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Transportation

Stories about technology for monitoring, maintaining and improving roads, bridges, water and sewer systems, public utilities and other critical infrastructure.

The Bay Area Rapid Transit system cut service to many East Bay and South Bay stations for a time Thursday morning. Trains on its Orange and Green lines were being turned back at the Bay Fair station.
The money, delivered Wednesday by a Congressional representative, comes amid struggles at an electric school bus factory, from complications with a federal subsidy rollout. It will go toward five zero-emission buses in Calumet City.
The devices will go in this week along O Street, on traffic signal arms and streetlight poles, to gather information for a study. It’s part of a pilot aimed at potentially creating new pickup and drop-off spots, and higher parking turnover.
The new 2023 Shared Micromobility State of the Industry Report finds slightly more people made use of it in the U.S. last year — even as the number of devices in service fell by more than 3.5 percent.
The project has, since March, used a machine learning system to set variable speed limits on an area of Interstate 24. The freeway runs through Nashville. The existing system steps in if the tester makes a questionable choice.
The Texas capital received a nearly $48 million federal grant, to help develop programs to reduce traffic congestion and pollution. Encouraging sustainable transportation choices during major highway builds may be a side benefit.
The Georgia Department of Transportation and Cambridge Mobile Telematics have announced the launch of Reach Home Safely, a safe driving app to improve road safety and prevent crashes.
As railways increasingly rely on digital connectivity, a “strategic alliance” between Digi International and Cylus combines their products into a unified solution designed to offer better cyber protection.
A poll of 600 likely voters in the November general election found more than half felt it important for the state to become the center of electric vehicle manufacturing — but only about one-quarter would consider buying an EV.
A new report on micromobility ridership in 2023 from the National Association of City Transportation Officials examines trends in the use of shared bikes and scooters, in the U.S. and Canada.