10 Freeway in LA re-opens, and the commute begins anew
The sun starts to rise over the I-10 freeway in Los Angeles on Sunday, November 19, 2023 before Gov. Gavin Newsom announced during a press conference the re-opening by Sunday …
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Submit your own name idea for San Jose’s BART extension tunnel boring machine
It’s not every day that you get to suggest a name for a ginormous mechanical worm beneath your feet that’s creating the largest single-bore tunnel in the world. Now, here’s …
The First Small-Scale Nuclear Plant in the US Died Before It Could Live
The plan for the first small-scale US nuclear reactor was exciting, ambitious, and unusual from the get-go. In 2015, a group of city- and county-run utilities across the Mountain West …
Where You Live Is As Important As What You Eat
And then there’s identifying what role people can play, either in what they do or advocate for. Cities aren’t uniform. What can cities around the world teach one other? So: …
Why Have Climate Catastrophes Toppled Some Civilizations but Not Others?
This story originally appeared on Grist and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The Roman Empire fell more than 1,500 years ago, but its grip on the popular imagination …
The Annular Solar Eclipse Will Decimate US Solar Energy Output
To cope with the eclipse, grid operators need to line up enough alternative power sources to fill tomorrow’s gap. The lineup will be decided day-of, but will potentially include firing …
Hydro Dams Are Struggling to Handle the World’s Intensifying Weather
For BC Hydro, which serves 95 percent of British Columbia’s population, heat waves have proven a bigger problem than drought. Rivers and rains remain strong, but the province’s historically mellow …
Google’s AI Is Making Traffic Lights More Efficient and Less Annoying
Rothenberg says Google has prioritized supporting larger cities who employ traffic engineers and can remotely control traffic signals, while also spreading out globally to prove the technology works well in …
New York Needs to Get Spongier—or Get Used to More Floods
Two years after the remnants of Hurricane Ian dumped up to 10 inches of rain on New York City in just two hours, the metropolis is once again inundated today …
America Needs A New Canal To Connect The Atlantic And Pacific
America’s reliance on our road system is getting beyond absurd at this point. Road congestion, whether for people or goods, results in over 100 billion dollars per year in wasted …