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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
Roadbuilding
Future for trucking bright? ATA predicts so
Trucking will see continued growth both in freight and revenue in the next 10 years, according to the American Trucking Associations’ U.S. Freight Transportation Forecast to 2025. Between now and 2025, tonnage will grow 23.5 percent, ATA predicts, while freight revenues are predicted to grow a whopping 72 percent. However, adaptation by carriers will be […]
July 23, 2014
Roadbuilding
Future roads may include solar panels, LEDs and electric buses
Two companies are shaping the future of transportation in the United States with innovations for safety, energy efficiency, longevity and more, Fast Company reported. One company, Solar Roadways, has introduced the idea of using glass panels and solar cells in place of concrete or asphalt. This system, which would operate at 15-percent efficiency and provide […]
March 15, 2013
Technology
Believe your eyes: the future of construction tech is not far away
So I couldn't help but smile Thursday when James Bernham of JB Knowledge Technologies Inc. painted a similar picture of the future of construction technology during the Associated General Contractors of America IT Forum Conference in Chicago.
August 16, 2012
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