Skip Descant
Staff Writer at Government Technology
Staff Writer at e.Republic
Skip Descant writes the Siskiyou County Dispatch, a local news site on Substack.
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4 days ago |
govtech.com | Skip Descant
That's the aim of the Los Angeles Aerial Rapid Transit (LA ART) project, which is now making its way through the public approval process and is expected to be complete in time for the 2028 Summer Olympic Games. The city will host the games.
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1 week ago |
govtech.com | Skip Descant
Boston Logan International Airport is considering developing off-site security screening locations, from which departing passengers will be bused in.
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1 week ago |
govtech.com | Skip Descant
When officials in Alaska’s second most populous city were seeking improved resiliency in their emergency communications system, they looked to the cloud. “When the public is having an emergency, we don’t want to be having our own [emergency] at the exact same time,” Kristi Merideth, Fairbanks Emergency Communication Center dispatch manager, said. Fairbanks, home to nearly 32,000 residents, partnered this month with CentralSquare Technologies to use its cloud-based ONESolution platform.
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1 week ago |
govtech.com | Skip Descant
A halt in federal funding for electric vehicle charging infrastructure hasn’t slowed its development and the transition to EVs, an industry expert said. But the stronger headwind for electrified transportation may be the limitations of a constrained electric grid. “We don’t have a single CPO [charge point operator] in the United States that says, this is going to hurt us.
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2 weeks ago |
govtech.com | Skip Descant
Pulling back on incentives to advance clean transportation and energy will damage the nation’s leadership in innovation and job creation, leaders from the electric vehicle and green energy sectors warned Thursday. The lobbying comes as Congress considers major domestic policy legislation which includes extending and expanding tax breaks, and spending overhauls to bring the federal budget in line with current priorities.
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