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 city is in talks with extending the life of the red light cameras in busy intersections, as a decrease in accidents and violations has occurred.
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The proposed measure would replace traditional incandescent light bulbs with more energy efficient LED ones.
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The new smartphone app will allow passengers to speed through lines by letting them pay for fare and tickets in the palm of their hand.
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A network of everyday objects fitted with sensors to send and retrieve information on usage patterns is already happening in many cities around the country.
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The incident may be the first time a police officer has pulled over a self-driving car.
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Amazon will use the heat from the neighboring building, saving the electric grid from being strained and having to raise energy prices.
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The University of California intends to be carbon-neutral by 2025 by implementing existing technologies and focusing on public education. Is this a model for decarbonizing at large scale?
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The program, which is based on models deployed in Chicago and New York, will begin in Santa Monica and Venice deploying 500 bikes.
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The company’s new “Community Compact” is the first step in ensuring a close relationship between the home-sharing company and communities around the world.
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A recent study says cities would recoup major investments in renewable energy through cost savings.
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The measures are meant to create a more energy efficient, aesthetically pleasing and pedestrian friendly road in upstate New York.
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The Lone Star State is pushing against federal efforts to cut carbon emissions, while simultaneously building itself up as an example of a leader in clean power and other greenhouse gas-reducing systems.
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Studies have shown that an even larger tax credit might be necessary to make up for the higher cost of electric vehicles, especially with gasoline’s current low price.
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The state's new building code is set to be released in Spring of 2016, and will include several new regulations dealing with conserving energy and being more sturdy.
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Designers of the Tucannon River Wind Farm bought local materials, minimized concrete use and chose turbine locations carefully in order to reduce the project's impact.
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Currently, parking spaces, roads and highways take up 30 to 60 percent of urban land in the United States, but this could drastically change if ride-sharing continues to grow.
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A Japanese-backed effort to build a Dallas-Houston bullet train may just be the start of an international rail play in Texas. Companies from France and China with experience building and running high-speed rail are also vying to get a piece of potential rail projects in the state.
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Thanks to the new feature, drivers will no longer have to worry about spotty Internet service when accessing the app.
