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https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/smart-city-evolution-how-cities-have-stepped-back-from-a-tech-arms-race/609732/
Following the 'first wave' of the smart cities movement, local leaders describe how they have largely shifted from a tech-first to a...
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https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/electric-vehicles-evs-reduce-asthma-air-pollution-california-study/642071/
Researchers at the University of Southern California’s medical school drilled down to ZIP code-level data, revealing fewer electric vehicles and...
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https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/public-wireless-ev-chargers-needed/622828/
To meet President Biden's goal for half of all U.S. vehicles sold to be zero-emission by 2030, the country will need 20 times more EV chargers. To...
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https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/Urban-Institute-RAISE-grants-how-white-house-influences-transportation-grants/729324/
Priorities vary among administrations, an Urban Institute report found. “The president actually has substantial discretion over a lot of these programs,”...
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https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/san-francisco-robotaxi-AVs-safety-investigation/628102/
General Motors’ Cruise unit faces safety questions about its self-driving car ride-hailing service, which launched earlier this year.
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https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/multifamily-rent-october-yardi/805569/
Economic uncertainty is cracking consumer confidence, and multifamily operators are responding with concessions, according to a new Yardi Matrix report.
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https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/7-top-news-stories-amtrak-high-speed-rail-2022/639157/
With historic funding from the 2021 infrastructure law, Amtrak plans construction and expansion while others push high-speed rail projects.
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https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/trendline/smart-cities-technology-and-data/348/?utm_source=SMCD&utm_medium=Library&utm_campaign=Salesforce
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https://www.SmartCitiesDive.com/news/zoning-housing-regulation-dallas-trends-2026-outlook/809833/
The goals include increased housing density and quicker and cheaper construction. Read how Dallas’ approach stacks up against what experts see coming this...
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https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/transportation-ballot-measures-prop30-california-massachusetts/636109/
Voters had mixed responses to higher taxes to fund transportation projects. While some ballot measure results are pending, other high-profile initiatives...
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https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/us-dot-awards-86m-grants-safer-streets-national-roadway-safety-strategy/698275/
Although most grants were under $1 million, Baltimore received nearly $10 million to pilot road safety strategies and install sensors at key intersections.
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https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/lyft-bikes-scooters-micromobility-restructuring/726137/
Lyft CEO David Risher said the company will focus on docked bike and scooter systems, seeing micromobility as “core to our purpose.”
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https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/san-francisco-crowd-attacks-waymo-driverless-robotaxi/707209/
The incident could signal a self-driving vehicle backlash as Super Bowl ads criticized Tesla’s Autopilot software and city leaders call for local oversight...
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https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/house-appropriations-bill-slash-funding-transit-amtrak-equity/688260/
The proposed fiscal 2024 federal transportation budget would cut two major grant programs and impose restrictions on how certain funds could be used.
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https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/trump-public-transit-highway-trust-fund/805764/
Cutting mass transit funding and prohibiting states from using highway dollars for transit projects would impact GOP and Democratic congressional districts...
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https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/los-anageles-cool-reflective-pavement-study-results-pacoima-extreme-heat/714420/
The covered neighborhood saw cooling benefits, a study found. But some researchers contend shade is king when it comes to protecting people from heat.
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https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/brightline-west-private-activity-bonds-high-speed-rail-las-vegas/705204/
As Brightline West's Las Vegas-Southern California project inches closer to construction, another high-speed rail project between LA and San Francisco...
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https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/massachusetts-legislator-break-up-greater-boston-transit-agency-MBTA/642394/
After it was put under federal safety oversight last year, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is now struggling with defective rail cars.
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https://www.SmartCitiesDive.com/news/chicago-vacant-city-lots-missing-middle-housing-project/809751/
The city is selling its empty lots to developers for $1 and offering up to $150,000 in funding to boost medium-density housing development.
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https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/paris-olympics-los-angeles-lessons-transportation/722474/
LA officials are closely watching how Paris enables visitors, athletes and commuters to get around, as Los Angeles gears up to host the event in four years.
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https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/faa-plans-air-taxi-eVTOL-urban-air-mobility-operations/637349/
The Federal Aviation Administration’s acting administrator said the agency will present implementation plans for eVTOL or air taxi operations by May 2023.
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https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/us-dot-launches-roadway-safety-call-to-action/641943/
Nearly 50 governments, non-government organizations and private-sector partners have committed to taking specific actions this year to reduce roadway deaths.
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https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/intercity-interstate-bus-lines-ridership-flix-chaddick/630291/
The Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development projects summer ridership has approached 70% of pre-pandemic levels, up from estimates of 45% for late 2020.
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https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/california-approves-expansion-waymo-robotaxis-san-francisco-la/709225/
Waymo can begin operating driverless robotaxis immediately in Los Angeles and on the San Francisco peninsula following a March 1 decision by the California...
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https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/power-outages-extreme-weather-jd-power/805914/
The average length of the longest power outage has increased in all regions since 2022, according to JD Power.
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https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/google-heat-resilience-mapping-tool-cities-trees-cool-roofs/726424/
The artificial intelligence-driven tool predicts how changes in tree canopy and reflective surfaces could reduce land surface temperature across neighborhoods.
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https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/realpage-settles-doj-lawsuit-rent-pricing/806474/
The algorithmic pricing software provider has agreed to limit data collection and cooperate with the agency’s lawsuits against property management companies...
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