FutureStructure Perspectives

We travel many thousands of miles from our NYU lab toward both the North and South poles so we can see what’s happening on the glacier and in the ocean off Greenland and Antarctica.

Communities face a lot of challenges in improving Internet access. The key is engaging stakeholders in a collaborative process.

We expect to pay for services like phones and electricity and water that are reliable. Shouldn't we treat roads the same way?

By cutting out the middlemen, our pension funds are harnessing the power of their capital.

Contrary to the impression created by last week's decision by the Supreme Court to delay new limits on power plant pollution, the EPA did calculate the costs of imposing new limits on the amount of toxins power plants could release into the air.

While America didn't buy as many fuel-efficient vehicles as Obama wanted, ambitious goals are necessary in the face of finite fossil fuel resources and climate change.

To attract young professionals, cities increasingly are going to have to think multi-modal.

Better technology for data analysis and visualization fuels Main Street's move to evidence-based decision-making.

By removing public subsidies for coal, we can speed the transition to a clean-energy future rather than doubling down on the costly fuel of the past.

Everyone is talking about smart cities. And yet, new public- and private-sector questions are emerging as more organizations engage with this global technology megatrend. So how can you take these opportunities to the next level? Who are the leaders within this hot Internet of Things (IoT) category? Which academic studies and white papers offer best practices and the most helpful resources to take your region to the next level? What cyber-risks are emerging? Here are answers and resources to consider.

The potential benefits of autonomous vehicles are exciting, but innovators and government officials must first overcome several barriers to change.

Some members of the public understandably will be apprehensive about the safety of the vehicles, and the companies seeking public support should be willing to be transparent about accidents.

Technology, government policy and public opinion are converging toward vehicles that don't need anyone behind the wheel.

Cities were once thought to be inferior to their surrounding suburbs. Thanks to the millennials, that view is changing.

Why do we keep investing the minimum amount while other countries pass us by in quality and breadth of transportation networks?

America’s infrastructure deficit problem needs fixing. Municipal bonds are an antiquated method for raising capital that only solves a part of the problem. What about P3s?