From its one-time status as one of America’s most prosperous cities, Hartford, CT, is now one of the poorest—no thanks to its mid-twentieth-century urban renewal projects.
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Widening freeways is no way to promote equity.
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Let’s #DoTheMath on some public infrastructure in Providence, RI.
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Because we depend so heavily on cars, what happens when roads become too icy to drive on? The answer: road salt. But there are serious consequences to relying on salt for road-clearing.
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We’ve spent trillions fighting congestion so that it’s easy to drive everywhere. But we’re fighting a losing battle, and simultaneously losing our ability to walk anywhere.
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When it comes to transit mega project delays and overruns, there are typically two reactions: to trash the project mercilessly or unconditionally back it to the end. But there is a third option.
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As of November 15, Alaska is flush with federal infrastructure money. How should it be spent?
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Many local jurisdictions put off paying the bills for big capital projects. But this month, the bell tolls for Maine.
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Residents of this Houston neighborhood thought they were winning the lottery with a government-sponsored infrastructure project. Instead, they endured a seven-month-long nightmare.
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The $1 trillion infrastructure bill is being signed into law. But who gets to decide how the money will be spent, and will they make the right decisions for communities of color?
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Next month, the Portland Metro government is being asked to approve $36 million in additional funds for further planning of a massive freeway project. It should say no.
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We’re skeptical that the bill will address the real and current infrastructure needs in our cities today—but the good news is, you can. And you can get started right now.
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This small town in Maine is hoping to breathe life back into its Main Street…but is looking for solutions in all the wrong places.
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I’ve had to reconcile my foundational belief in markets with my experiences working with cities. This has been a painful process.
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We get a lot of questions about a federal infrastructure bill, but at the end of the day…does it really matter?
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ODOT has resorted to some truly cheap and deceptive marketing tactics to promote their new freeway-widening project.
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CDOT drafts a rule that intends to address both greenhouse gas emissions and Colorado’s spreading development pattern. But can this kind of top-down solution work?
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Building to last is the only thing we can afford to do. The social and environmental costs of disposable buildings are far too high.
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By building disposable structures, we are leading ourselves toward a socially, economically, and environmentally ruinous future.
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Traffic engineers use projections of future traffic to make recommendations and decisions on transportation investments… The problem is, those projections are all wrong.
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