Public Works & Utilities

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Solar ‘brightfields’ can revitalize landfills, making use of contaminated acres otherwise vacant

More than 10,000 closed landfills and an estimated 450,000 brownfields (parcels contaminated by...

New Rochelle moves forward with downtown redevelopment and revitalization project

Although New Rochelle, N.Y., is a mile from the constant energy of New York City, it offers a...

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Report: Addressing climate change without driving up affordable housing costs will be a delicate balance

Los Angeles wants to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. Completion of that ambitious goal...

What about smart roadways? Missouri-based tech startup intends to turn highways into networks

Those who live in the northeastern United States are intimately familiar with all five seasons—summer, autumn, winter, spring and pothole season. When warmer weather finally arrives, melting snow reveals roads and bridges riddled with cracks and frost heave-inflicted pockmarks—damage taxpayers are accustomed to financially covering. That’s because maintaining public roadways through taxation has become as American as apple pie.  But with the industrial era disappearing in the […]

Genesee County and Plug Power break ground on largest green hydrogen plant in North America

Alternative energy technology provider Plug Power has begun construction on a state-of-the-art green hydrogen manufacturing facility at the Western New York Science, Technology and Advanced Manufacturing Park (STAMP) in Alabama, N.Y. in Genesee County. New York Governor Kathy Hochul joined local government leaders to break ground on the project, which will also include a 450-megawatt […]

Historic infrastructure bill presents once-in-a-century opportunity, challenges for communities

With the passage of the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill through Congress, cities and counties across the nation are taking stock of needs in their communities to best prioritize spending when funding arrives—hopefully sooner than later.  The historic initiative, which is expected to be signed by President Joe Biden next week, allots more money for infrastructure than many communities have seen […]

For public agencies, proposed ‘metaverse’ has implications beyond social media—like predicting the spread of wildfire

For the past few weeks, talk of Mark Zuckerberg’s vision of the ‘metaverse’ has dominated the internet. The metaverse—a hypothesized evolution of the internet—would take websites and social media platforms one step further into virtual reality.   And it’s not just Meta Platforms Inc. (previously Facebook) that’s latched onto the idea.  Other global tech companies including Microsoft and Nvidia are […]

Trail maintenance program set to be replenished, expanded under infrastructure bill

For constituents seeking nature’s respite, easy access to the local forests might fall high on their list of important public services. But when compared to the more pressing needs of crumbling infrastructure, leaders of cash-strapped communities might think twice before diverting money toward trail maintenance. The $1 trillion infrastructure bill passed through the House by a bipartisan consensus Friday night takes a step toward addressing this need by replenishing a key grant […]

Bipartisan infrastructure bill approved by the House; vote on social spending package delayed

With the historic passage of President Joe Biden’s Senate-passed bipartisan infrastructure bill Friday, the federal government is poised to invest  $1 trillion in America’s crumbling infrastructure. The bill sets aside tens of billions for water infrastructure, transportation needs, broadband buildouts, cybersecurity and resiliency, among other things. It marks $284 billion for transportation, $55 billion for water, $65 billion […]

American Rescue Plan Act funding guidance for local governments: What states, cities and counties should consider

 The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) was created in response to COVID-19 to provide more than $350 billion to state, local, territorial and Tribal governments in efforts to rescue the American economy and support communities struggling in the wake of the pandemic. The emergency funding was designed specifically to help keep front line public workers […]
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