Governments Aim to Reduce the Big Barrier to E-Bike Adoption: The Price
Officials are experimenting with rebates, vouchers and tax credits to lower the cost of electric bicycles and ease car congestion.
State & Local Roundup: Governors Unveil Plans for Budget Surpluses
Plus: North Carolina’s possible Medicaid expansion; a “humiliating” debate; ransomware cripples Oakland; and a power outage at J.F.K. airport; and more news you can use from around the country.
The Biden Administration Aims to Make EV Charging as Easy as Filling Up
The first comprehensive standards for public electric vehicle charging stations will help ensure reliability and accessibility.
How does ChatGPT differ from human intelligence?
Humans and computer intelligence harbor many similarities in how they process information, researchers say, but machines still have limitations.
This Microshelter Can be Built in Under an Hour
The popularity of tiny housing units for people experiencing homelessness increased during the pandemic but remains a relatively low-cost alternative to traditional shelters.
Private 5G takes stress off enterprise Wi-Fi
Besides enabling users to stay secure and connected as they travel across campus, Cal Poly’s private network allows for dynamic bandwidth customization, ensuring availability at peak times and scaling back at others.
VR map tracks ‘silent killer’ of extreme heat
A 3-D map of Washington, D.C., overlaid with temperature data illustrates urban heat islands and shows neighborhoods that are most at risk.
New York’s Death Grip on In-office Work is Starting to Loosen
Amid workforce crises, Eric Adams cracks open the door to “flexible” arrangements and Kathy Hochul invests in a hybrid future.
HUD Offers Cities Help to Add Housing Near Transportation Options
As part of the Thriving Communities effort, the federal agency will supply technical assistance to revive economically distressed areas.
Seismologists can’t predict an impending earthquake, but longer term forecasts and brief warnings after one starts are possible
Earthquake prediction technology is still a farfetched idea that, if ever realized, may even complicate disaster response plans.
Some Towns Get Funding Boost from Census Corrections
Census population count corrections have started to roll out, but officials say the bureau needs to be more transparent about the process as valuable funding opportunities remain on the line.
The Worker Shortage Is Real. Could Tech Help Governors Close Gaps?
Business leaders pointed to high-tech job training and tools like artificial intelligence as possible solutions to the historic shortage of workers.
Tech disruption powers smart city expansion
Cloud, inexpensive sensors and low-powered wide-area networks are giving smaller cities a way to build real solutions for both staff and residents.
How to build an effective crisis contact center
Preparing a contact center for emergency response involves a unified communications strategy across platforms, staffing flexibility and scalable technology.
How Communities Balance Speed and Safety on the Roads
COMMENTARY | Many solutions to slow down traffic elongate travel times. However, several compromise solutions exist that allow travelers to reach their destination quickly and improve road safety.
Connected vehicle data can improve traffic safety
Information gathered from vehicle sensors can efficiently inform decisions about road safety strategies.
How Records of Life’s Milestones Help Solve Cold Cases, Pinpoint Health Risks and Allocate Public Resources
Agencies should adopt a centralized approach to managing vital records such as marriage licenses and birth certificates to better track population data.
Ohio Gov. DeWine Calls for Stricter Regulations on Railways after East Palestine Derailment
“We should know when we have trains carrying hazardous material that are going to the state of Ohio.”
How records of life’s milestones help solve cold cases, pinpoint health risks and allocate public resources
Agencies should adopt a centralized approach to managing vital records such as marriage licenses and birth certificates to better track population data.
Digitized ID Eases Re-entry for Formerly Incarcerated
To streamline the re-entry process for released inmates, the Maryland Re-Entry Passport program launched an online portal that stores digitized copies of personal documents.
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