What civil engineers are reading this week

• Collaborative effort yields stunning pedestrian bridge, trail near Atlanta airport

  City leaders seize opportunity to foster long-term economic growth while improving mobility for pedestrians and cyclists.

• Remote work, extreme weather reshaping urban traffic patterns, report finds

  Los Angeles, Honolulu, San Francisco, and New York City are the nation’s most congested cities in TomTom’s 2025 traffic index.

• AI’s rising thirst for water becomes public health risk

  Artificial intelligence’s rapid expansion is placing growing pressure on water supplies and public health.

• Massive winter storm poised to hammer US transportation networks

  Highways, airports, and distribution centers are expected to be most affected by icy weather.

• Vertical wind turbines could see boost from engineer’s innovative, efficient design

  If one Canadian engineer has his way, a new form of vertical axis wind turbine might eventually join the renewable energy mix. Could a proposed stacked solution be the key?

• AI helps water utilities prepare for what’s next

  Artificial intelligence is not a magic wand that will solve all of the sector’s problems, but it’s already helping the people who keep water systems running – and its potential will only grow.