What civil engineers are reading this week

• Business leaders can navigate climate change and help combat it, new book asserts

  For civil engineers, climate change’s effects are increasingly visible and the need for action ever clearer. But for business leaders, it can be difficult to cut through the noise. A new book offers advice.

• Cities turn to AI to speed housing permitting

  Artificial intelligence tools aim to address one of the most persistent sources of delays: incomplete applications.

• All aboard Amtrak’s sleeker, cleaner new trains

  The $8 billion Airo fleet promises cleaner, more reliable service as passenger rail enjoys record ridership – and faces an uncertain future.

• New bridge in eastern Rwanda brings transformative benefits to residents on each side

  A permanent suspension bridge will provide access to schools, hospitals, markets, and transportation routes. The engineers on the project share their firsthand recollections about the work with ASCE.

• To win AI race, the US needs expanded pumped storage hydropower, report says

  Faster permitting and project development will expand pumped storage hydropower and meet growing electricity demand related to artificial intelligence, a report says. Why is the technology ideal for AI data centers?

• Team uses fiber-reinforced polymer to repair concrete-filled steel piles at Port of New Orleans

  The Nashville Wharf was restored while remaining operational, avoiding the significant costs and disruption associated with large-scale pile replacement.