Cities look for innovative parking solutions — are there any? Parking has become a critical problem for many large cities. As downtown areas experience historic growth and popularity, developers rush in to construct high-rise condos and apartments. Restaurants and other retail stores scramble to find downtown locations. Convention centers (usually located downtown) become more active, […]
In October 2006, an historic decision was made – the 50-mile-long Panama Canal would be deepened and expanded to allow for the largest ships to pass through its channels. The estimated price tag of more than $4 billion was not a deal-killer and work was started on one of the largest, far-reaching projects in recent […]
Call it a mid-sized cities “throwdown.” The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) this week announced its $40 million Smart City Challenge, a competition targeting mid-size American cities. The objective is to increase the use of technology to improve the way transportation systems move people and products. Rather than have federal transportation experts try to determine […]
When making a list of frightening possibilities, one could easily overlook aging bridges, dams, pipelines and roads that are no longer safe. People rarely worry about a bridge collapsing or a dam breaking, but events such as these are becoming all too common. In fact, October’s heavy rains and flooding in South Carolina caused the […]
If you heard students and teachers complaining about the heat earlier this year…they’ve had good reason. Although winter has arrived in most of the country, providing a respite from the heat, the nation endured the hottest year on record. In October alone, the hottest temperatures in 136 years were recorded. Students and teachers in hot, […]
The doors of the new Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin haven’t opened yet, but officials already are working toward making the medical school a national leader in health care innovation. Medical school Founding Dean Clay Johnston, M.D., has his sights set on reinventing the Austin school and setting what could […]
Just a few years ago, the notion of autonomous vehicles would have caused people to chuckle. Not so anymore! Driverless cars are the future. Google and Lexus have already released prototypes and the competition between manufacturers is keen. In fact, seven companies have announced plans for autonomous vehicles. The market is moving so rapidly that […]