Transportation: Page 15
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Uber inks deal to bring delivery robots, robotaxis to several cities
To start, Uber Eats will deliver orders with Avride’s sidewalk robots in Austin, Texas, before expanding to two other cities.
By Aneurin Canham-Clyne • Oct. 8, 2024 -
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FRA opens $1B intercity passenger rail grant funding round
Projects to expand or improve intercity passenger rail outside the Northeast Corridor can apply for the Federal Railroad Administration funding.
By Dan Zukowski • Oct. 7, 2024 -
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TrendlineTop 5 stories from Smart Cities Dive
From worsening climate change to a shifting transportation landscape and the housing affordability crisis, cities have their work cut out for them.
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Toyota to invest $500M in Joby Aviation
The automaker's investment will create a manufacturing alliance for the electric air taxi startup's first phase of commercialization.
By Haley Cawthon • Oct. 7, 2024 -
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Sponsored by RUBICONSmartCity, now part of RoutewareHow AI is helping cities drive improvements in infrastructure and citizen satisfaction
Equipping vehicles to look for critical infrastructure and quality-of-life issues that can plague communities helps city partners deliver proactive government and equitable public service across all zip codes.
Oct. 7, 2024 -
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Right-turn-on-red bans not a ‘silver bullet’ for pedestrian safety, experts say
As more cities restrict drivers from turning right at a red light, some research indicates such policies may not make a big dent in pedestrian and cyclist fatalities and serious injuries.
By Michael Brady • Oct. 4, 2024 -
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Expert: Internal combustion engines will be propelling fleet vehicles for many years to come
Public-sector fleet managers may want to consider delaying replacing their internal-combustion-engine (ICE) vehicles with electric vehicles/trucks (EVs) says Randall Taylor, CEO of The Fuel Ox, a global provider of fuel treatments and lubricants. For more than 10 years Taylor has led daily operations at the firm, which helps consumers and fleet managers reduce their footprint on the environment with bio-based, eco-friendly and almost completely toxin-free products.
By Michael Keating • Oct. 2, 2024 -
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Micromobility on the rebound in 2024
Industry consolidation and growing ridership for shared scooters and bikes are helping to renew optimism among micromobility industry leaders.
By Dan Zukowski • Oct. 2, 2024 -
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2025’s top smart city conferences
Smart city technology, housing, climate action, transportation, public safety and more take center stage at events in 2025.
By Dan Zukowski • Updated June 27, 2025 -
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Now is the time to ‘lean into’ decarbonizing transportation sector: Biden climate advisor
Reducing transportation emissions represents a “massive public health opportunity,” Ali Zaidi, a national climate policy advisor for the Biden administration, said at Climate Week NYC.
By Lamar Johnson • Sept. 30, 2024 -
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Q&AThis former Olympian is bringing a 43-mile trail to life in Virginia
Jon Lugbill, ardent trail user and executive director of a nonprofit that encourages active living, tells how the Fall Line Trail came to be and what it means for the communities it reaches.
By Dan Zukowski • Sept. 30, 2024 -
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Sponsored by FMCSAFMCSA’s grant award season: Millions allocated to improve highway safety
Learn about federal grant opportunities and how your organization can apply.
Sept. 30, 2024 -
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Customer satisfaction with public EV charging is improving: JD Power
Electric vehicle owners are particularly satisfied with the speed of public fast chargers. But public charging infrastructure isn’t keeping up with the number of EVs in service, a J.D. Power executive said.
By Kalena Thomhave • Sept. 27, 2024 -
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Up to $100K per city available for asphalt art in Bloomberg Philanthropies’ latest grantmaking
This marks the first round of funding offered since the U.S. Department of Transportation incorporated asphalt art into federal road design guidelines for the first time.
By Ysabelle Kempe • Sept. 26, 2024 -
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How New York’s congestion pricing plan went from admiration to desperation
The tolling plan was once seen as a solution to fund new trains and buses and keep the system in good repair. Gov. Kathy Hochul's order to halt it leaves the transit agency waiting for a miracle.
By Dan Zukowski • Sept. 26, 2024 -
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‘Road safety crisis’ requires US DOT action: TRB report
The report lays out five recommendations the Transportation Research Board says can be sustained over the years.
By Dan Zukowski • Sept. 25, 2024 -
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Lyft tackles rideshare drivers’ EV range anxiety
Smartcar’s technology will ensure electric vehicle drivers only receive ride requests in their current battery range, Lyft says.
By Benton Graham • Sept. 25, 2024 -
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Connected vehicle tech could help nationwide e-tolling, officials say
Public and industry leaders have long noted obstacles in regional wireless transponder networks and a goal to achieve more seamless travel.
By David Taube • Sept. 25, 2024 -
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18 startups tested innovative tech in New York’s transportation systems. Here are the results.
Better curb management, transit resiliency and transit user experience were among the goals of the Transit Tech Lab experiments.
By Dan Zukowski • Sept. 24, 2024 -
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Smarter, safer streets: How data and technology can save lives on U.S. roads
In the years after the COVID-19 pandemic upended daily life, a disturbing trend emerged on America’s roads: driving became significantly more dangerous.
By Lew Miller • Sept. 23, 2024 -
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NY transit agency proposes next $68B capital plan even as its current plan is in doubt
Despite the congestion pricing plan's pause leaving a multi-billion-dollar hole in its budget, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority plans a record investment in buses, subways and rail cars.
By Dan Zukowski • Sept. 23, 2024 -
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Sponsored by TomTomSmart Cities: the key to unlocking a traffic-free future
With more people living in urban centers, we must reimagine our cities and how we move around them.
Sept. 23, 2024 -
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Biden administration proposes expanding tax credits for EV charger installations
The proposed rule would expand on January guidance from the Treasury Department, allowing the tax credit to be accessed per individual charging port installed.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 20, 2024 -
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How one city plans to reconnect a historically Black neighborhood split by a 1950s interstate
New Rochelle, New York, is one of more than 130 projects using funds allocated this year from the Reconnecting Communities Pilot program.
By Dan Zukowski • Sept. 20, 2024 -
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Traffic congestion is worse now than before the pandemic: Streetlight Data report
Despite remote or hybrid work and empty offices, people are driving more. "The status quo isn’t working,” the report says.
By Dan Zukowski • Sept. 19, 2024 -
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GM, EVgo plan 400 EV charging stations in US metro areas
Most flagship stations are expected to feature up to 20 stalls, but some select sites will offer significantly more chargers.
By Eric Walz • Sept. 18, 2024
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