Stories Tagged as
Infrastructure
L.A.'s biggest vulnerability lies under its streets
Jun 16, 2015
A major quake could rupture the city's aging system of 7,000 miles of water pipes.
Lucy Jones on why scientists need to craft stories
Jun 16, 2015
The seismologist explains how using narratives can get your message across.
U.S. is locked in to an aging highway system
Jun 15, 2015
Even after rehab, New Jersey's Pulaski Skyway will be functionally obsolete.
America's infrastructure isn't sexy
by
Kai Ryssdal
May 19, 2015
What it'll take to put America's infrastructure back in the lead.
Atlanta puts roads and bridges on its to-do list
Mar 30, 2015
Voters approved a $250 million bond package to repair the city's infrastructure.
Why borrowers turn to pricey payday loans
Mar 26, 2015
People need payday lenders because there is no alternative.
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Much ado about rusting
by
David Gura
and Austin Cross
Mar 17, 2015
Corrosion can be costly, even calamitous.
For public good, not for profit.
Drones have still got a long way to go
by
Molly Wood
Mar 11, 2015
A Swiss company is looking to the air to cut transportation costs in Africa.
Your wallet: What's broken in your community?
by
Eliza Mills
Mar 6, 2015
Talk to us the way you might in a town hall.
Baltimore sewers: time bombs buried under the streets
by
Scott Tong
Feb 25, 2015
The city's sewer system is 100 years old. Some pipes are made of wood or clay.