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Biden administration explores using Tesla-style tech in federally funded EV chargers
March 06, 2024 | News, InfrastructureMost automakers have announced plans to use the industry leader’s standards, which would give them access to Tesla’s Supercharger network.
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Solar hits a renewable energy milestone not seen since WWII
| News, InfrastructureWith supply chains finally open, solar provided most of the nation's new electricity capacity last year.
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Downtowns need a makeover. Resident, commercial engagement could help.
March 01, 2024 | News, InfrastructureCities are finding ways to attract residents and tourists back downtown, building small business support, community spirit and a local identity.
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Biden administration announces new efforts to boost the nation’s housing supply
| News, InfrastructureFederal officials will extend a program that has helped develop or rehabilitate nearly 12,000 affordable rental homes.
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Traffic deaths decline slightly, but remain higher than before the pandemic
February 28, 2024 | News, InfrastructureSafety experts have struggled to pinpoint why traffic and pedestrian fatalities have remained so stubbornly high.
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Biden administration waives certain ‘Build America’ requirements for broadband
February 27, 2024 | News, InfrastructureEven with the waiver, though, the administration estimates that roughly 90% of funding for equipment will still be used to purchase U.S.-made products.
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As traffic fatalities remain high, states and feds meet to swap road safety ideas
February 22, 2024 | News, InfrastructureThe gathering marked the second anniversary of the Biden administration’s push to reduce roadway deaths. The feds also used the occasion to announce that $1.25 billion in grants is available for its Safe Streets and Roads for All program.
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Are the Build America rules slowing infrastructure progress?
February 20, 2024 | News, InfrastructureState DOTs, transit agencies and the construction industry want the White House to make it easier to comply with rules designed to include American-made products in infrastructure projects.
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‘Graffiti bombing’ hits abandoned skyscrapers in Los Angeles and Miami
February 19, 2024 | News, InfrastructureCOMMENTARY | Graffiti artists in both cities recently tagged swiftly and extensively downtown skyscrapers that had been abandoned. The form of activism, which has a long history in cities, was met with a mix of admiration and condemnation.
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Federal permitting hampers climate goals and natural disaster mitigation, counties say
February 16, 2024 | News, InfrastructureOfficials, who are calling for reforms, say environmental regulations shouldn’t lead to yearslong waits to build transmission lines or impede their ability to respond to natural disasters.