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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Historically, environmental cause enjoyed bipartisan support -- but gains by NGOs and the emergence of climate change as a social issue have created a sharp political divide.
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In updating its 2030 plan, the county is looking at all forms of transportation — roads, bus, rail, bicycle, trucks and pedestrian — and will identify priorities as it finalizes the plan over the next few months.
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With such a high-profile event coming to Santa Clara, there is increased scrutiny on traffic congestion in the Bay Area that could become exponentially worse without adequate plans.
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Mayor Eric Garcetti met with the press Friday to announce the launch of GeoHub, which he described as one of the most complete municipal open mapping platforms in the country.
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Most newer vehicles have such boxes, capable of tracking things like a vehicle’s speed, whether the driver brakes or accelerates and whether they're wearing a seat belt.
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An obscure Supreme Court ruling paves the way for people and businesses to earn money with distributed energy technologies.
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The Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) was named one of the Knight News Challenge on Data winners for its plan to make a digital tool for scheduling city bus rides.
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The proposal will create a 15.7-mile rapid transit line in hopes that it can pay large dividends in the future.
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After witnessing a cyberattack on the Ukrainian power grids, an Iowa State University professor took it upon himself to create a program to better protect the state's infrastructure.
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At a public workshop in Sacramento, Calif., the auto industry pushed for the state to allow fully autonomous vehicles as opposed to the proposal that only lets cars drive themselves if a licensed driver is behind the wheel and ready to take over.
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In a hearing, the Rail Authority Commission told legislators that the project is more than two years behind schedule; however, it could cost the state less than the estimated $68 billion.
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However the possible end to Zip Rail, which could make a 100-mile trip in 45 to 50 minutes, doesn’t mean the end of a high-speed line in Minnesota.
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The new regulation will make LED bulbs the standard for home lighting to save energy for the state and, in the long run, save costs for consumers.
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The head of the Environmental Protection Agency was in Carlsbad, Calif., to announce the grants that will go into the state's clean water fund and invest in water recycling projects.
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Many people are noticing their cab drivers to be more polite and the ride more pleasant, which may be a response to the growing popularity of ride-sharing services.
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Using near-real-time data collection, researchers are demonstrating a way to improve states' ability to protect brittle roads from heavy vehicles at the end of winter.
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The new wording of the Lyft driver agreement will make it harder for the company to fire its drivers anywhere in the country, but does not classify the drivers as employees.
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A new program launched by The Nature Conservancy and DroneDeploy will crowdsource El Niño research in California.
