Jaywalking reform efforts see mixed results across states, cities

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  European pickup depot Delipop launches an urban alternative to instant delivery

  The company's colorful automated kiosks hold pickup orders for multiple grocers and are initially targeting the same city centers where quick commerce has taken off.

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  Time for utility companies to step up by supporting the Clean Electricity Performance Program

  Achieving more clean energy is feasible, affordable and would benefit our economy and public health without compromising power system reliability, writes Ceres' senior program director of climate and energy.

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  5 ways New York City can overhaul its streets to be more resilient: report

  A Regional Plan Association report calls for expanding bike lanes and busways, gradually phasing out free parking, adding green infrastructure to gather stormwater and more.

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  Climate adaptation plans from US agencies envision transit resilience, modern building codes

  The Biden administration's whole-of-government approach to climate resilience planning has environmental, transportation and housing regulators, among others, mapping out more equitable preparedness in communities.

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  6 questions with Smart Columbus on lessons since program's conclusion

  The program manager of the USDOT's Smart City Challenge winner reflects on the initiative's challenges, offers key advice for city leaders seeking to implement smart tech and maps out what's next for the city.

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  City strategies evolve on American Rescue Plan spending

  Local governments are working through the historic influx of federal funds, including newly available competitive grants, while infrastructure bill dollars remain at bay.

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  Dallas-based diesel tech training aims to support waste, recycling operations

  One major collection and disposal company has launched its own technical institute to address a shortage of skilled workers who can maintain its fleet. Those technicians may be trained on electric trucks going forward.

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  Regional consortiums create one of the largest US smart cities networks

  The National Smart Coalitions Partnership includes more than 100 governments across seven regional consortiums, aiming to lower barriers for local leaders to implement solutions and share best practices.

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  Rescue funds buoy economic outlooks, but cities eager for infrastructure dollars: NLC report

  Many cities lost revenue in FY21, but certain economic and tax changes, plus infusions of direct federal relief, helped them weather the pandemic better than the Great Recession, according to National League of Cities researchers.

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  Long Beach partners with Mercedes-Benz on connected vehicles, supporting local Smart City Initiative

  The California city's partnership, which includes artificial intelligence firm Xtelligent, will help the locality get ahead of new vehicle tech before it becomes commonplace, the local smart cities program manager said. 

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  Remote work is enabling a Silicon Valley exodus

  As the pandemic drags on, the number of tech workers fleeing the city only seems to be accelerating. Meanwhile, Florida cities like Tampa, Miami and Jacksonville are on the receiving end of population growth.  

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  9 creative asphalt art projects across the US: photos

  Bloomberg Philanthropies recently awarded 26 cities with up to $25,000 each to install art projects that improve street safety. Smart Cities Dive rounded up eye-catching asphalt art projects from last year's winners. 

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  Boston enacts building decarbonization ordinance

  Acting Mayor Kim Janey signed an ordinance Tuesday requiring buildings 20,000 square feet or larger to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, as a wave of cities pursue regulations to reduce building-sector emissions.

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  After biking boom, some cities beef up infrastructure

  From bridges to boulevards, Chicago, New York City and Washington, D.C., are among the major cities spending on protected bike lanes.

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  Smart cities' impact on inequality, privacy, democracy are the focus of a new online program

  The Smart Cities for City Officials class from Sweden's Malmö University is "the first online, open-access educational program on smart cities from a social sciences perspective," its co-organizer says.

  Governance

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  Digital twin tech challenge calls for sensor, geometry innovations

  With the global market for the simulation technology estimated to reach $16 billion by 2023, a construction tech coalition is seeking new ideas to enhance how well the tools can inform decisions and potentially reduce costs.

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  3 years later, city leaders still debating scooter regulations across the US

  Pittsburgh is setting new speed and road restrictions for e-scooters, Ann Arbor, Michigan, is approving their use on sidewalks and streets, and Washington, D.C., is considering limiting the number of micromobility providers it will allow.

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  Denver creates new role to advance building decarbonization incentives

  As buildings and homes account for 64% of the city's GHG emissions, the city created what's believed to be a first-of-its-kind role to support new strategies after voters greenlit a $40 million Climate Protection Fund last year.

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  City leaders urge Congress to pass bipartisan infrastructure bill

  As federal infrastructure funding moves through Congress, Bloomberg Philanthropies and the U.S. Conference of Mayors released an e311 program to help city leaders navigate the billions available for COVID-19 recovery.

  Buildings & Infrastructure

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  New York City Council passes delivery worker protection laws

  The legislation includes a requirement for restaurants to provide couriers access to their bathrooms and set minimum pay for workers, representing the broadest protections in the U.S.

  Governance

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  Cool pavements research builds as temperatures rise

  Arizona State University and MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub researchers recently shared their respective studied benefits and lingering questions about how lighter pavements could impact urban heat island effects.

  Transportation

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  Coalition launches ballot initiative to end the tipped minimum wage in DC

  One Fair Wage believes pandemic-induced labor pressure is increasing support to end the tip credit in the nation's capital, where such a proposal was overturned by the city council in 2018.

  Governance

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  Portland, Maine, to bulk-purchase clean energy equipment in electrification push

  The “Electrify Everything” campaign focuses on voluntary measures. “If someone wants to decarbonize 100%, that’s great. But we know most people want help just taking the first step," said the city's sustainability coordinator.

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  Opinion

  We can't forget public transit, walking and cycling in the push to decarbonize transportation

  Electric vehicles have lawmakers' attention as one tool to mitigate the climate crisis. But perpetuating private vehicle use won't move the U.S. toward a more equitable transportation future.

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  New technology necessary to meet utility decarbonization goals, experts warn

  Legislation before Congress could provide a crucial boost to various clean energy and other technologies needed to get the electric grid over the last hump, according to panelists at the National Clean Energy Week conference.

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