Water: New Orleans’ Next Environmental Catastrophe.
Hardly a week goes by these days without some sort of disastrous news about climate change, whether domestic or abroad,
Read MoreHardly a week goes by these days without some sort of disastrous news about climate change, whether domestic or abroad,
Read MoreGather round, children, for Handbuilt story hour. A few years ago at the Michigan Transportation Bonanza, an all-day forum in
Read MoreNorfolk Southern shareholders are angry that the company not only blew up a train in rural Ohio, but also that it bragged about its profitability and paid out lavish CEO bonuses just months before the catastrophic derailment.
Read MoreWhat if it were possible for us to have our cake, eat it too, AND save 80% or more on infrastructure costs? No, this isn’t the opening to a late night infomercial– it’s the introduction to a neat little idea called Dig Once!
Read MoreThe power went out. Then the ice melted. A few days later, the snow came, and the power went out– again. Now that the snow is gone, what’s next?
Read MoreTo be fair, there’s a lot of weird stuff going on these days. The wealthiest man in the world, with
Read MoreIn June, my partner took a three-day business trip– her first since before the pandemic hit- to Chicago. I threw
Read MoreNew streetscaping improvements have turned portions of Grand River Avenue, on Detroit’s West Side, from a street-level freeway into something more closely resembling a real city street that people might be able to safely hang out and shop on.
Read MoreThe census numbers are in, and we’re unsurprised to learn that population growth is stagnant in parts of the great,
Read MoreTraffic technology has improved by leaps and bounds in recent decades. While the ultimate solutions to ending traffic violence must come with better street designs and a reduced reliance on single-occupant automobiles, there are some interesting developments in technology that are allowing better modeling to understand driver behavior, intersection safety, and more. We learned about it from a webinar co-hosted by Canadian tech company Miovision.
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