Our National Infrastructure Problem Is Also a Mindset Problem
COMMENTARY | Pressing infrastructure concerns require a mental shift — a return to nature.
Effort to Kneecap Gas Tax Revenue Fails in California
A source of transportation funding in the state has been preserved.
A Smart City Is an Accessible City
A new breed of accessibility apps can make life easier for people with disabilities. They can also make it harder.
Ratings Agency Flags Warming Climate As Issue to Watch for Utah
The state is currently in the depths of a drought.
Flying at Peak Thanksgiving Travel Times Through These 10 Airports? Good Luck.
Looking at scheduled departures, here’s when airport authorities, airlines, baggage handlers and security screeners will be especially busy.
Cyber ‘Intrusion Campaigns’ Increasingly Target Utilities
Here are malicious behaviors CIOs can look to help prevent a disruption.
California Will Allow One Company to Ditch Humans for Self-Driving Cars
Waymo calls the move a milestone for the company's self-driving fleet.
More Evidence Pre-Disaster Hazard Mitigation Investments Can Pay Off
The National Institute of Building Sciences expands on work showing the benefits of mitigation spending far outweigh the costs.
Can ‘Mad Libs’ Save Our Failing Infrastructure?
A resiliency team takes an out-of-the-box approach to America’s least sexy problem.
The Geography of Street Resurfacing in Chicago
As Rahm Emanuel prepares to leave City Hall next year, this map helps cement his transportation legacy in the nation’s third-largest city.
A World-Class Airport for the End of the World
New Orleans is building a state-of-the-art, billion-dollar terminal. But is it planning for a future doomed by climate change?
Outside Utility Crews Ready to Help Restore Water Service in Florida, Georgia
After storms, rural water workers from other states help restore service. Following Hurricane Michael, many were awaiting word that they could access damaged areas.
Program Pairing Governments and Startups Launches Latest Round
Participants in the Startup in Residence program are seeking solutions for about 80 “civic challenges.”
Inspect a Drainage Ditch? There’s an App for That
Apps are helping state employees do their jobs, cutting down on the old "paperwork nightmare."
When Nuisance Flooding Becomes More of a Nuisance
Observations of a climate change tourist along Baltimore’s low-lying waterfront.
New York Corrects Decades-Old Misspelling
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Md. county will pay to remove 19 flood-vulnerable homes … Boston is ready for winter … small S.D. towns struggle to pay for road repairs.
Seattle Prepares to Challenge FCC Over ‘Misguided’ 5G Order
More cities are expected to jump on the effort to overturn the ruling.
Taking a U-turn on Red-Light, Speed Cameras
States and local governments are turning against traffic cameras.
FCC Approves New Rule To Limit Local Authority In 5G Rollout
Proponents said the order will insure that delivery of faster wireless service occurs in more areas more quickly, but a key opponent called it “extraordinary federal overreach.”
Michigan Has a Growing Salt-Water Problem
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Lime squeezed out of a Nevada city … more Valley fever cases in California … and a judge says Louisville must release its Amazon HQ2 proposal.
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