FutureStructure Perspectives

The massive Ivanpah solar power plant uses natural gas – even more than it expected last year. It's not ideal, but solar power and natural gas are a powerful, and relatively 'green,' combination.

As the international community moves to put sustainability at the core of global development strategies, innovations already in place in our historic districts should also be considered.

Sen. Susan Collins says that regulators must strike a balance between legitimate uses by responsible drone owners and “dangerous intrusions caused by irresponsible operators."

Ever since the Gold Rush, San Franciscans have been innovating and developing, which has created a long-standing tradition of embracing entrepreneurship and celebrating diversity.

From smart drones to smart homes to smart cars that drive themselves, the world is dramatically changing all around us. So are governments ready to take advantage of these new innovative opportunities emerging within the Internet of Things (IoT)? Or, as almost everything gets connected to the Internet, could these newly connected devices become “Trojan Horses” that inadvertently bring the next generation of data breaches? What’s being done globally in the public sector with IoT right now?

The more you look at the California high-speed rail project's finances, the shakier they seem.

Canada's Stephen Harper and Australia's Tony Abbott, both of whom take anti-climate stances, have been displaced. What does this say about climate as a voter issue?

Drones could be among the tools of urban infrastructure that repairs itself.

Failure taught the city an important lesson: Go big or go home.

Local decision-makers who fail to prepare their communities for climate change could find themselves in court.

When an agency fails as spectacularly as the Boston region's transit system has, it's time for some competition.

Experts say cutting ozone to federal health standards while meeting state greenhouse gas emissions targets will require a radical transformation of California's transportation sector over the next two decades.

The academic community has to make sure researchers and scientists engage with the general public.

Bicycling and walking have earned preferred status as alternative transportation options, particularly among millennials.

A reporter's brief trip in the backseat of a Google self-driving car shows how developers are taking advantage of Austin's traffic patterns to teach its software how to handle the mundane and unpredictable.

A summit on climate change between officials from the U.S. and China underscores the crucial role cities need to play in meeting national carbon-emission goals.

Current clean diesel technology is more than capable of meeting tough air quality rules while still delivering excellent fuel performance. Biofuels could make it even cleaner.

As new ways of buying and selling energy emerge, the system of monopoly control is being challenged.