Until we have a credible plan for maintaining our existing transportation infrastructure, we must stop building more roads and bridges. Period.
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This case shows why local governments need to do a better job accounting for maintenance costs.
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Because we depend so heavily on cars, what happens when roads become too icy to drive on? The answer: road salt. But there are serious consequences to relying on salt for road-clearing.
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As of November 15, Alaska is flush with federal infrastructure money. How should it be spent?
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We’re skeptical that the bill will address the real and current infrastructure needs in our cities today—but the good news is, you can. And you can get started right now.
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Building to last is the only thing we can afford to do. The social and environmental costs of disposable buildings are far too high.
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By building disposable structures, we are leading ourselves toward a socially, economically, and environmentally ruinous future.
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The past proves that people tend to disregard the long-term costs of the plans they make, particularly if they reap the benefits and others pay the costs. We must become more sophisticated than this.
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A Studebaker factory once brought jobs to South Bend, IN, but what’s happened to the city (and its infrastructure) now that the factory has closed its doors?
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The instrumentalizing of our relationship with place has left us only practicing stewardship when we benefit from it. But it's our responsibility to live with an attitude of longevity.
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Rather than building new parks, it’s time we #DoTheMath on the ones we’ve already got.
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The recent tragedy in Surfside, Florida, is both a harbinger of things to come and emblematic of the nation’s larger problem with maintaining our built environment.
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The recent failure of a Memphis bridge is costing millions every day. And there are 45,000 others like it in the U.S. that could suffer the same fate.
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The federal government pays the upfront costs for infrastructure, but the responsibility for its maintenance is yours. Forever.
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Do no harm: put your people and their needs at the heart of your approach. Here’s how.
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Incremental development doesn’t just look better—it’s the only path to long-term solvency.
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In an era in which so many people aspire to be the next Steve Jobs, who will channel their ambition in the pursuit of caretaking work?
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Here’s a pragmatic way to close the gap between what businesses know they need to thrive and what their cash-strapped cities can actually provide.
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Think budget-busting infrastructure spending isn’t happening in YOUR city? Ask these two questions to find out.
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It’s easy for “maintaining” our public investments to become “upgrading” our public investments. Especially when there is money available. And especially when that money is borrowed.
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