Infrastructure
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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. -
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 Florida-based supplier of “intelligent streetlighting” says its latest tools offer deeper insights into traffic patterns and more safety protections. The company recently joined a law enforcement network.
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A school district in California is partnering with the Contra Costa County Transportation Authority and autonomous electric shuttle maker Local Motors to provide technical education related to autonomous vehicles.
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As transportation companies continue their push to develop reliable autonomous vehicles, the first fleet of driverless mass transit shuttles has officially hit the streets of the United States.
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Uber plans to conduct autonomous vehicle tests in San Francisco, the headquarters city for the 11-year-old company that sparked a transportation revolution with the introduction of app-based ride hailing.
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A bill that would leave it to local governments to regulate electric scooters cleared the Georgia Senate this week, addressing a set of vehicles that have overtaken Atlanta and other cities across the state.
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The Ignite Action Fund, spearheaded by Smart Columbus, has helped to transition commuters to other forms of shared transit by partnering with workplaces to offer the initiative as an employee benefit.
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One state lawmaker is floating a plan to raise the gas tax to 16 cents per gallon, while doubling the registration fee for electric vehicles from $100 to $200. The plan would add an estimated $35 million to state coffers.
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The organization, dedicated to advancing alternative modes of transportation in the Ohio region, has rolled out more than 800 charging ports across a seven-county area. More are slated to come online in 2020.
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Transit agencies in several cities have partnered with Via to provide curb-to-curb micro-transit. The idea behind these partnerships is to reduce barriers created by gaps in more traditional options.
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Alto, a small rideshare with roughly 10,000 active subscribers, is expanding in its home city and pushing into another Texas city and California. The company wants to operate in 15 large U.S. metro areas in 3 to 4 years.
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The committee unanimously rejected one policy for the use of data collected by high-tech streetlight cameras, choosing instead to continue work to address public concerns about surveillance technologies.
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As the technology becomes more prevalent, Nevada is looking to build electric vehicle charging stations across the section of Interstate 15, with plans calling for them be located at least every 50 miles.
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A partnership among Virginia DOT, Virginia Tech, Audi and Qualcomm will introduce connected vehicle technologies for Audi drivers in northern Virginia. Participants hope the technology will help save lives on roadways.
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Sidewalk riding bans have been a point of tension among scooter companies, local gov and riders as everyone points fingers about who’s to blame for breaking the law and who should enforce it.
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The question is not whether a portion of the vehicle fleets in the world's major markets will become electrified. The questions are how big those EV segments will become, and when the technology will reach critical mass.
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The 2020 U.S. Transportation Climate Impact Index by StreetLight Data ranked the top 100 metro regions around key transportation metrics and for their contribution to greenhouse gases.
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Speaking at a recent business summit, the Missouri House speaker said it made sense to build a tube capable of sending people across the state in a half hour, assuming the technology works as promised.
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Demand for electric vehicles is projected to ramp up sharply over the next decade, with nearly 19 million of them on U.S. roads by 2030, up from about 1.5 million today, according to the Edison Electric Institute.
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Operators of scooters and other rent-to-ride mobility devices are likely to have more substantive conversations with cities around issues like infrastructure, data analysis, sustainability and safety.
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