Infrastructure
This city saw a surprising benefit to fining high-polluting cars: More active kids
Four in 10 London children started walking to school a year after the city's clean air zone went into effect.
Sponsor Content
New Tools Help State and Local Governments Battle Ransomware, Other Big Disasters
When governments find themselves being ransomed, their choices are typically to pay, which will undercut their ability to deliver key services to their communities due to budget restrictions, or not pay, resulting in the immediate inability to serve their communities and the loss of key data that will inevitably plague them for years afterwards.
Why Buc-ee's is picking a fight with Gov. Ron DeSantis
Florida is one of a dozen states that have yet to issue a single RFP using federal dollars to construct EV charging stations. Gas stations see the chargers as an avenue to compete with local power companies.
Why the election may slow plans to replace lead pipes
While many cities and states have begun to replace their lead pipes, some utilities and officials say the proposed 10-year time frame is unfeasible and too expensive.
TSA proposes softer rollout of Real ID enforcement
Federal agencies would have the option to gradually require the secure documents after May 7, in part to avoid chaos at state DMVs when the deadline approaches.
Could permeable pavement ease flooding woes in New York City?
It can’t help cities control the weather, but by slowing the flow of stormwater, permeable pavement can lessen flooding from big storms.
Is the effort to expand broadband nationwide going well, poorly, or just right?
A House subcommittee hearing highlighted various obstacles to implementing the $42.5 billion federal program to boost internet access.
Neighboring governors knock California plan to lower gas prices
California has the most expensive gas in the country. California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to force refineries to stockpile gasoline to prevent price spikes, but Arizona and Nevada fear becoming collateral damage.
Fight over transmission towers for reliable energy rages across the Midwest
A proposed massive federal power transmission corridor would stretch nearly 800 miles across the Midwest.
Can Bozeman provide affordable housing and preserve its small-town past?
As Montana cities face an affordability crisis, some state policies limit what local governments can do to support affordable housing.
As deadly bird collisions with buildings mount, cities look for solutions
Big buildings with glass facades are becoming notorious for deadly crashes, claiming a billion birds a year. Some want to do something about it.
Featured eBooks
Dark highways, fast cars, few sidewalks—and more pedestrian deaths
More than three-fourths of counties with the highest pedestrian death rates also had persistently high poverty rates.
South Carolina Is considered a model for ‘managed retreat’ from coastal areas threatened by climate change
The state has identified hundreds of thousands of homes that will need to be abandoned. But at one flagship buyout, only one in 10 eligible homeowners signed up.
Bus agencies are turning to California for their 'tap to pay' fare systems
Transit agencies across the country are turning to the state for help in ditching cash fares and adopting an affordable contactless pay system.
‘License plate flippers’ help drivers evade police, tickets and tolls
A few states and cities are cracking down on the devices, which obscure or conceal license plates.
Hundreds of cities get federal help to make streets safer
The $1 billion funding announcement is the second round of grants this year. To date, the federal government has provided money for safer streets to nearly three-quarters of the country.
Cities are trying to cut down on cars. Some states are standing in their way.
Local officials are rethinking their streets, aiming for fewer cars and more sustainable ways to get around. But some state governments are keeping cars in control.
State dam safety programs could get new look after summer storms
The pressure is on aging dams as climate change fuels more intense weather, but it often takes high-profile incidents to focus lawmakers and other officials on the problem.
States are falling behind in using IRA funding to advance climate action
Two years after the IRA passed, a new report found that states have only captured a tiny fraction of the funding available.
Data shows rural disparities in traffic deaths
An analysis of federal highway data shows that rural counties have higher traffic death rates compared to their urban counterparts.
Half a billion dollars in grants awarded to boost EV charging network
The Biden administration also said that the number of publicly available EV chargers has doubled since the president took office.
