Infrastructure
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The local government’s Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to appropriate the funds for a “comprehensive technology infrastructure remediation project.” It comes in response to a critical IT outage last summer. -
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.
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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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Many Bay Area residents appear to be putting aside some long-held notions about the environment, health and public costs to support bolder options to increase the water supply.
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To attract young professionals, cities increasingly are going to have to think multi-modal.
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New market analysis shows that tech companies pushing smart home devices like connected thermostats and light bulbs have some work to do before interest expands beyond early adopters.
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For all the technological challenges, experts can't agree as to whether self-driving vehicles are just around the bend, or light years away.
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Drought, flooding and polluted runoff are forcing states and localities to reassess how they manage stormwater.
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A report from the Clean Energy States Alliance cites the Connecticut Green Bank and its Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy program that provides up-front financing to remove barriers to clean energy investment.
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Glendale, Calif., is one of the first jurisdictions in the U.S. to combine both smart electricity and smart water meters into a “smart grid.” What have they learned thus far?
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Since 2000, the clean energy generated in the U.S. has outpaced expectations, and a new report shows that its future depends on cooperation among the states, the feds and private innovation.
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According to a survey, carriers worldwide plan to invest heavily in Internet-based technology over the next three years to help speed passengers through the airport and reduce traveler anxiety.
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3-D modeling and DIY mapping tools are giving cities new ways to market their economic viability to prospective businesses.
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Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake released a draft of her Smarter City Task Force Report, which says the city must continue to innovate by taking greater advantage of technology to fuel new growth.
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Though expensive to install, a geothermal pump will save the city about $3,120 per year over a traditional heating and cooling system, according to city officials.
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The number of self-driving vehicles on Californian roadways is growing fast, with issues of safety and morality in tow.
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On this edition of FutureStructure Radio - our continuing conversation with Illinois CIO Hardik Bhatt and Munish Khetrapal of Cisco.
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Some smart city ideas have taken a wrong turn, too often emphasizing expensive hardware rather than cheaper solutions using the Internet.
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Mayors and IT officials convene to highlight challenges and showcase innovation solutions at the inaugural event.
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A conversation with veteran public sector technologist Hardik Bhatt on where government is going, and where the IoE is taking the communities it serves.
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A survey asks executives of insurance companies with about $85 billion of auto insurance premiums a series of questions designed to measure their knowledge and opinions of autonomous transportation.
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