Why are smart city leaders concerned about equity? Because injustice has been a feature of many cities from the very beginning. In what is now the county of Dallas, the... read more →
For decades, rural communities have struggled to maintain crumbling roads and bridges in the face of shrinking tax bases and diminishing resources. COVID-19 has only made the situation worse, by... read more →
There are potentially more than $200 billion in electric transportation investments contained in President Joe Biden's jobs and infrastructure plans, including purchase incentives that could immediately accelerate the United States' electrification plans, according... read more →
Dive Brief: The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) late Friday with $550 billion in new federal spending. Coming nearly three months after the Senate sent the... read more →
Like any city, Boston is ever-changing. Old buildings come down, new ones go up. Public transit snakes through the city. Everything from schools to grocery stores to trees dot the... read more →
Dive Brief: Advocates for safe and equitable walking infrastructure shared their experiences working for reforms to longstanding jaywalking laws during a virtual event hosted last week by America Walks, a national nonprofit... read more →
It's been over half a year since the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) became law, and local officials are continuing to allocate, process, distribute, and make sense of how the... read more →
Columbus, Ohio, wrapped up a federal grant-funded program earlier this year that allowed the city to roll out advanced smart technology, with a focus on helping its underrepresented communities. The... read more →
The Office of the D.C. Auditor will undertake a 10-month investigation into the work of the District’s Vision Zero program, the city’s flailing effort to eliminate traffic deaths and major... read more →
Dive Brief: It is possible to achieve zero traffic fatalities if we "fundamentally rethink" the nation’s approach to transportation planning, even as traffic deaths continue to climb, said U.S. National Transportation... read more →
