Sentences with phrase «more city infrastructure»

The pipes pointing the collected water into the ground would have to run rather deep to ensure the water actually hits soil and not more city infrastructure, and there would likely be maintenance involved to keep the collection system from clogging up.

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«We can actually put computation in the infrastructure of the city so that we can make the city not only greener but more efficient,» he says, referencing innovations that could prevent the waste of electricity and water from cracks in building architecture.

These capabilities could help cities improve the throughput of their transportation infrastructure — meaning they could move more people more quickly through their existing transportation networks, according to Scott Corwin, managing director of Deloitte's Future of Mobility practice, and co-author of the study.

For example, as more and more people move out of rural areas and into cities, the transportation infrastructures in cities are being stressed like never before.

Huawei is building smart cities, and cleaner cities, that have helped many countries save on electricity, cut down costs, cut down on repairs, make the infrastructure more secure and emit cleaner emissions.

Says Vaculik, expanding transport beyond traditional roads could help bypass trillions in estimated infrastructure costs, save consumers lost time driving, create more efficient networks between cities and even make way for a fleet of ridesharing options — Ubers and Lyfts in air.

As cities nurture vibrant startup communities, they build the talent, infrastructure, and culture that attracts even more entrepreneurs.

Among the events being planned for T3's new Innovation Studio are a saké tasting and a panel discussion about what Boston needs in terms of infrastructure to attract more innovative companies to the city.

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Learn more about digital infrastructure and how new technologies are helping to build smarter cities.

We need a more robust cohort of emerging Asia experts, and that will mean creating a stronger infrastructure for youth to develop the types of knowledge and capacities needed for successful branding in Asia, smart city co-operation, and creating leadership on trade deals.

Though its population has grown recently, the city is still blessed with a transportation infrastructure built for more people than live here today, he said.

Regardless of the climate challenge, policymakers and development banks in developed and emerging economies are facilitating more cities to tap into bond markets for their infrastructure requirements.

Horgan said Christy Clark's refusal to come to the table and offer a substantial partnership with cities and the federal government will only cause more delays of badly needed transit infrastructure.

Health care for the poor, education in the inner city, job training for welfare mothers, discipline for criminally offending youths, improvement of community infrastructure and housing, nutrition for infants, drug treatment for recovering addicts» all of these things and more require the provision of public funds and are essential to the progress we seek.

It didn't help that Greece frittered away three years after being named the 2004 host city in 1997, especially because Athens needed more infrastructure work than any previous Olympic city, according to Denis Oswald of Switzerland, the IOC's coordination commission chairman.

«Removing this exemption makes it far more difficult to incentivize individuals to invest in municipal bonds and, in turn, for cities to finance our infrastructure.»

Can an ever - shrinking population pay the bills for cities built for many more people than live there at present, even as they must pay the bills — financing, operating, maintaining — for all that new sprawled out suburban infrastructure?

It's fair to ask the New Yorkers who benefit the most from our city's prosperity to pay a little more to repair the infrastructure that the entire economy relies on.

Invest in growth to drive productivity, strengthen urban labour markets, build more and better housing and improve infrastructure in and between cities.

Legislator Lynn Dixon, Independent from Erie County's 9th District, said investments made in the city tend to focus more on cultural institutions, youth programs and libraries, whereas suburbs get more focus on infrastructure.

This complements the more than $ 20 billion resiliency plan we're undertaking across the five boroughs to protect our neighborhoods and infrastructure from flooding, sea level rise and other climate risks, helping us create a more resilient, sustainable and equitable New York City.»

Ferreras - Copeland, however, acknowledged that the stock market surge that followed Trump's win and the president's promised infrastructure agenda could mean more cash in city coffers.

For example, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which services New York City and surrounding areas including Long Island, has received more than $ 8 billion for system infrastructure upgrades, according to a press release from the Office of the Mayor.

Speaking of power - washed streets free of graffiti and new infrastructure projects along the waterfront, Mayor Bill de Blasio laid out a vision in his third State of the City address of a New York that would gleam from pavement to rooftop, while renewing his pledge to create a more equal city without diminishing its quality of lCity address of a New York that would gleam from pavement to rooftop, while renewing his pledge to create a more equal city without diminishing its quality of lcity without diminishing its quality of life.

And Miner hopes the city can leverage this money into more, if the city gets a reputation for infrastructure innovation.

Giambra would be more moderate on issues such as abortion (he is pro-choice) and would encourage more spending on the state's infrastructure, including the much - maligned New York City subway system for which Cuomo is often assigned blame.

He's emphasized his efforts to force Con Ed to improve the reliability of its electrical supply to the city's subways (while underplaying the role that the MTA's own electrical infrastructure plays in its ongoing subway problems) and launched a «genius» competition to find new ideas to fix the subways faster, and more cheaply.

Other budget recommendations include $ 6 million for city - wide infrastructure reconstruction, $ 2.5 million for the demolition of city buildings and structures, $ 802,500 to improve the Genesee Gateway, more than $ 1 million for improvements near the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus, and $ 1.2 million for the Niagara Street Gateway project.

Since April, Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner said the city has filled more than 3,200 potholes more than usual because of new technology that provides better data for fixing infrastructure.

«City funding of the MTA's operating and capital finance needs has been seriously deficient for many years despite the fact that more than 90 percent of the MTA's daily customers are on MTA New York City Transit subway and bus services, and 80 percent of the MTA's physical infrastructure is in New York City,» Prendergast wrote in the letter.

In a State of the City address titled «More Justice,» City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito outlined Thursday a plan to reinvent the city's criminal justice system and target some of the most systematically troubled parts of the city's legal infrastructCity address titled «More Justice,» City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito outlined Thursday a plan to reinvent the city's criminal justice system and target some of the most systematically troubled parts of the city's legal infrastructCity Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito outlined Thursday a plan to reinvent the city's criminal justice system and target some of the most systematically troubled parts of the city's legal infrastructcity's criminal justice system and target some of the most systematically troubled parts of the city's legal infrastructcity's legal infrastructure.

«Tolls are user fees, not taxes, and the proposed toll swap seeks to create a fairer and more balanced system for distributing those user fees, so that everyone benefiting from the city's infrastructure contributes toward its repair and maintenance,» Move NY campaign director Alex Matthiessen said in response.

As the state's fastest growing city two years in a row, we have secured more than $ 50 million in new economic development, more construction of market rate condominiums, rebuilding our infrastructure to accomodate new technologies and more jobs, and ultimately making Cohoes the best place to live, work, and raise a family.

DeFrancisco said Mahoney's offer this week to pay for the repair of some city streets was praiseworthy, but he questioned why it was accompanied by public statements suggesting that Miner had no plan to repair infrastructure other than begging for more state and federal money.

Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner is bringing more attention to water and infrastructure issues in the city of Syracuse.

The city of Syracuse hopes to use a $ 10 million infusion from a New York State Assembly fund for infrastructure as a springboard to even more cash to help repair the crumbling waterlines and sewer pipes that dog the city.

The New York City Housing Authority «is moving forward» to use $ 500,000 from the city to install 15 cameras in the lobby of each building in the complex and create new infrastructure to allow for more cameras in the future, among other upgrades, a housing spokeswoman sCity Housing Authority «is moving forward» to use $ 500,000 from the city to install 15 cameras in the lobby of each building in the complex and create new infrastructure to allow for more cameras in the future, among other upgrades, a housing spokeswoman scity to install 15 cameras in the lobby of each building in the complex and create new infrastructure to allow for more cameras in the future, among other upgrades, a housing spokeswoman said.

INFRASTRUCTURE: Invest $ 11.7 billion on transportation systems, including upgrading Stewart Airport in the Hudson Valley to handle more international flights, expand cashless tolling to all Port Authority crossings in the New York City area as well as the entire Thruway system, and upgrade all 27 Thruway service areas through a public - private partnership.

In an effort to create more jobs and affordable housing, the city plans to spend nearly $ 17 million on infrastructure improvements in an industrial part of the neighborhood.

The project is getting more than $ 200 million in city money for land acquisition and infrastructure repairs, plus tax exemptions and city - owned property at no cost.

Canvassers will talk to thousands of New Yorkers in State Senate and Assembly districts in Saratoga, Troy, Syracuse, Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Yonkers, Poughkeepsie, Newburgh, New York City and Long Island about how extending the additional income tax surcharge on the state's highest earners could prevent more drastic budget cuts, and create opportunities to invest in job creation and infrastructure in New York State.

For more high tech infrastructure, Miner says the city is hiring a consultant to study improving broadband internet access.

Since then, the city has spent more than $ 3 million to shore up the tunnel, reline the shaft and perform other work to stop the sinkhole's expansion and prevent further damage to underground infrastructure.

That's especially true in Syracuse, where the City employs more than 2,000 people, many of whom are dedicated to infrastructure.

The Council identified eight major priorities in its response: increased investment in city youth; investment in healthcare, education, jobs and legal services for immigrants; specific funding for the diverse communities; capital investment in infrastructure; creating a Rainy Day Fund and adding to existing reserves; baselining essential city services; expanding criminal justice, community support, and human services; and more accurately tracking city agency performance.

Coupled with increased transmission infrastructure, favorable policies, subsidies, and renewable energy goals in states and cities, it's becoming more common to see wind, solar, hydropower and biomass use.

This comprehensive review highlights that trees and hedges, as well as other green infrastructure, must be used strategically to help create healthier, less polluted cities that are also more pleasant for everyone to live and work in.

The new model has recently been put to the test in New York City, where the rate of sea level rise is more than 3 mm per year in an area that currently houses more than $ 25 billion of infrastructure at less than 1 meter above sea level.

But like most coastal cities in Mozambique, Pemba suffers from a lack of infrastructure — making natural disasters much more destructive.