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Asheville to distribute $80 million to support parks, transportation, public safety, housing projects

The city will evenly divide the funds across four sectors to best promote recovery and resiliency efforts following Tropical Storm Helene.

Brady Pieper

Arizona Board of Regents funds AI partnership for disaster response research

The new initiative will empower the state’s response to future disasters with the assistance of AI technology.

Adam Rollins

TxDOT plans to utilize AI to improve efficiency, safety on roadways

TxDOT engineers, IT experts, planners and other industry experts helped identify the plan’s 230 potential AI-use cases.

Jerrod Kingery

Texas no longer requiring vehicle inspection for most drivers starting Jan. 1, 2025

The new law still maintains the $7.50 safety inspection fee, which will now be collected when drivers renew their vehicle's registration.

Brady Pieper

California investing $830 million to reinvigorate highways, bridges and roadside safety

The funding package includes a mix of large and small projects, all designed to improve access and mobility across the state.

Jerrod Kingery

NHTSA investing $171 million for states, territories to update crash data collection

These grants will fund upgrades to improve the accuracy, timeliness and accessibility of fatality information.

Jerrod Kingery

State of Florida partners with tech company Futuri, University of Florida to launch AI-driven emergency broadcast system

The system, called BEACON, utilizes AI to capture, prioritize, deliver and translate public safety information from officials, then creates voice broadcast updates and advisories in multiple languages and localizes this content based on geography.

Miles Smith

FTA asks state and transit officials to work on reducing street-rail collisions

The FTA issued the advisory in an attempt to reduce street-based light rail fatalities and injuries, which occur more than 10 times as often as similar incidents at rail-grade crossings

Keaton Peters

Feds update key safety rules for road construction projects

With roadway construction activities increasing across the country's roadways, the need for enhanced safety measures has become more pressing.

Brady Pieper

Chicago DOT launches pilot program to install mobile imaging technology for enhanced roadside safety

The Smart Street Pilot Program will allow the city to install cameras on city poles, city-owned vehicles and Chicago Transit Authority buses.

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