip lines, in an effort to curb the state's scarce water supply.
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Houses in a new development in Tracey, Calif., will recycle their own water through designated waste-water and clean water plumbing and a recycling unit.
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In a decision that could spell the end for coal in the West, Oregon became the first state in the nation to pass legislation to completely do away with the dirty energy source.
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The issue that closed a popular station began last week when 50 cars had to be taken out of service after they were hit with a power spike.
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The presidential race amplifies a debate that’s more complex than the typical struggle between industry and the environment.
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The Canadian company Bewegen Technologies will supply 500 rentable bicycles to the city starting in the fall.
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Researchers have proposed drawing a parallel between the expected influx of UAS and birds flying in airspace in order to estimate how often collisions could happen.
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