FutureStructure Perspectives
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Transit officials in Kansas City, Mo. plan to eliminate bus fares system-wide this year.
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As alternate transportation options have become more widespread, students at California Polytechnic State University have shown no signs of declining car use, according to a study examining car commutes.
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Castle Rock State Park in California is using the KETOS water-monitoring system which conducts continuous tests of the park's drinking water.
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About 5.8 million Americans make their living as commercial drivers. As their vehicles are replaced with autonomous ones, where will those jobs go?
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Research shows nearly 90 percent of vehicles on the road could be replaced by a low-cost electric vehicle available on the market today. -
Cities are increasingly viewing parking in a negative light and rethinking its place in metropolitan America.
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The Obama administration wants to regulate methane leaks from oil and gas operations. Here's why we can't count on market forces to make it work.
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This method of crowdsourcing science legwork is ready to expand into other disciplines – and maybe the amateurs themselves can start calling some of the shots.
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The world has plenty of great new skylines -- however historic public spaces retrofitted for the 21st century seem to be forgotten.
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This is an innovation in energy that has implications going forward for every sector of modern industrial society. It isn’t too much of an exaggeration to say that Solar Impulse has ushered in a new era.
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In polls, Californians are overwhelmingly supportive of working to stop global warming, but the state's strategy is gathering problems and crying out for a tune-up.
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A shift from heavy reliance on fossil fuels toward renewable energy aided by subsidies is essential to limit the risks that climate change poses for the environment, public health and the economy.
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P3s have the potential to bring in private-sector money to jump-start projects that might not happen otherwise.
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Can nuclear power plants like California Diablo Canyon be replaced without greatly raising emissions? It's an open question.
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The ruling should help eliminate uncertainty around Houston development and promote more clarity around city zoning.
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City and digital government leaders must demonstrate clear value, tangible outcomes and engaging experiences for their inhabitants, delivering public service for the future.
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Places that are currently taking the needs of an aging population seriously will do best over the long haul.
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In a part of Washington state hit hard by extreme fire, a fire ecologist explains how prescribed burns and thinning can make the land more fire-resilient.
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Many of Denmark's windmills are partially owned by individual investors in the community, which helps to fund projects while tempering opposition.
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Weather radios bleep their warnings; television programs are interrupted with emergency alerts; cellphones ring with weather-service news.
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The innovative highway bonding process allowed Idaho to invest $857.6 million in highway improvement projects in six corridors throughout the state from 2006 to late 2015.
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