Rockefeller Foundation Launches 100 Resilient Cities Program
100 years ago, when the Rockefeller Foundation was granted its charter with the mission to promote the well-being of humanity around the..
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Melbourne Looks to Developers to Fund Conservation to Offset City Sprawl
Developers will pay almost $1 billion over the next four decades under a plan the state government says will create at least 38 new..
Creative Urban Planning Needed to Evolve During Economic Hardship
This week, Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan called for a new creativity in urban planning, during a talk at MIT...
Chicago’s Infrastructure Trust Has the World Watching
Governments across Europe, Canada and Australia have long turned to the private sector to help finance public assets, and even in the U.S.,..
USDA Announces Funding for Rural Electric Smart Grid Projects
Rural electric cooperative utilities across 13 states will receive nearly $280 million for grid infrastructure, Tom Vilsack, secretary for..
Water Infrastructure Bill Could Hit the Senate Floor in April
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) told Senate Democrats on Tuesday that he would bring a large infrastructure authorization bill..
Texas Confronts Drought with Legislation to Fund Water Projects
Significant new funding for water projects in a dry, thirsty Texas moved one step closer to becoming a reality. The bill, HB 4, would take..
Space-Time Insight Raises $14 Million in Series B Funding
At Utility Analytics Week, Space‐Time Insight, the leading provider of next‐generation situational intelligence solutions, today..
Private Funding Needed for US Water Infrastructure
Much of the US water and wastewater infrastructure was constructed generations ago and is nearing or at the end of its useful life, as..
Exploring Ways of Funding the Smarter City
The ultimate stakeholder in Smarter City initiatives is often a local authority – they alone have the responsibility to ensure the..
