New Mexico is making it easier for residents to track where tax dollars are being spent on the state’s roadways. The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) has launched an interactive dashboard to track legislative appropriations from 2024 for road work projects across the state. “This dashboard allows users to track the allocation of the […]
Light rail in downtown Denver is slated to receive major upgrades. The Regional Transportation District (RTD) in Denver is moving forward with an overhaul of downtown sections of the light rail system, launching a procurement process for the remaining phases of its Downtown Rail Reconstruction Project. The multi-phase project, estimated at $152 million, will rebuild […]
The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) projects a possible power supply shortfall for New York City in 2033 and emphasizes increasing statewide risks to the electric system’s reliability in its 2024 Reliability Needs Assessment (RNA), published last week. The RNA, released every two years, assesses the future reliability of New York’s electric grid a […]
The Bureau of Reclamation is allocating $50 million from the Inflation Reduction Act to support a water delivery program designed to maintain a sustainable and resilient water supply in the Great Salt Lake Basin. Utah has partnered with other entities to match the grant, bringing the total investment to $100 million. The Great Salt Lake […]
The U.S. Department of Treasury has authorized New Jersey’s proposal to use $52.8 million from the Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund (CPF) to expand broadband availability statewide. This funding will back the New Jersey Broadband Infrastructure Deployment Equity (NJBIDE) pilot program, a competitive grant initiative aimed at providing high-speed internet access to underserved and unconnected areas. […]
For local governments, the road to adopting policies around artificial intelligence presents a major learning curve. In a new survey from the Public Technology Institute (PTI), security and privacy concerns are the top considerations for government IT teams as they develop AI governance frameworks. But while the survey reveals that 53% of local government […]
Countries throughout the world are currently spending billions on rail infrastructure. America faces ongoing struggles in staying competitive, a task that is far from simple. Vietnam’s National Assembly recently approved construction of a $67 billion high speed railway. Canadian officials have also recently announced a new high-speed rail project that will connect Quebec City and […]