Transit Wireless connects millions of New York City subway riders to the 5G future with an award-winning network If the No. 1 requirement for a smart city is good public transport, the No. 1 rider expectation is continuous connectivity. Transit Wireless' mission to keep millions of New York City subway riders connected, safe and informed is a daunting task in the best of circumstances. The recent global health crisis has made that mission even more vital.
Weiterlesen: US: Making New York a Smart City Through Connected Public Transport
The launch of the Texas Artificial Intelligence Center of Excellence was announced this week. The initiative will facilitate the development of AI concepts and standards throughout state and local government.
Texas now has a center for making artificial intelligence part of how government does business.
In a press release, the Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) revealed the state’s new Artificial Intelligence Center of Excellence (AI-CoE). AI-CoE’s purpose is to assist state and local agencies and public institutions of higher learning with exploring how AI can be used to enhance service delivery to citizens.
Weiterlesen: US: New Center of Excellence to Infuse AI into Texas Government
It will produce more than 1,300 kilowatt-hours of electricity annually for a Level 2 EV charger at city hall at no cost to motorists and may power other parts of the city in the future.
Georgia smart city Peachtree Corners has unveiled a new solar roadway system that will produce energy for a solar-powered electric vehicle (EV) charging station at city hall.
Weiterlesen: US: Georgia: Peachtree Corners reveals solar roadway system
For many jurisdictions, moving citizen services online was a long-term, “nice-to-have” project, but the pandemic forced new ways to bring city hall to the people, rather than the people to city hall.
So much of American life was pushed out of physical spaces and onto the Internet this year, including the vast majority of local government services. Following the outbreak of COVID-19 and resultant social distancing guidelines, seemingly overnight it became dangerous to wait in line at city hall, or to interact with a public servant in close proximity across the space of a traditional counter.
Weiterlesen: US: COVID-19 Pushes Digital Services from Luxury to Necessity
Well-intentioned transportation projects during the COVID-19 pandemic to slow or remove traffic from city streets tended to serve mostly wealthy, white neighborhoods, said equity activists at the CoMotion LA conference.
Slowing down streets and giving the right of way to bikes and walkers during the COVID-19 pandemic has been praised by many in transportation and community development circles.
Weiterlesen: US: Why Some Neighborhoods Do Not Want a ‘Slow Street’