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  Serve Robotics, Uber Eats will deploy up to 2K delivery robots

  Over 200 restaurants in the Los Angeles market already use Serve’s robots to complete deliveries, which the company claims can reduce air pollution.

  Transportation

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  Q&A

  Without chief heat officers, how can smaller cities respond to extreme heat?

  “Not every community can afford to have a full-time chief heat officer, so what is the structure that works for smaller and medium-sized communities?” a University of Arizona researcher asked.

  Climate & Resilience

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  DOT’s Reconnecting Communities highway removal program lacks performance measures: GAO report

  The Government Accountability Office report comes as El Paso, Texas; New York City and Philadelphia are looking into decking over major highways that split communities. 

  Transportation

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  $400M for low-emission school buses available from EPA grant program

  The zero- and low-emission school bus funding has a “particular focus on reducing air pollution in disadvantaged communities overburdened by dirty air," said David Cash, EPA New England regional administrator.

  Transportation

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  To help small cities compete for infrastructure grants, NLC offers a new round of ‘boot camps’

  Free technical assistance through the Local Infrastructure Hub aims to help leaders leverage data in grant requests and convey how grants would address federal priorities. Participants will also get one-on-one help, organizers say.

  Updated May 31, 2023

  Transportation

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  How AI can advance, harm transportation equity

  “Responsible AI” is critical because “AI has the potential to either exacerbate or alleviate existing biases and discrimination in transportation,” one researcher said during a Transportation Research Board webinar.

  Transportation

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  Shared micromobility boosts job access when linked with public transit: report

  While other analyses often make cars falsely appear faster than other modes, this study may provide a more accurate assessment by accounting for factors such as traffic congestion and how people use micromobility, researchers said.

  Transportation

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  Ransomware group messes with Texas

  A trio of ransomware attacks targeting the Dallas metro area have the hallmarks of a targeted campaign. They also underscore a very real problem: society is becoming desensitized to disruption.

  Tech & Data

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  Greenhouse gas emissions tracking project addresses ‘flawed’ approach cities use now, researchers say

  City Climate Intelligence can provide free, near-real-time information on greenhouse gas emissions at the city, neighborhood, building and street level.

  Climate & Resilience

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  Shared micromobility companies recommended model regulations. Here’s what they didn’t mention.

  Bird, Lime, Spin and Superpedestrian’s recommendations largely leave out safety, infrastructure and community engagement concerns, researchers and micromobility consultants said.

  Transportation

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  Utility plan to build 460 EV fast-charging stations in Colorado angers retailers, other charging proponents

  Gas stations, convenience store owners and other businesses say Xcel Energy's plan to own chargers makes it less likely they will install them.

  Transportation

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  With $200M for electric vehicles, Minnesota aims to boost ownership, charging infrastructure

  To increase EV adoption in the state, the new state budget provides consumer rebates, auto dealer grants and more funds for the statewide EV charging network.

  Transportation

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  Why cities are investing in government-run gig work platforms

  Long Beach, California, was the first U.S. city to launch its own gig-work platform. Now others are considering following suit.

  Tech & Data

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  Government workers see benefits of in-person work, but they don’t want mandates: survey

  Government employees said they were concerned about how more in-person work will affect their work/life balance, commute time, costs and stress.

  Governance

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  Can Boston improve pedestrian safety with redesigned streets, intersections? It’s about to find out.

  City leaders hope a new initiative will reduce speeding and crashes by installing more speed humps, redesigning intersections and making traffic signals more pedestrian-friendly.

  Transportation

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  NYC region faces significant health inequities: report

  All decisions made in the region, from building more housing to expanding highways, affect public health outcomes, one of the report's authors said.

  Transportation

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  Collecting data to support energy-burdened communities poses unique challenges, experts say

  Census data isn’t collected often enough to reflect neighborhood demographic shifts, and asking communities to self-report can present additional burdens, panelists said at a clean energy summit.

  Transportation

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  High-speed rail gains steam as Atlanta, Dallas aim to come aboard

  With Texas and Georgia looking seriously into future bullet trains, high-speed rail could appear in states outside California.

  Transportation

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  The ‘infrastructure decade’ is here, but challenges loom for local governments at the helm

  “Money is flowing, grant applications are live, private capital is ready to move. But there are real constraints to achieving public goals,” Brookings Metro Senior Fellow Adie Tomer said at an event last week.

  Transportation

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  Salary ranges are growing in tech hub job postings, Indeed finds

  California and Washington were home to seven of the top 10 areas with the largest one-year salary range increases, the employment website found. Both states have large technology talent hubs, including San Francisco and Seattle.

  Tech & Data

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  Q&A

  In San Jose, city climate plans must have ‘the cool factor’

  After winning a national climate leadership award, the city’s chief sustainability officer discussed how libraries can win over electric stove skeptics and how house parties might boost community engagement.

  Buildings & Design

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  E-scooter riding on the sidewalk? Speed restrictions may be to blame: study

  “If cities are serious about reducing or eliminating sidewalk riding, they will reduce the speed of cars on local streets and invest in Infrastructure like protected bike lanes, ” a Lime spokesperson said.

  Transportation

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  Dallas under pressure as Royal ransomware group threatens leak

  By listing Dallas on its leak site on the dark web, Royal rebutted the city’s claims that data was not compromised during the attack.

  Tech & Data

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  Feds to give ‘first-of-its-kind’ homelessness support to California and 5 cities

  The “ALL INside” initiative will work closely for up to two years with selected communities, including Dallas and Chicago, offering each the assistance of a dedicated federal official.

  Housing

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  New federal guidance unveiled for bicycle, pedestrian and micromobility projects

  The Federal Highway Administration wants to ensure “that biking, walking and other ways to travel are safe, convenient and enjoyable for everyone,” Administrator Shailen Bhatt said.

  Transportation

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