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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Devices to retrofit cars with new safety features could help fleet managers better track their vehicles.
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How did lead poisoning become a persistent threat in U.S. cities? Lead paint and slumlords played key roles, but so did postwar housing policies that trapped minorities in crumbling inner cities.
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The route to economic growth starts by making our cities more productive — the bigger, the denser, the better.
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Rhode Island is likely the first U.S. state to toll truckers and use the money to fix its bridges, which are in the worst shape of any state.
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Despite their important-sounding titles, many of the growing number of “chiefs” in government don't have much actual authority.
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The legislation would allow utilities to set rates based on what they spent in the prior year, a change proponents argue will help update decades-old infrastructure.
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California's Public Utilities Commission voted unanimously to uphold the drought regulations with plans to continue for as long as Gov. Jerry Brown's statewide emergency conservation mandates remain in place.
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Due to a bill backed by General Motors, Tesla may be unable to sell its vehicles in Indiana under a provision of banning manufacturers selling directly to consumers.
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The Drinking Water State Revolving Fund legislation is being discussed in the Upper House and, if passed in its current state, would allocate $100 million to any state that has received an emergency declaration.
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Urban planner Jeff Speck told city officials exactly what they need to do to make downtown more pedestrian-friendly.
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The auto insurance giant is concerned that driverless cars could wipe out the business and are potentially at risk of being hacked.
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We don't always have to build up to fit more people into a city. Vancouver and Seattle offer alternative solutions.
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There are more than 5,000 structurally deficient bridges statewide. Slightly more than one in five bridges fits into the category.
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Other counties and cities have followed suit in recent years, including Santa Cruz County, whose Board of Supervisors banned fracking in 2014, and Mendocino County, whose voters banned it the same year.
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Although three Orange County circuit courts ruled against red light cameras, arguing they give police powers to a third part contractor, the Orlando PD has updated its protocols hoping to continue using the traffic tech.
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A thought experiment: how will people view mobility and personal vehicles once we have electric, autonomous vehicles in the future?
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Financing public improvements isn't easy -- but nothing is more important for cities to prosper.
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States, counties, cities and universities are all working to put self-driving cars on the road.
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