Urban Planning

Tech-heavy cities like San Jose and Seattle saw significant declines in remote work last year and the traffic to show for it, the INRIX 2024 Global Traffic Scorecard found. Elsewhere, other trends drove roadway congestion up.

For its seventh round of technology questions, the New York City organization will focus on understanding and growing ridership, and on doing more with maintenance. To date, the program has yielded 37 scalable solutions.

A new study by a nonprofit indicates the crash prevention systems in vehicles may not detect people wearing high-visibility clothing that might stand out to human drivers. Two SUV models tested hit a mannequin.

At least four companies, including Amazon, Meta and Microsoft, are advancing data center projects around the state. If fully built, the data centers could, combined, need as much electricity as every home in Minnesota.

A cluster of data centers near residential tracts estimated to cost around $5 billion when fully built has attracted the ire of neighbors, who have sued the city to halt construction of as many as 12 buildings.

With the National Weather Service predicting two to four inches of snow or sleet for the Atlanta area Friday, state and local agencies are preparing, having been educated by the infamous January 2014 storm.

Leaders in West Feliciana Parish have cleared the way to build the artificial intelligence data center, which is estimated to create “several hundred” jobs. It will likely be leased to a tenant who will buy equipment.

Confronting post-pandemic challenges, leaders and planners in local government and philanthropy reshape their landscapes through partnerships and innovation. Mayors serve as critical connectors.

Cache County, located in the northern part of the state, wanted to move beyond spreadsheets and papers in seeking federal funding for playgrounds and other facilities. Its new solution offers a unified view.

New York City’s latest migration from 2D to 3D records helps remove frustrating delays and ambiguity in the complex property tax system.

Three projects in early stages could bring hundreds of high-paying jobs to the northwest Indiana town. Construction of 1,000 housing units at Liberty Estates is now underway, and could provide housing for employees.

The state department of transportation has done an environmental assessment and is seeking comment on proposed self-driving vehicle lanes from Ann Arbor to Detroit. One lane in each direction would be repurposed to interact with connected and automated vehicle tech.

Pending approvals from the Denton City Council, an Austin-based company intends to convert its bitcoin mining facilities into data centers, investing an estimated $4 billion. Its site would double to nearly 43 acres and would offer high-performance computing for artificial intelligence.

Author Fern Tiger discusses how genuinely connecting with communities before launching projects can drive progress by ensuring feedback is more than surface-level. Tailoring engagement can shape more accurate policies.

City and county officials discussed partnering with community organizations and technologists from Google.org on digital tools to resolve neighborhood issues, during a “Demo Day” webinar hosted by The Opportunity Project for Cities.

The San Francisco-based company will partner with autonomous driving tech firm May Mobility next year to field a fleet of Toyota Sienna minivans that will be accessible through its app. Precise details and timing are not yet clear, but initial deployments will use human “safety operators,” transitioning over time to fully autonomous operations.

The City Council heard testimony for and against the project Monday ahead of a final vote on whether OG&E can power the planned center. Actions on an accompanying development agreement plan and tax incentive pact were continued to Dec. 2.

San Francisco’s Municipal Transportation Agency has approved a contract with Hitachi Rail for a new train control system. The replacement will move the Muni Metro off 1998 technology that runs on floppy disks.