Infrastructure

A recent commentary argues that surface-level boulevards may be bigger barriers to waterfront pedestrian access than the elevated freeways the replace.

July 19, 2006 - Reason Foundation

With less than 300 residents, the town of Vienna, Maryland, has been grappling with the idea of growth for years. The town's mayor is now supporting a plan that will let the town grow, but not explode.

July 19, 2006 - The Baltimore Sun

Neal Peirce comments on the role of private investment in mega-road projects.

July 18, 2006 - The Washington Post Writers Group

Private investment in Amtrak is increasingly seen as part of the solution for the poorly performing national rail service.

July 18, 2006 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

Activists in Chicago are seeking private funding for a pedestrian bridge.

July 16, 2006 - The Chicago Tribune

A University of South Florida professor predicts that a hurricane with similar intensity as Katrina would cause even greater devastation to Tampa Bay than was experienced by New Orleans in 2005.

July 12, 2006 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

A Los Angeles Times special report looks at California's crumbling highway system and identifies the state's worst roads.

July 11, 2006 - The Los Angeles Times

Architects, artists, urban planners, developers, designers and historians comment on the world's formerly most livable city, why it's lost the title and how to can reclaim it.

July 11, 2006 - The Age

Decades of metropolitan growth have outstripped most American cities' ability to provide adequate infrastructure, leaving them extremely vulnerable to disruption.

July 8, 2006 - The Providence Journal

Morristown, New Jersey, wants to ban any new bank branches from the town's business district to protect its lively pedestrian character.

July 8, 2006 - The New York Times

Cambodians frustrated with shoddy trains and inconsistent service have taken transportation into their own hands, constructing and operating trains made primarily out of bamboo. The trains run at nearly 25 mph and are largely meeting transit needs.

July 7, 2006 - BBC

Half a century later, Interstate highways have transformed the face of modern America.

July 3, 2006 - The Washington Post

A private developer's proposal to build a 33-mile toll road bypassing a heavy traffic area in Colorado Springs depends on a crucial city council vote. But even if approved, the mostly private public-private development may not be necessary.

July 1, 2006 - Colorado Springs Independent

New research in Nature indicates that conditions are right for a 100-mile stretch of California's San Andreas Fault to release pressure that has been building.

June 30, 2006 - Scientific American

A recent change in the method of calculating the size of developable land took the state's wetlands out of the acreage. The result could have been vastly expanded stormwater-runoff infrastructure requirements for developers. But it wasn't.

June 30, 2006 - The Raleigh-Durham Independent Weekly

Joining cities like Austin and Philadelphia that are implementing city-wide wireless networks, Atlanta is seeking partners to help provide on-demand access in a 132-square-mile area.

June 29, 2006 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Frustrated with slow progress, a Mississippi Gulf Coast city is considering importing hundreds or thousands of Chinese laborers and materials to rebuild after Hurricane Katrina

June 28, 2006 - The Los Angeles Times

Though more expensive than steel, a New England developer is finding more long term value in the use of concrete.

June 27, 2006 - The Boston Globe

The City of Portland, Maine, might join other cities around the country by lowering its parking requirements in exchange for a fee from developers.

June 26, 2006 - Portland Press Herald

From increasing riverside parks to removing the concrete riverbed, many ideas for improving the Los Angeles River have been simmering for years. This radio report introduces many in the city who are calling on planners to revive the forgotten river.

June 22, 2006 - Living on Earth