Trump administration cites augmented reality, satellite broadband as ‘transformative’ infrastructure projects The Washington Post » The Trump administration wants to spend $20 billion on a range of risky but potentially “transformative” infrastructure projects, such as satellite networks to provide rural broadband, new launchpads for private rockets, and “augmented reality” technologies to visualize and manage urban traffic congestion, a senior official said Wednesday. Michelle2018-03-20T08:44:38-08:00March 14th, 2018|Trump & Infrastructure, Urban|
The Drowning Coast: A Louisiana Village Fights for Time The New York Times » Jean Lafitte may be just a pinprick on the map, but it is also a harbinger of an uncertain future. As climate change contributes to rising sea levels, threatening to submerge land from Miami to Bangladesh, the question for Lafitte, as for many coastal areas across the globe, is less whether it will succumb than when — and to what degree scarce public resources should be invested in artificially extending its life. Michelle2018-02-27T12:01:11-08:00February 24th, 2018|Louisiana, U.S. News, Urban, Wastewater, Water|
Nearly half of California is in a drought again Curbed San Francisco » Despite a smattering of precipitation this week that included a surprise hail storm, February remains perilously arid in California, and the US Drought Monitor reports that nearly half of the state is in drought conditions and that nearly all of California is dangerously under-hydrated right now. Michelle2018-02-27T09:40:07-08:00February 23rd, 2018|California, Drinking Water, Urban, Water|
Border wall replacement work begins in California Reno Gazette Journal » The federal government began work Wednesday on replacing border wall in California, the first wall contract awarded in the Trump administration outside of eight prototypes that were built last year in San Diego. Customs and Border Protection is replacing a little more than 2 miles (3.2 kilometers) in downtown Calexico, a sliver of the president’s plan for a “big, beautiful wall” with Mexico. Michelle2018-02-28T16:38:18-08:00February 22nd, 2018|California, Trump & Infrastructure, Urban|
Connecticut DOT pitches ‘astounding,’ cheaper plan to break I-95 gridlock The CT Mirror » Connecticut could implement a “strategic and incremental” widening of Interstate 95 to relieve congestion along the state’s shoreline without having to take huge swaths of private property by eminent domain, a game-changer for breaking gridlock in Fairfield County, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said Thursday. Michelle2018-02-27T13:52:18-08:00February 22nd, 2018|Connecticut, Highways, Urban|
Los Angeles Union Station Plans Possible $2 billion Expansion ENR California » Los Angeles Union Station is considering plans to add a new southern entrance/exit for Metrolink and Amtrak trains and build a new expanded passenger concourse. The estimated $2 billion-plus project would also add a new loop track to improve operational flexibility for rail service. Michelle2018-02-08T16:52:36-08:00February 6th, 2018|California, Metro Rail / Transit, Urban|
