Urban Planning

Chelan County PUD commissioners voted in favor of buying seven capacitor banks at about $4 million total for the upcoming Microsoft data center. The banks will ensure more efficient power delivery to the facility, officials say.

Managed charging, battery storage and other technologies are helping to build electric grid resiliency and stability as electric vehicle use grows. Those working in the space are optimistic about the grid's ability to handle the load.

The long-awaited free, electric vehicle passenger shuttle program in National City is expected to launch by the end of summer thanks to $400,000 from the Port of San Diego and a three-year contract with an operator.

Public utility districts in Douglas and Chelan counties plan to exchange miles of fiber cable for both fiber broadband networks to deliver high-speed Internet service to customers at an expected bargain.

The Racine City Council voted to accept over $1.2 million from the U.S. Department of Energy to build a solar array at the city's transit facility. The array will be used to power the city's existing fleet of electric buses.

The state will award more than $18 million in program funds for the 27 fast charging stations along seven of the interstate corridors, including interstates 70 and 75, Gov. Mike DeWine announced this week.

A coalition of electric vehicle charging companies is pushing back against a utility provider’s plan to build a public charging network over the next three years while offering other rebates and programs.

With thousands of new electric automobiles hitting the road every day, office to apartment building owners are facing pressure to provide charging stations and are lagging far behind the adoption rates.

Of the more than 140 people killed by drivers who fled the scene in the California capital since 2018, dozens died on aging, busy corridors designed years ago with pedestrians and bicyclists as an afterthought.

Housing and other development built in concert with transit stops are solving the persistent last-mile gaps in U.S. transportation planning. In Miami, a new development could serve as a model for other cities.

EPB officials say a $2 million project to install a new microgrid with power generation and battery storage at police and fire headquarters in Chattanooga will pay for itself in six or seven years.

A recent panel discussion at the CoMotion Miami conference highlighted how political divisiveness and conspiracy theories have taken aim at progressive ideas around urban mobility and city design.

Electric vehicle drivers in the U.S. face a gamble when they pull up to a charging station in the wild. But why, in a country so focused on raising adoption rates, are they still so unreliable?  

The Southern California Association of Governments — a planning organization that represents six counties, 191 cities and over 19 million residents — is offering access to a resource made to power data-driven decisions for even the smallest cities.

In a sign of yet another demand placed on already busy curbs, officials at the recent CoMotion Miami conference weighed in on the placement of urban EV chargers. Spoiler alert: they don’t like the idea of a single-use curbside.

Peachtree Corners, Ga., is partnering with Smartmile, the maker of technology that helps to integrate retailers and delivery services into smart lockers, to streamline parcel deliveries and free up the increasingly crowded curbside.

The Mobility Data Specification 2.0 includes data standards for other forms of urban mobility, beyond just bikes and scooters. The next generation of the specification can now be used to better manage taxis, TNCs and more.

Digital twins, centered on several core pieces of technology, including the Internet of Things and artificial intelligence, are making a critical difference locally and nationally in the government technology landscape.