Urban Planning and Transportation
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
SD communities say federal aid isn't 'waste' to them
CORRECTION: This web-version of the story initially listed Rep. Dusty Johnson as "Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-N.D." It has since been corrected to reflect …
Monday, April 21, 2025
OH parents seek tougher sentences for fatal school-zone collisions
Parents of students killed or injured in school-zone crosswalks are backing a measure in the Ohio General Assembly to increase the penalty from a misd…
Passenger rail funding bill narrowly fails Montana Senate vote
Communities in southern and eastern Montana were connected to passenger rail lines running from Chicago to Seattle until 1979. An effort to fund the …
MN police chief: Drivers need to break cell phone habit
Law enforcement agencies are still trying to get the message through about the dangers and costs that stem from distracted driving. A Minnesota …
Ratepayers sound off on proposed sale of Minnesota Power
Public hearings continue tonight and tomorrow for the proposed sale of Minnesota's second largest utility. The deal is drawing a lot of attention…
Repeal of climate tax credits could cost thousands of Ohio jobs
Federal clean energy investment and tax credits have led to a surge of thousands of new jobs for Ohioans but a budget bill pending in Congress could b…
MD automakers, health groups rally against delay in vehicle pollution standards
A bill would effectively delay implementation of clean car and truck programs in Maryland, but electric-vehicle manufacturers and health groups are …
Could easy-to-grab data aid small-town planning? ND officials think so
North Dakota has launched a new centralized online data hub and small-town mayors see it as an asset because information is power in trying to make th…
Report Card: TN gets 'C' for its infrastructure
Tennessee gets a grade of "C" in a new Report Card about the condition of America's infrastructure. The American Society of Civil Engineers said the …
Report: Major upgrades needed for AR infrastructure
The latest infrastructure Report Card from the American Society of Civil Engineers said Arkansas lags behind the rest of the nation when it comes to t…
High-impact data centers could pose WV energy, environment threats
Large, energy-intense buildings used in Bitcoin mining, cloud computing and artificial intelligence data processing industries could become more …
Report Card: PA gets 'C-minus' for its infrastructure
Pennsylvania gets a grade of "C-minus" in a new Report Card about the condition of America's infrastructure. The American Society of Civil Engineers …