The Boring Company: What 8 Cities Really Think of Elon Musk’s Tunnel Vision

Inverse » Elon Musk is getting dug into the nitty-gritty of city politics. The Boring Company, a venture the entrepreneur started two years ago, has been aiming to convince local legislators that the answers to their traffic woes is building lots of tunnels. City officials from Sydney to New York have mixed reactions, now that an initial 1.14-mile test tunnel (cost: $10 million) has been opened for assessment.

2019-04-18T10:31:12-08:00March 26th, 2019|Australia, California, Illinois, Maryland, Nevada, New York, Roads, Virginia|

Transit Advocates: Is the White House Purposefully Delaying Project Funds?

Governing » Advocates say the Federal Transit Administration is sitting on nearly $1.8 billion that’s supposed to help build light rail lines, streetcars and subway improvements. Delaying these projects, they argue, could increase costs for local transit agencies.

Audit: $360M needed to fix New York dams

Times Union » Dozens of dams in New York’s Capital Region are one superstorm from failure, according to a new report comptroller’s report, and pose a widespread danger should any collapse.

2018-06-18T10:41:31-08:00June 14th, 2018|Dams, New York|
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