What civil engineers are reading this week

• Program improves water security in developing nations using carbon credits for financing

  Even as climate change affects water supplies, applying carbon credits has allowed a University of Colorado engineering resilience center to expand access to clean water for millions in Africa.

• Amazon’s DNS problem knocked out half the web, likely costing billions

  Amazon’s outage is over. But backlash over billions in losses has just started.

• NYC Gateway tunnel construction continues despite federal claim of termination

  President Donald Trump said his administration had “terminated” funding for the program on Manhattan’s west side, however, Tutor Perini, the general contractor, says it has not missed a shift.

• Removing parking minimums leads to more affordable housing, study finds

  Removing parking requirements for new buildings could help many who struggle to afford housing – and it might work elsewhere, too, a Colorado study finds.

• Civil engineers should ‘weigh in on the real impacts’ of shutdown on infrastructure, experts say

  The government shutdown began Oct. 1 and has resulted in a slew of funding freezes, including an estimated $26 billion for U.S. infrastructure projects. The pause in funding could cause major issues for projects.

• It wasn’t space debris that struck a United Airlines plane; it was a weather balloon

  The question of what happened to a United Airlines aircraft, and its severely damaged front window, appears to be answered in the form of a weather balloon.