Transportation
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The Illinois secretary of state is seeking to address a lack of clarity around rules for those transportation methods through a new educational campaign called “Ride Safe, Ride Smart, Ride Ready.” -
Aided by federal funding, the state Department of Transportation will seek proposals this spring from businesses willing to install public electric vehicle chargers, with its financial assistance.
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Its commission has approved installing three different types of electric vehicle charging pads this summer, at its Middletown base. The endeavor is part of its goal to be energy neutral by 2040.
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In what’s believed to be a first for any state, Iowa residents will have a chance to use their smartphones as ID.
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Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez has a "rapid transit" plan that would cost $300 million to create — but could politics bring a $1 billion Metrorail extension instead?
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A camera system on an undisclosed stretch of Bay Area freeway is on the lookout for drivers ignoring the rules of the multi-passenger lanes.
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“We don’t want to mandate the technology because we don’t want to hinder innovation,” Federal Highway Administration acting administrator Brandye Hendrickson says.
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The bill passed with lobbying from an Arizona-based company that sells the cameras.
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Despite Minneapolis already being a dockless-bike friendly town, some worry about excessive theft and abandonment with more fleets on the streets.
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With fuel costs rising and diesel engine mechanics harder to find, many districts have begun looking at vehicles that use alternative fuels.
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SmartColumbus has joined with ODOt's DriveOhio to bring an automated shuttle service downtown this fall.
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Autonomous cars need to learn how to drive just like people do: with real-world practice on public roads. It's key to safety, and to public confidence in the new technologies.
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By fall, a 12-month pilot program with Cap Metro could have six driverless shuttles bustling around downtown Austin.
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“Our focus is always on providing safe, reliable and efficient transportation services,” says a Las Vegas spokesman.
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The city will run a year-long trial where planners will measure the various impacts from the bike lanes before deciding whether the lanes will become permanent.
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Councilmember Kerry McCormack is looking into app technology as an avenue to improve Cleveland's troubled downtown parking.
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The "Water-Go-Round" will be the first passenger ferry to use a new technology able to reduce greenhouse emissions significantly, helping revolutionize an industry largely taken over by fossil fuels.
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Federal law makes it hard for states to capitalize on one of their biggest assets: their highway systems. But that hasn’t stopped state officials from trying.
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An interactive look at autonomous vehicle projects and policies across the country as covered by Government Technology.
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The Idaho Autonomous and Connected Vehicle Testing and Deployment Committee will hold its first meeting May 30 to begin the process of creating a framework for autonomous vehicle use and testing.
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A $5.1 million, 5-year contract with SENSYS, will help operate 16 traffic safety cameras around the city.
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