During Climate Week NYC in September 2016, the World Bank, together with C40 Cities, the Compact of Mayors, and other partners, launched a new planning tool called “CURB: Climate Action for Urban Sustainability,” which can help address some of these issues. “CURB provides tailo
This year’s theme is “Public Works Connects Us” and will be celebrated from May 21 – 27, 2017. Every year National Public Works Week gets bigger and better. The number of participating municipalities continues to grow, which means the number of citizens who are exposed to the value of
Infrastructure Week is a national week of education and advocacy that brings together American businesses, workers, elected leaders, and everyday citizens around one message: It’s #TimeToBuild. From May 15-19, leaders and citizens around America will highlight state of our nation’s in
Every four years, the American Society of Civil Engineers’ Report Card for America’s Infrastructure depicts the condition and performance of American infrastructure in the familiar form of a school report card—assigning letter grades based on the physical condition and needed investm
Every four years, the American Society of Civil Engineers’ Report Card for America’s Infrastructure depicts the condition and performance of American infrastructure in the familiar form of a school report card—assigning letter grades based on the physical condition and needed investme
The New York Times By CONOR DOUGHERTY SEPT. 18, 2016 OAKLAND, Calif. — The docks at the Port of Oakland are a tangle of cranes, shipping containers, railroad tracks and snaking lines of trucks waiting to load and unload cargo. Streamlining this kind of traffic is one of the few ideas
This essay argues America’s infrastructure choices must respond to economic, demographic, fiscal, and environmental changes if they are to help people, places and firms thrive and prosper. Source: Why Infrastructure Matters: Rotten Roads, Bum Economy
A long standing conversation which is now taking center stage as national infrastructure is essential to global competitiveness fro the United States. We have to start somewhere…..because the fact still remains our infrastructure is aging by the day. Last week the The Metropolit
For World Humanitarian Day- 19 August, your answers can be made into reality. 19 August is World Humanitarian Day and the beginning of a month-long project that turns words into aid. Sponsor a word and turn your voice to help millions of people worldwide affected by disasters. Tell th
Moving to the suburbs used to mean having made it—having earned the house, the car, the lawn—and being set for the long haul. But over the past decades, the suburbs have changed. Below are some articles and interview on the topic of the growing suburban poverty rates. Confronting Surb