Longer Subway Trains. High-Tech Signals. Communications Robots. Subway ‘Genius’ Ideas Announced.
The winners were selected out of 438 submissions from 23 countries and each winning entry receives a cash prize.
Emily Warren Roebling, the Woman Behind the Man Who Built the Brooklyn Bridge
She was not an engineer. But she was instrumental to the construction of the great engineering feat.
Donald Trump’s Tunnel Vision
The president has changed his mind about offering federal support for a critical underwater project between New York and New Jersey.
Trump’s Yanked Support for Hudson Tunnel Angers Those Who Saw a Done Deal
President Trump’s move to block funding for an infrastructure project that’s widely viewed as an urgent need is the latest twist in a yearslong saga.
Trump Pushes Republicans in Congress to Oppose Funding Hudson Rail Tunnel
The Obama administration had ranked the tunnel project as the United States’ No. 1 priority in transportation infrastructure, and had informally agreed to help pay for it.
Please Don’t Flush the Toilet. It’s Raining.
The city wants people in parts of Brooklyn and Queens to delay showers, chores and even toilet flushing during rainstorms to keep sewers from overflowing.
Experts Doubt Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Will Boost Economy
New studies suggest the president’s plan would foster as little as $20 billion in new infrastructure spending. The Trump administration claims $1.5 trillion.
When Calling an Uber Can Pay Off for Cities and States
New taxes and fees on ride-hailing services have raised millions of dollars for transportation, infrastructure, and even public schools.
The Pull of Populism
In year two, the Trump administration drifts back toward its campaign-season promises.
Trump’s Budget: Spending and Cuts Under Fire
One reader calls the budget a “profligate spending spree.” Another says that explains why the president “filed for bankruptcy so many times.”