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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How the Internet of Everything put the City System on Steroids
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Traditionally treated as a liability, technology is transforming trash into a community resource
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The water-energy nexus: Energy is required to deliver and treat water, and water is a vital element for producing energy.
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State, county and municipal government leaders are optimistic about clean energy initiatives. For example, a survey of mayors showed that three in four cities expect their deployment of clean energy technologies to increase over the next five years — in spite of obstacles ranging from fifinancial constraints to developing sources of renewable
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Improving and optimizing energy systems enhances national security, grows the economy and creates jobs, all while protecting the environment.
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Aging infrastructure is expensive to maintain - new infrastructure requires fresh investment. What is a community to do?
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Charlotte and Santa Monica clearly are viewing their cities as systems, but they aren’t alone. Other municipalities across the country are taking innovative approaches as well, including Chattanooga, Tenn.
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Everything is connected to everything else in a system, yet many communities were built silo-by silo
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FutureStructure is a new framework for thinking through and solving the challenges faced in building economically and socially robust communities.
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The increase in riders comes at a pivotal time for the nation's passenger rail provider.
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Two years of background work by the Tesla Motors and SpaceX founder reveals an affordable, open-source alternative to California's proposed high-speed rail.
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Major U.S. cities are finding digital uses for physical assets many thought had outlived their useful life.
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Get a hands-on perspective on what it takes to start a citywide street lighting upgrade project. Governing Senior Fellow, Bob Graves interview with David Gassaway, management analyst, City of Rancho Cordova, California.
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House Bill 481 would pre-empt local governments from enacting regulations regarding drone activity on top of state law.
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Just determining allowable air space can be tricky for drone users, so clear regulations are necessary.
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The site will feature a 150-foot runway, four vertical take-off and landing pads, an observation tower, a flight operations control center, and a large netted drone area.
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Residents have voiced concerns about drones flying around their houses and not knowing who pilots them.
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The startup is running a series of pilot tests right now to try out a new way of setting up last-mile fiber connections.
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