Infrastructure
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Founded by former North Carolina Lt. Gov. Dan Forest, the North Carolina Blockchain + AI Initiative (NCB+AI) will work to pass pro-cryptocurrency legislation and support construction of data centers. -
A new report by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy urges regulators and utilities to make the grid operate more efficiently. There are ways, experts said, to absorb part of data centers’ growth.
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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.
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The challenge of rethinking how trains on Metropolitan Transportation Authority subway lines are signaled is being put out to the private sector. Agency officials acknowledge there are myriad challenges to overcome.
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More than $15 million is being made available to help businesses, nonprofit organizations and government agencies cover some of the costs associated with installing electric vehicle charging stations for public use.
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The city of Columbus is offering $300 in gift cards to 1,300 volunteers willing to have smart vehicle technology installed that will enable the user’s car to communicate with one another and traffic signals.
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What appears to be the first autonomous commercial freight trip across the U.S. was completed just before Thanksgiving. The trip originated in Tulare, Calif., and ended in Quakertown, Penn.
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The city has entered into a five-year partnership with Caltech, which will use an innovative new research field to collect mountains of data on earthquake activity for public safety applications.
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Columbus, Ohio, will be the location for the next pilot project from curbFlow, which is an app technology that is intended to better manage busy delivery, pickup and drop-off areas within cities.
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Metrolink, a commuter rail service in the Los Angeles metro area, has already been credited with eliminating more than 300 million vehicle miles from the region's notoriously clogged highways last year.
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The ordinance in Huntsville, Texas, which is still subject to approval, determines where e-scooters can and can’t be ridden, allowing for riders to operate them on sidewalks, where bicycles aren’t allowed.
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Heavy-duty vehicles contribute a disproportionate amount of particulate matter and greenhouse gases, making them prime candidates for converting to zero-emission vehicles. Buses are no exception.
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Schenectady’s smart cities initiative will be the subject of two forthcoming events unfolding at the same time this week, owing in part to the recent snowstorms in the upstate New York region.
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Four pilots in the Los Angeles region have been awarded $500,000 to grow zero-emission transportation efforts. Part of their focus will be connecting underserved communities to new travel opportunities.
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Decision-makers in north Texas are convinced that the answer to the region’s future traffic jams may be new technologies such as driverless cars, Uber air taxis, high-speed rail and hyperloop tubes.
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Lawmakers are considering several proposals to legalize e-scooters by setting rules for how and where they can be used in cities and towns that want them. The proposals approach the issue from many different angles.
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While cautioning that travel in 760 mph pods propelled by magnetism and vacuums is not around the corner, leaders of transportation agencies in Ohio have gotten on board with studies led by nearby jurisdictions.
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The $1,125,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation will help Bloomington, Ind., Transit upgrade its fare payment system with the goal of making it easier and more convenient for riders.
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Officials with the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission are finalizing a proposal for Virgin’s Hyperloop One to build high-speed transit to other metro areas, a plan that could help create a “mega-region.”
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A recent event in downtown Miami detailed plans for obliterating traffic, launching flying taxis, rolling out self-driving vehicles, improving public transit and building cities without cars.
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Travelers will soon have publicly accessible Wi-Fi at service plazas along the Ohio Turnpike thanks to Agile Network Builders, which has announced a new public partnership with a state agency.
