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Kansas City is first in nation to offer free public transportation

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Kansas City, Missouri, will make bus rides free next year, becoming the first major metropolis in the U.S. The move is an attempt to spur more economic activity by subsidizing mobility for residents. City officials hope that the expense—roughly $9 million annually—will recoup at least that much through a more vibrant economy.

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Say Hello To The Real Information Highway

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Kansas City based Integrated Roadway s is developing smart pavement technology that will serve as a platform (both concrete and digital) for Wi-Fi and other telematics purposes for modern vehicles and future mobility services.

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3D-Printed Homes Aren't the Future—They're the Now

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ICON’s Texas homes, constructed in collaboration with Kansas City developer 3Strands, feature two to four bedrooms and prices start in the $400,000 range. A year ago, ICON printed seven, one-story, 400-square-foot homes in Austin, in collaboration with Mobile Loaves & Fishes, an Austin non-profit.

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Integrated Roadways Smart Pavement Kicks ‘Dumb Roads’ To The Curb

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Startland News reports that Kansas City-based Integrated Roadways recently secured a U.S. patent for its “smart pavement” that transforms humdrum roads into the network for the mobile Internet of Things.

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Workers Are Moving to These Smaller Metros

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In the meantime, among all metro areas, Salt Lake City ranked as the 15th metro area with the lowest unemployment rate (5.3%). As for Milwaukee and Kansas City, both areas are located in states with fewer COVID restrictions.

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Race to a Smart Future

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DOT received such a huge response to its call for applications—78 cities entered the contest—that it expanded the number of finalists from five to seven. ” The winning city will be announced in June, but we’ve taken a peek at some of the finalists’ applications. DOT has encouraged the finalists to “think big.”

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FEATURE STORY: High-Tech Hubs Are Moving To Their Markets

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This means that new hot spots of tech innovation are springing up in places like Kansas City, the site of Google’s new high speed Google Fiber network, and Pittsburgh, a new hotbed for innovative tech start-ups.