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MBTA is ‘barely treading water’
June 12, 2024 | News, InfrastructureIf Boston's public transit agency can't close a $700 million funding gap for the T in the next 13 months, it may have to consider massive service cuts.
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Midwest states launch new rail service, 12 years in the making
June 11, 2024 | News, InfrastructureThe new Borealis Amtrak service between Chicago and St. Paul has given rail advocates something to cheer about. But they hope other new projects can come online quicker.
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Nursing homes are left in the dark as more utilities cut power to prevent wildfires
| News, InfrastructureAs preemptive power cuts become more widespread, nursing homes are being forced to evaluate their preparedness.
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Highway humor is over some drivers’ heads
June 10, 2024 | News, InfrastructureStates to drivers: READ OUR WITTY HIGHWAY SIGNS. Feds to states: YOU’RE NOT FUNNY.
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Congestion pricing: If it can’t make it in New York, can it make it anywhere?
June 07, 2024 | News, InfrastructureOther cities are considering it, but all eyes were on the city that never sleeps. By trying to quell controversy over the downtown toll plan, the New York governor sparked new questions about transit funding, environmental goals and political consequences.
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New York governor blocks downtown tolling plan at the last minute
June 05, 2024 | News, InfrastructureCiting economic hardships, Gov. Kathy Hochul put an indefinite hold on the congestion pricing plan for Lower Manhattan, upending a decade of planning to reduce traffic and air pollution.
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Support for rooftop solar outpaces other energy infrastructure
June 04, 2024 | News, InfrastructureA new survey assessed support of local government officials in Michigan for solar, wind and nuclear energy infrastructure and power transmission.
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The homeowner mutiny leaving Florida cities defenseless against hurricanes
| Infrastructure, NewsThe federal government is refusing to restore eroded beaches in Pinellas County unless homeowners agree to one condition: public access.
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Boston-area commuter rail bounces back, while other agencies lag
June 03, 2024 | News, InfrastructureThe MBTA is luring riders back with more frequent service and more trains on the nights and weekends.
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Post-pandemic, downtown recoveries continue to be uneven
May 31, 2024 | News, InfrastructureFrom office conversions to bonding programs to unconventional approaches, cities are testing different ways to revive their downtowns.