NYC moves forward with $905M plan for Queens’ housing expansion

A historic neighborhood rezoning plan that will bring approximately 15,000 new homes to New York City is moving forward.  The New York City Council’s Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises and Committee on Land Use recently approved the OneLIC Neighborhood Plan, which involves rezoning that will bring new homes to Long Island City, Queens, including 4,350 […]

Voters approve $105M Flathead County jail bond 

Voters in Flathead County, Montana, have approved a $105 million bond funding the construction of a new jail and public safety offices.  The existing jail has been in a state of poor condition for years as officials struggle to appropriately manage overcrowding and ongoing degradation of the facility. As the jail decays, it has posed […]

The Final Mile – the U.S. simply must rush to finish its critical lead pipe cleanup!

An estimated 9.2 million lead service lines currently deliver drinking water to homes, businesses, schools, and unsuspecting citizens throughout the U.S. Lead water lines pose an extremely high public safety issue. This has been a known fact for many years, and concern was raised again recently when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released data […]

Michigan targets highways, multimodal infrastructure in new $16B transportation plan

The Michigan State Transportation Commission (STC) has officially approved the transportation department’s $16.1 billion Five-Year Transportation Program (5YTP). The document will now be transmitted to the Michigan Legislature, state budget director and the House and Senate fiscal agencies by March 1, 2026.  The 5YTP will be used to connect the Michigan Department of Transportation’s (MDOT) […]

DOE seeks offers for new Kentucky AI data center, power projects

The Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Environmental Management has issued a Request for Offer (RFO) soliciting proposals to build and power AI data centers on the department’s Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant cleanup site in Kentucky. Applications are due by Jan. 30, 2026.  The request is part of the administration’s latest effort to leverage federal […]

Denver voters OK $950M ‘Vibrant Denver’ bond 

Denver voters approved a $950 million bond package Nov. 4 containing capital improvement projects spanning the city. The bond package, dubbed Vibrant Denver, has five independent measures that were put before voters.  Each measure contains a list of related capital infrastructure projects. Vibrant Denver measure 2A covers projects in the transportation and mobility infrastructure space, […]

Atlanta advances with $82M Lenox Road pedestrian project

The city of Atlanta is undertaking an $82 million project to reconstruct 1.25 miles of Lenox Road into a Complete Street designed to accommodate and protect pedestrians. While the first phase is already underway, construction on Phases 2 and 3 is expected to begin in 2027.  The design phase for the second and third phases […]