North and South America

Public transport in Canada: Ottawa leads the way with its project

Ottawa is further ahead of its bigger neighbours in the latest round of public transport investment

Startups and innovation join the fight against drought

Imagine H2O is an accelerator specialized in developing products to conserve water

Green infrastructure: the future of the U.S.

Investments in clean energy and sustainable mobility to reduce air pollution

Rebuild Illinois: $45 billion for infrastructure

The Illinois State government has launched a multi-billion infrastructure plan focused on the major transport hub of Chicago, creating more than 500,000 potential jobs

Half a billion dollars to save Lower Manhattan from climate change

Infrastructure investments to protect New York City from hurricanes that endanger it

Bogotá ready to build its metro

Work on the city’s first metro line is set to begin in March 2020

New York: More limits than the sky for new skyscrapers

The quest to build ever higher buildings in United States is slowing as preferences and practicalities change

More than $70 billion for U.S. dams

The Association of State Dam Safety Officials raise the alarm on the state of U.S. dams

Gowanus Canal: working to give Brooklyn’s historic waterway a new life

Urgent measures are being taken to clean up the dangerously polluted canal that crosses Brooklyn