infrastructure

Nashville, Tennessee, April 18 (Reuters) - Chinese government-linked hackers have burrowed into U.S. critical infrastructure and are waiting "for just the right moment to deal a devastating blow," FBI Director Christopher Wray said on Thursday. An ongoing Chinese hacking campaign known as Volt...

https://www.theverge.com/c/24070570/internet-cables-undersea-deep-repair-ships The internet is carried around the world by hundreds of thousands of miles of slender cables that sit at the bottom of the ocean. The internet is carried around the world by hundreds of thousands of miles of slender...

https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2023/dec/18/bollards-and-superblocks-how-europes-cities-are-turning-on-the-car Bollards and ‘superblocks’: how Europe’s cities are turning on the car In Paris, Barcelona and Brussels, authorities are adopting varied approaches to the task of reducing...

Is it just me or does it seem unnecesary for most of africa to have nuclear power? It seems like its mostly places that have much greater supplies of other natural resources that are aiming for nuclear. For example, Kenya is aiming for a nuclear powerplant by 2027; but has a grid that...

https://www.popsci.com/technology/amtrak-bullet-train-texas/ Texas could get a 205-mph bullet train zipping between Houston and Dallas The proposed electric railway line could travel 240 miles in under 90 minutes for over 6 million passengers per year. BY ANDREW PAUL | PUBLISHED AUG 10, 2023...

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/08/how-cities-can-stem-the-tide-of-pedestrian-deaths-from-large-cars-and-suvs/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social How cities can stem the tide of pedestrian deaths from large cars and SUVs Ever-larger cars and...

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-14/can-car-free-living-succeed-in-cities-built-around-the-automobile https://archive.is/TJoZP A rendering of The Plant, a converted industrial space envisioned as the anchor for a car-free development in Houston. Rendering courtesy of Concept...

https://www.theverge.com/23572761/amsterdam-underwater-bike-garage-future-of-transport Jan 27, 2023, 2:40 AM EST The four-year, $65 million project has everything — and nothing — to do with the automobile. By THOMAS RICKER / @trixxy That’s not water you see above in those circular windows...

Post infrastructure news, public works policy changes, general improvements or incompetence by public agencies. Meme's are welcome too.

Pretty interesting to see how intricate it is :ehh:

By Yomi Kazeem Last December, Tope Akindele, took on a new challenge as an accountant with a new hotel in Ondo, in Nigeria’s southwest. The big hope for the business was to find its feet quickly and look towards turning a profit but less than a year later, it’s unlikely that’ll be the case...

Why Chicago area residents pay millions for water that never reaches their taps By Patrick M. O'Connell, Cecilia Reyes, Ted Gregory and Angela Caputo PUBLISHED: OCT. 25, 2017 Steve Smiley points to a steady flow of water pouring into a playground in west suburban Maywood, convinced he knows...

Interesting video. The latter half of the video is a segment documenting the Yemeni bodega strike in NYC - when merchants and residents closed their businesses.

China widens its Silk Road to the world Beijing hopes its top-level two-day Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, starting this Sunday, will be a game-changer for globalization By PEPE ESCOBAR MAY 13, 2017 4:28 AM (UTC+8) Let’s cut to the chase. China’s new ‘Silk Road’ initiative...

2013 Report Card for America's Infrastructure

The Mississippi River churns past 124 towns through 10 states on its way to New Orleans and the Gulf of Mexico. The mighty river generates more than $496.7 billion in annual revenue and supports 1.5 million jobs, according to the Mississippi River Cities & Towns Initiative. The river basin and...

U.S. governors prepare wish lists for Trump infrastructure promise President Donald Trump's campaign promise for a $1 trillion infrastructure program will be in focus when U.S. governors gather on Friday in Washington, D.C., with some states making wish lists of projects ranging from a bullet...

People's Republic of China is an Army, better yet a Navy :obama: Covering half of the world's GDP... In its efforts to boost export revenues and strengthen connectivity with Europe, China announced the launch of a freight train to London that will traverse over 12,000 kilometres across 18...

Japanese road reopens one week after vast sinkhole appeared The 30 metre hole was all but filled in within 48 hours, although health and safety checks delayed the reopening :ohhh::ohhh::ohhh::ohhh::ohhh::ohhh::ohhh::ohhh::ohhh::ohhh: Muffuggas in NYC have been "working" on the BQE for over...