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Prototype PNNL, UW webapp predicts parking space availability for delivery drivers

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The webapp combines curbside maps with data from nearly 300 sensors placed within 74 parking spaces in commercial and passenger loading zones from 1 st to 3 rd avenues and between Battery and Stewart streets in the Belltown neighborhood in downtown Seattle. —Giacomo Dalla Chiara, a postdoctoral scholar from the Urban Freight Lab.

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Nissan plans to add at least 500 quick-charging stations to US in next 18 months, tripling the quick-charging infrastructure

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We envision a quick-charging network that links communities and neighborhoods where people live, work, shop and socialize. NRG currently operates similar networks in Houston and the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex and has announced networks in the San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego and San Joaquin Valley areas. metropolitan area.

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INRIX: shared bikes and scooters could replace nearly 50% of downtown vehicle trips

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While automobile-centric sunbelt cities such as Dallas (ranked 19 th ) and Phoenix (ranked 23 rd ) have a lower proportion of 0-1 mile trips (18% and 17%, respectively) compared to denser cities such as Chicago or New York (both 22%), the small variation across all metros indicates the universal suitability for micromobility services, INRIX says.

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EPA Study Finds Residential Construction Trends in US Metropolitan Regions Showing Substantial Shift, But Falling Short of Reshaping Sprawl

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In 7 regions, urban infill development accounts for between 25-50% of new construction: San Francisco; Miami; San Diego; Dallas; Chicago; Portland, Oregon; and Norfolk/Virginia Beach, Virginia. Redevelopment in urban core communities adds up to more than half of new residential construction in only one region: New York.

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FTA awarding $55M to 10 projects deploying battery-electric and fuel-cell buses

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Dallas Area Rapid Transit Authority (DART). The Dallas Area Rapid Transit Authority (DART) will receive funding to purchase and operate seven all-electric Proterra buses. The circulator serves the city’s central business district, the Uptown area and historic Oak Cliff neighborhoods. 54,469,249.

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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

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The project will deploy refueling stations and alternative fuel vehicles in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. New vehicles to be deployed include 55 CNG vehicles, 363 propane vehicles, 89 hybrid electric vehicles, and 56 neighborhood electric vehicles. Total DOE award: $12,975,388.

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In Argentina, a Boom in Antarctic Cruises Is Straining the ‘End of the World’

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Ellie Light, 28, a traveler from Dallas, had just returned from an Antarctic cruise and was wandering among downtown Ushuaias souvenir shops where penguin figurines are a hot commodity. The neighborhood offers striking views of the harbor and the luxury cruise ships. Her first home there was a flimsy structure made of nylon and wood.