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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NYC lawyers want an appeals court to maintain the rules on Uber and Lyft to prevent traffic congestion. Recently rules imposing a time limit on cars from e-hail companies were thrown out by a judge.
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A facility in Hornell, N.Y., is producing what will be the first high-speed trains to hit the tracks in the U.S. This week, a federal agency approved Amtrak's permit to test those trains in Colorado.
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Transit officials in Kansas City, Mo., plan to eliminate bus fares system-wide this year. Leadership views the move, which will erase about 8 percent of the agency's revenue, as a boost to the local economy.
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Transit officials in Kansas City, Mo. plan to eliminate bus fares system-wide this year.
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Phasing in electric cars and trucks is a widely recognized benchmark in cutting greenhouse gas emissions, but now Maine’s long, ambitious climate-change journey is turning to battery-powered school buses.
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State officials this week showed off some of the new high-tech wizardry that’s making it easier to drive in metro Atlanta traffic — and they announced that more of that technology is on the way.
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The newly signed law establishes the Electric Vehicle Charging Station Incentive Program, which provides grants to add new charging infrastructure and upgrade existing stations.
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Voters rejected the tax before — the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit ballot measure lost in 2006 before passing in 2008. This year it contends with parcel taxes for schools and a sales tax for fire prevention in Sonoma County.
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The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has formed a partnership with Aclima to use roving air sensors that will gather detailed pollution data from across the San Francisco metro area.
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Years after on-demand electric scooters first came onto the scene, companies in San Francisco are beginning to offer options for riders with disabilities. Critics say its a move that should have happened a long time ago.
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Three winners will get access to Coord’s software, apps and APIs, and collaboration from the company’s experts, to deliver a project by the end of the year to make local streets and sidewalks safer or more efficient.
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The Circular City program, a project by New Lab and the NYC Economic Development Corporation, has issued an open call for startups to use technology to address the city’s sustainability goals.
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A bill filed by Sen. Jeff Brandes aims to bring Florida’s electric bicycle regulations in line with those in at least 22 other states. Under the proposed law, all three types of e-bikes would be defined as bicycles.
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Vendors at the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show tackled an oft-discussed goal for municipal leaders, looking at how communities could use smart city technology to transform aging infrastructure.
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With a goal of connecting St. Louis to Kansas City with a pneumatic tube people mover that would make the trip in 30 minutes, Missouri lawmakers are pushing new legislation to pave the way for hyperloop.
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The Michigan college town is using its ongoing partnership with the University of Michigan and private industry to gather and share data from connected vehicle and infrastructure interactions.
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The transportation trend is picking up globally, though it’s become particularly noticeable in Marin County, Berkeley and San Francisco. But the e-bike renaissance faces challenges — mainly related to infrastructure.
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A new metro Atlanta transit agency is working to create an app that residents can use to plan and pay for public transit trips across the entire region, even if that involves using disparate transit agencies.
