The digital transformation taking place in cities and towns across the country is at the stage where the major barrier to adoption is no longer a lack of awareness or even a fear of the unknown. Rather, those municipal leaders who have yet to fully engage…
Transportation Troubleshooting: From Wishful Thinking to Urban Linking: Deck Lids are Transforming Cities
In the evolving landscape of urban transportation, highway deck lids—sometimes known as “caps”—are transforming how cities reconnect neighborhoods,…
Thoughts From Engineers: Looking to Nature for Solutions
The city of Madison, Wis., sits within a chain of five lakes, each connected to the other in a staggered linear formation via the Yahara River, which…
Executive Corner: Major Updates to the DBE Program: What Firms Need to Know
In the 2025 Sustainable Engineering annual issue of Informed Infrastructure, we examined how ongoing litigation and policy developments were creating uncertainty around the future of Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) and Minority/Women-Owned…
Code Update: Designing and Specifying Fabricated Metal Access Hatches with ASTM C1802
Fabricated metal access hatches are essential yet easily overlooked components in modern construction. Designed to remain unobtrusive, they provide secure access to utilities, mechanical systems and maintenance areas while blending seamlessly into floors,…
Water Works: Passive Stormwater Control Measure (SCM) Effectiveness: Have We Reached Our Limits?
It’s easy to understand why we have predominantly relied on passive stormwater management infrastructure to date. Such stormwater control measures (SCMs) generally are small-scale, highly dispersed practices, installed on a wide variety of sites without…
Change Leader: How Utilities Can Improve GIS Migration by Rethinking Design Data Management
As utilities modernize their GIS platforms, one question continues to challenge even the most experienced teams: how should network design data be managed during platform migration? Traditionally, utility infrastructure design has been managed…
Future Forward (Powered by ACEC): ACEC Research Institute Study Reveals Economic Impact of Engineering Industry
Powered by: In an era marked by volatility—economic, institutional and cultural—the engineering industry continues to be a quiet yet common thread of our communities and an essential force of cohesion for our economy. The work of engineers…
Engineering The Future: The Only Constant Is Change
I remember hearing “the only constant is change” when I was in college, and it caused me to think about how I could make myself ready for evolving change. I couldn’t have imagined in the 1980s just how quickly the world would change in my lifetime—and…
From the Editor: Never Forget That ‘Every Little Bit Counts’
At the end of this turbulent year, I want to highlight some positive things. The state of my country offers little to be excited about in a positive way, in my opinion, so I will rely on some more personal experiences and reflections. Please bear with…
