How do you construct a greater future? What systems have to be in place to make sure we now have the very best, most sustainable final result for the planet? Why is a lot stuff broken?
These were the questions we asked ourselves as we outlined this special issue on infrastructure. We all know that things like roads and bridges and wastewater treatment facilities are what make modern life possible. But there’s loads more to our infrastructure that mostly goes unnoticed. So let’s change that.
We explore why the following few years are pivotal for self-driving trucks, look into the broadband industry’s long history with racial discrimination, ask what it would take to get rural Americans to adopt electric vehicles, and investigate the explanations Wi-Fi is so slow in most individuals’s homes. We also take a look at some very cool stuff, like space lasers, EV battery recycling, and the large triumphs of a straightforward bike lane.
We’re constructing for tomorrow. And we’re starting right away.