Infrastructure

The Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety gave New Jersey and 33 other states mediocre marks in its 2024 annual report grading state safety laws. One issue noted in the report was a lack of speed enforcement cameras legislation.

Too often, urban technology doesn’t scale across cities because it’s simply not ready for prime time, experts argued at the recent Smart Cities Connect Conference and Expo in National Harbor, Md.

Recent cyber attacks against water infrastructure in western parts of the state have officials assessing risk exposure. In Delaware County, water companies say they’ve taken proactive steps to defend their systems.

The seller of performance management software releases Envisio Projects, through which officials and residents can track capital projects and planning. The move comes as more agencies turn to digital dashboards.

Both CALSTART and Forth Mobility have put forward resources to help businesses navigate the new terrain for installing electric vehicle chargers to serve their workforce.

A new report by the National Association of City Transportation Officials found 2022 ridership on bike- and scooter-share systems across the country have nearly rebounded to pre-pandemic levels.

New federal funding meant to update transportation infrastructure for more modern forms of mobility while also addressing heightened equity concerns seems to be holding fast to the status quo.

The gov tech giant has bought ARInspect, which sells an AI-backed platform for inspections of bridges, utilities and other public-sector assets and facilities. The move marks Tyler’s second AI buy in recent months.

The Biden administration has pinpointed 31 regional innovation centers through the Tech Hubs Program, formally designating them as nationally recognized technology hubs this week.

The city of Oakland and East Bay Community Energy will soon launch programs to stand up e-bike lending libraries, as well as cash incentive programs to help residents purchase an electric bike.

Elected Officials to Protect America held a press event last month to call attention to the urgency of addressing climate change and other concerns which could be mitigated with the speedier adoption of electric vehicles.

Automated. Connected. Electric. Shared., known as ACES, is a group largely made up of public-sector transit organizations interested in introducing and advancing AV technology in their jurisdictions.

Peachtree Corners, Ga., will introduce traffic management technology from Intelligent Traffic Control, an Israeli startup, which will use existing data feeds from the city’s traffic camera network.

As electric vehicle charging infrastructure is built out, public agencies and private developers should keep in mind accessibility requirements and design these facilities for all users.

The Communities in Charge program, administered by CALSTART and funded by the California Energy Commission, is making millions of dollars available for incentives to expand Level 2 charging in neighborhoods.

Despite years of work to distribute, install and integrate the signs into Houston's internationally acclaimed traffic management system, officials have brought only 36 of the 91 dynamic message signs online.

States like Georgia and North Carolina are courting the electric vehicle industry, attracting investments from not only car companies, but battery and charging manufacturing efforts as well.

Nearly all of the 100 largest metros across the United States charted a growth in biking activity from 2019 to 2022, a new analysis of the transportation sector shows. Walking, meanwhile, has declined.