Boston establishes $10M private donor fund to combat homelessness

The fund will be used to create 200 units of long-term housing for people experiencing chronic homelessness.

By Katie Pyzyk • Jan. 3, 2018

Hurricane Harvey recovery puts the squeeze on Houston’s training centers

Though the 2017 hurricane season resulted in job losses for some industries, demand for skilled construction workers is booming.

By Riia O'Donnell • Jan. 2, 2018

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From worsening climate change to a shifting transportation landscape and the housing affordability crisis, cities have their work cut out for them.

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After surprise reversal in New Hampshire, FirstNet clinches contracts in all 50 states

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu made an eleventh hour decision to opt in to the federal nationwide communications network.

By Katie Pyzyk • Dec. 29, 2017

AECOM, Burns & McDonnell join forces for Kansas City airport contract

The announcement comes after the Kansas City Council voted to void an existing MOU for the development of the new $1 billion terminal.

By Kim Slowey , Laurie Cowin • Dec. 20, 2017

San Jose, CA approves tiny house village for the homeless

Three potential sites are expected to be named by next month.

By Katie Pyzyk • Dec. 19, 2017

How the GOP tax overhaul could affect cities

Congress is expected to pass a tax overhaul this week. Here's a cheat sheet for what it means for cities, construction, energy and more.

By Kristin Musulin • Dec. 18, 2017

Salt Lake City approves housing plan, urges others to follow suit

The city's plan focuses mainly on affordable housing, but leaders say they can't go it alone and others need to step up. 

By Katie Pyzyk • Dec. 18, 2017

Developer plans 27-acre 'mini-city' for downtown Atlanta

The site, which is a proposed location for Amazon's HQ2, would be the largest area development in 50 years.

By Kim Slowey • Dec. 13, 2017

14 Boston-area cities collaborate to form housing partnership

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker also announced a $10 million plan to create 135,000 housing units throughout the state by 2025.

By Katie Pyzyk • Dec. 12, 2017

Report: Feds will allocate more transportation funds to states that raise taxes to pay for infrastructure

Infrastructure plans have fallen by the wayside as the Trump administration has prioritized repeal of Obamacare, tax reform and other initiatives.   

By Kim Slowey • Dec. 12, 2017

New Hampshire becomes the first state to opt out of FirstNet

The state will use an alternative service provider to build and maintain its emergency communications network.

By Katie Pyzyk • Dec. 11, 2017

Elon Musk's Boring Company unveils plans for Los Angeles tunnel system

The 6.5-mile-long tunnel would run between Los Angeles and Culver City, CA, and could eventually carry travelers at speeds of up to 130 mph.

By Kim Slowey • Dec. 11, 2017

Austin plans new sports and entertainment district

Some county officials have expressed interest in pursuing the project as a public-private partnership, and could break ground as early as 2018.

By Kim Slowey • Dec. 7, 2017

$10M investment in Boom may help revive supersonic flights

Questions surrounding the impact of sonic booms on city infrastructure could affect the business' future.

By Katie Pyzyk • Dec. 7, 2017

Can 3-D printing boost wind turbine tower heights?

RCAM Technologies won a $1.25 million grant to develop and test 3-D printing technology so that ultra-tall concrete turbine towers can be made onsite.

By Laurie Cowin • Dec. 7, 2017

Nashville mayor offers details on $936M underground tunnel

The transit tunnel, which will accommodate rapid bus and light rail traffic, is part of Nashville Mayor Megan Barry's $5.2 billion Let's Move Nashville initiative.

By Kim Slowey • Dec. 6, 2017

Moscow completes first phase of its sweeping redevelopment campaign

The city government says the high-tech renovations are part of the "world's largest urban redevelopment project" and points to benefits for citizens.

By Katie Pyzyk • Dec. 5, 2017

Infrastructure Advancement of the Year: LinkNYC

CityBridge is actively expanding an advanced, scalable and aesthetically appealing Wi-Fi kiosk network across the nation's largest city.

By Kristin Musulin • Dec. 4, 2017

Elon Musk is competing to build downtown Chicago-O'Hare express 'transit loop'

The winning system must have a 20-minute travel time between downtown Chicago and O'Hare and provide a downtown terminal accessible to other transit.  

By Kim Slowey • Dec. 1, 2017

Protesters call for safer bike lanes in Philadelphia

Hours after a bicyclist was fatally hit, dozens of protesters formed a human barrier along the Philadelphia bike lane to demand safer infrastructure.

By Kristin Musulin • Nov. 30, 2017

Building with recycled materials could reduce carbon footprint

Steel, concrete and other building materials production releases more carbon pollution than each car, minivan and truck on the planet combined.

By Laurie Cowin • Nov. 30, 2017

Europe completes its first 3-D printed building

Dubbed the Building on Demand, the mixed-use structure's walls took only 50 hours to print on-site.

By Mary Tyler March • Nov. 30, 2017

Why a shared digital infrastructure is crucial for smart cities

As the world urbanizes and cities serve an increasing number of people, the importance of well-designed and robust infrastructure rises as well. 

By Hanan Markovich • Nov. 29, 2017

Los Angeles kicks off seismic program with notices to concrete building owners

There are an estimated 1,200 concrete buildings that fall under the new seismic retrofit ordinance, which is the first of its kind enacted in the U.S.  

By Kim Slowey • Nov. 28, 2017

Construction execs: Technology can help close performance gap

U.S. executives indicate that integrated project management systems, followed by BIM, will deliver the greatest return on investment.

By Laurie Cowin • Nov. 27, 2017