Tag: future of roads

Roadbuilding

Kansas City applies for Smart City grant to test transportation innovations

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Beyond Traffic, Smart City Challenge is a chance for one city to win $50 million to modernize and innovate infrastructure. And Kansas City thinks it’s up for the challenge. The Kansas City Star reported that the city has submitted its application for a chance to win the grant that goes towards helping […]

February 8, 2016

Roadbuilding

USDOT offering $50 million reward to city with most innovative idea for improving transportation

We’ve been speculating about the future of transportation since even before Leonardo da Vinci drew up plans for his flying machine. And while our daily commute isn’t likely to take flight, despite what “Back to the Future’s” Doc Brown would have us believe, there are new transportation innovations constantly. Self-driving cars and vehicle communications aren’t that far […]

December 9, 2015

Construction Equipment

Roads of the future could power our homes and the vehicles that drive them

Our sister publication Better Roads has an interesting report today on the roads of the future. Two U.S. companies are working on ways to implement solar panels, LEDs for lining roads and giving warnings to passengers. They’re even working on a way to charge electric vehicles that run on them. Solar Roadways, is working on […]

March 18, 2013