Texas has lessons for all of us on infrastructure resilience
The snow and ice that unleashed a cascading set of power and water outages in Texas and surrounding states was a natural event.
How a federal Climate Planning Unit can manage built environment risks and costs
Americans are driving more miles, consuming more water, and sprawling further outward—all of which are fueling more climate challenges.
Texas Is a Rich State in a Rich Country, and Look What Happened
We don’t realize how fragile the basic infrastructure of our civilization is.
The Texas storm was just a preview of climate change impacts on infrastructure
The Texas storm was just a preview of climate change impacts on infrastructure, says Shalini Vajjhala @refocuspartners. Being reactive not proactive will lead to "increasingly severe failures - cascading failures."
Texas Blackouts Point to Coast-to-Coast Crises Waiting to Happen
Continent-spanning storms triggered blackouts in Oklahoma and Mississippi, halted one-third of U.S. oil production and disrupted vaccinations in 20 states.
Prioritize people, not projects: Addressing the harms of legacy infrastructure in the COVID-19 recovery
As the COVID-19 pandemic and recession drag on, millions of households are looking to Washington for answers.
Four steps to undo the harms of legacy infrastructure in the COVID-19 recovery
Across the U.S., millions of people lack reliable and affordable water, transportation, energy, and broadband access.
Route Fifty’s Parent Company Buys Community Platform for Local Government Leaders
Government Executive Media Group, parent company of Route Fifty, announced Wednesday that it has acquired The Atlas for Cities, a digital platform that provides a community for local government leaders to exchange ideas and best practices.
Govtech intelligence platform, The Atlas for Cities, bought by Government Executive Media Group
The Atlas for Cities, the 500 Startups-backed market intelligence platform connecting tech companies with state and local governments, has been acquired by the Growth Catalyst Partners-backed publishing and market intelligence company Government Executive Media Group.
Catastrophe finance innovators turn attention to pandemics
Could capital market instruments help the world prepare for or react to another pandemic? Those who have spent the last few years designing these types of tools for natural disasters have some ideas.