Transportation: Page 28

  • An overhead view of the six-lane Cross Bronx Expressway filled with bumper-to-bumper cars and large trucks.
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    How many chargers will the Northeast’s electric trucks need? National Grid aims to find out.

    The U.S. Department of Energy-funded analysis will span some of the nation’s largest cities, targeting highways with heavy trucking traffic and commercial areas such as ports.

    By Robert Walton • Oct. 17, 2023
  • A Chevrolet Cruise autonomous vehicle with a driver moves through an intersection on June 08, 2023 in San Francisco, Californi
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    Cruise faces federal investigation after driverless robotaxi severely injures pedestrian

    The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating four incidents involving autonomous Cruise vehicles and pedestrians in San Francisco.

    By • Oct. 17, 2023
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    Top 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.

    By Smart Cities Dive staff
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    Seattle publishes guide to reducing transportation emissions

    The city’s transportation department wants to speed up a mode shift away from fossil fuel-powered vehicles as Seattle faces the reality that it isn’t on track to meet its climate goals.

    By • Oct. 13, 2023
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    NYC launches ‘smart city testbed’: Here are the first 3 pilot technologies

    Initial projects aim to pull pollution out of the air and scan buildings for flaws that reduce energy efficiency.

    By Ysabelle Kempe • Oct. 12, 2023
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    Uber to face sexual assault claims in new multidistrict litigation

    The litigation “is one of the largest federal sexual assault litigations ever and it will undoubtedly change [the] American rideshare industry forever,” said one of the plaintiffs’ attorneys.

    By • Oct. 12, 2023
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    FTA offers $197M to replace aging public transit rail vehicles

    The Rail Vehicle Replacement Grant Program will cover up to half the cost of new locomotives and passenger rail cars for state, local and regional transit systems.

    By • Oct. 11, 2023
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    Notable 2024 conferences for smart city leaders

    Newly added events focus on traffic safety, technology and green infrastructure.

    By Ysabelle Kempe • Updated Aug. 2, 2024
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    Are EV tax credits too hard to use? The Biden administration thinks so.

    In January, car shoppers will be able to transfer their clean vehicle tax credits to dealers to lower the purchase price of electrified vehicles.

    By Michael Brady • Oct. 9, 2023
  • Amtrak "Empire Builder" train leaving snow-covered Chicago.
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    Amtrak remakes itself with new trains and infrastructure improvements

    Flush with $66 billion in cash from the 2021 infrastructure law, the nation’s passenger railroad seeks to upgrade and expand service.

    By • Oct. 9, 2023
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    Pilots begin to test-fly eVTOLs as race to commercialization continues

    The air taxis could be zooming over cities by 2025 and are expected to usher in a new era of urban air mobility, says the Federal Aviation Administration.

    By • Oct. 6, 2023
  • An Amtrak "Pacific Surfliner" train at Los Angeles Union Station.
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    Amtrak switches to renewable diesel fuel for ‘Pacific Surfliner’ trains

    Fuel from sources like used cooking oil will cut greenhouse gas emissions 63% for these trains, which run along the Southern California coast, said the agency that manages the service.

    By • Oct. 5, 2023
  • People in a subway station with water on the floor.
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    MTA lags on NYC subway flooding prevention plan

    A new audit shows severe weather amplified by climate change poses a huge risk to the city’s transit system, which was swamped by a tropical rainstorm last week.

    By Julie Strupp • Oct. 5, 2023
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    New York’s traffic congestion pricing plan: What we know so far

    A review board discussed toll fees, credits and charges for taxi and ride-hailing passengers as it prepares to issue recommendations for the first-in-the-nation program.

    By • Oct. 3, 2023
  • A person with a helmet and sunglasses rides a bike in front of blurred out streetscape.
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    Building a bike-friendly city

    Smart Cities Dive looked at the bike-friendly features of the top large, medium and small cities for bike riders in the U.S., as named by nonprofit People for Bikes.

    By Karen Kroll • Oct. 2, 2023
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    Federal government shutdown: Here’s how it could impact cities, states and transportation

    While most transit programs will be unaffected, some funding for Amtrak and state law enforcement initiatives could be delayed.

    By • Sept. 29, 2023
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    FTA focuses on rail transit collisions with cars, pedestrians at street level

    Nineteen people died and 133 were injured last year after collisions with transit trains that run in and alongside city streets.

    By • Sept. 28, 2023
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    Road maintenance is a good place to incorporate sustainable practices; predictive data analysis can help

    Road maintenance is a good place to incorporate sustainable practices; predictive data analysis can help

    By Michael Keating • Sept. 27, 2023
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    ‘Everybody’s going to be impacted’: Fed shutdown would delay civil work

    Infrastructure projects will be held up if the government is not funded by Sunday, according to the White House and the American Society of Civil Engineers’ president.

    By Julie Strupp • Updated Sept. 27, 2023
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    NYSE suspends trading of Bird Global stock

    The micromobility company has struggled since going public in late 2021, but Bird’s interim CEO says the delisting won’t affect its commitment to the cities it works with.

    By • Sept. 26, 2023
  • An overhead view of a Brightline train breaking through a banner while confetti flows at the new Orlando, Florida station.
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    Florida’s Brightline kicks off passenger rail service to Orlando

    The 235-mile intercity line connects Miami and other South Florida cities to the resort destination. Orlando’s mayor called the privately owned service “a transformational step forward.”

    By • Sept. 25, 2023
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    Make your CFI funding application stand out with these simple tips.

    Sept. 25, 2023
  • Workers repairing an Amtrak tunnel under the Hudson River.
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    Amtrak to triple infrastructure investment over two years

    With funding from the 2021 infrastructure law, Amtrak plans major work on bridges, tunnels and other projects.

    By • Sept. 22, 2023
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    Buttigieg grilled over rollout of infrastructure funds by House committee

    Some Republican committee members questioned the pace of funding and its climate and equity aims while Democrats were largely supportive of the Biden administration's goals.

    By • Sept. 21, 2023
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    Bird lays off staff after Spin acquisition: TechCrunch

    The company cannot maintain redundancies in roles and scope and also meet its goals, the interim CEO said in an email to its employees, according to the Oct. 4 news report.

    By • Updated Oct. 5, 2023
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    New Orleans adds AI technology to improve traffic safety around streetcar lines

    Smart sensors from NoTraffic will be part of a traffic monitoring system powered by artificial intelligence in a partnership between local authorities and the private sector. 

    By • Sept. 19, 2023