Urban Planning and Transportation
Monday, January 20, 2025
Montgomery mayor seeks housing solutions at U.S. Conference of Mayors
More than 250 mayors from cities in Alabama and across the country gathered this weekend to tackle the nation's most prominent issues at the 93rd annu…
Monday, January 20, 2025
Brookhaven mayor focuses on sustainability at national mayors conference
John Park, mayor of Brookhaven, joined more than 250 mayors at the 93rd annual winter meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors in Washington, D.C…
Monday, January 20, 2025
Future of sustainable aviation fuel in MT, U.S. depends on policy
Montana is a U.S. leader in the growing industry of sustainable aviation fuel. Experts in the field, and in the agricultural sector, hope to see new …
TX nonprofit calls trees good for your health, cooling your neighborhood
By María Ramos Pacheco for The Dallas Morning News.Broadcast version by Freda Ross for Texas News Service reporting for the Solutions Journalism …
Bill would build more EV charging stations in rural VA
Virginians are buying more electric vehicles and need more charging stations but they are not being built across the state equally. House Bill 1791 …
Veteran CO lawmaker sets sights on climate, child care in 2025
In 2019, Colorado lawmakers set goals for cutting climate pollution by at least half by the year 2030, and by 90% by 2050 - compared with 2005 levels…
How to approach MD climate risks when saving for retirement
For workers or pension systems trying to keep support for the fossil-fuel industry to a minimum, one expert has some suggestions. Just last month…
Energy industry new focus for human trafficking education
January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month and educators are training workers in key industries to recognize and report the crime…
Federal funds boost climate-focused MA transportation projects
Massachusetts will benefit from more than $100 million in new federal funding for various transportation projects. Neighborhoods divided by busy …
AARP Nebraska opens applications for Community Challenge grants
Many towns and nonprofit groups probably have ideas about how to improve their communities and now, there is a chance to get funding for projects…
Nebraska university students address affordable housing shortage
Some University of Nebraska students are gaining career skills as they work to address the state's affordable housing shortage by making small…
Number of CO homeless families up by 134% in single year
The number of Colorado families experiencing homelessness rose by 134%, from 3,600 in 2023 to more than 8,500 families in 2024, according to new …