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Municipalities in California and around the nation are carefully using artificial intelligence to improve access to documents and public meeting materials, leaders said during the recent GovAI Coalition Summit.

The outgoing administration may have notched a win with its elevation of broadband as a societal necessity, but observers were critical of other aspects of its plan to expand the technology nationwide.

Geospatial data serves as the foundational building block for crucial mapping and communications tools used by state and local government agencies in responding to fast-moving disasters like wildfires.

The Florida city is expanding its connected vehicle program on the Selmon Expressway to push more messaging to drivers, change behavior, and possibly reward better driving with cheaper toll rates.

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.

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.

The U.S. Joint Office of Energy and Transportation has awarded funding to 25 projects, to advance the use of electrified urban transportation. The money is intended to expand at-home charging and electrified fleets.

Early data from the new congestion pricing project in Manhattan is showing increased vehicle speeds, a boon for bus riders and transit users, and an indication fees to enter the zone below 60th Street are having an impact.

Garbage trucks in Scottsdale, Ariz., were recently equipped with dashcams that offer a comprehensive view of operations inside and out. The results are helping exonerate the municipality from frivolous damage claims.

A project to explore use of the small, electric vehicles could be paused by a recent federal memo. Its funding source is a grant from the U.S. Joint Office of Energy and Transportation.