Removing urban highways can improve neighborhoods blighted by decades of racist policies

Two urban policy experts explain why taking down highways that have isolated low-income and minority neighborhoods for decades is an important part of the pending infrastructure bill.

Julian Agyeman, Professor of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning, Tufts University • conversation
Sept. 7, 2021 • ~9 min

Biden moves to protect the Tongass, North America's largest rainforest, from logging and road building

Scientists are urging the Biden administration to protect mature US forests as a climate change strategy, starting with the Tongass National Forest in Alaska.

Beverly Law, Professor Emeritus of Global Change Biology and Terrestrial Systems Science, Oregon State University • conversation
Aug. 4, 2021 • ~9 min

Algorithm could improve how self-driving cars take on narrow streets

A new algorithm designed to help autonomous vehicles navigate narrow, crowded streets could help solve last-mile delivery challenges, researchers report.

Aaron Aupperlee-Carnegie Mellon • futurity
July 29, 2021 • ~5 min

E-highways: why motorway cables are probably not the best way to decarbonise lorries

Heavy goods vehicles predominantly run on diesel. Here are three options for eliminating their emissions.

Tom Stacey, Senior Lecturer in Operations and Supply Chain Management, Anglia Ruskin University • conversation
July 29, 2021 • ~6 min

Roadkill: we can predict where animals cross roads – and use it to prevent collisions

Sat-navs could one day warn motorists when they drive through high-risk areas.

Richard Michael Gunner, PhD Candidate in Animal Behaviour, Swansea University • conversation
July 7, 2021 • ~6 min

Areas in Africa with more Chinese-backed projects were more likely to experience protests

We looked at 125,000 protests across Africa and mapped them against Chinese investments.

Marco Sanfilippo, Associate Professor of Economics, Università di Torino • conversation
June 15, 2021 • ~5 min

Roads threaten bee movement and pollination

Roads can block bee movement and flower pollination, a new study shows. But relatively simple fixes, such as "road diets," can help.

Jim Erickson-Michigan • futurity
May 13, 2021 • ~9 min

GPS tracking could help tigers and traffic coexist in Asia

An infrastructure boom threatens endangered tigers across Asia. Scientists want to know more about how tigers behave near roads so they can design wildlife-friendly transportation networks.

Neil Carter, Assistant Professor of Wildlife Conservation, University of Michigan • conversation
April 23, 2021 • ~9 min

Electric cars could make the roads safer – here's how

Electric vehicles can have more than one source of power, meaning they can be controlled better.

Basilio Lenzo, Senior Lecturer in Automotive Engineering, Sheffield Hallam University • conversation
April 20, 2021 • ~7 min

How to make sure Biden's infrastructure plan can hold up to climate change – and save money

With adaptive design, infrastructure is ready to be expanded in the future. It's working for the Dutch.

Jeremy Bricker, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan • conversation
March 30, 2021 • ~8 min

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