If you think that infrastructure can’t be cool, think again. Transport systems, public utilities, telecommunications, and various facilities might sound dull and dreary on the surface, but that’s not ...

Bridges aside, North American infrastructure tends to place function over form. From freeway overpasses like giant clusters of tangled wires to data centers in hanger-sized warehouses, U.S.

Republican mockery be damned, examples of inequality in American infrastructure keep rearing their heads. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg rightly noted Monday that American infrastructure ...

President Donald Trump spoke of the need to “rebuild our crumbling infrastructure” during his State of the Union speech. New Orleans is almost a case study in the massive investment needed to repair ...

Ann Bykerk-Kauffman’s recent letter brings into focus an interesting dimension of urban development. Low density development pays less per unit for infrastructure. Examples include (but are not ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. Crain’s Editorial Board says Chicago is at a disadvantage ...

This story was originally published by Data-Smart City Solutions. Sensors are increasingly-valuable tools for better understanding, managing, and planning urban environments. In Chicago, for example, ...

Workers fix a sewer main below the sidewalk in Mid City New Orleans, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. The city of New Orleans is perhaps one of the best examples of what President Donald Trump calls the ...

As Congress and the Biden Administration grapple with an infrastructure bill, our state policymakers are also struggling with how to pay for much-needed roadway fixes — even debating a statewide ...