urban infrastructure

How resilience can blunt impact of terrorist attacks

In the aftermath of the London terror attacks, we asked professor Stephen Flynn, founding director of the Global Resilience Institute, to discuss the importance of remaining resilient in the face of chronic terrorism. “The kind of stoic response that both Londoners and Israelis are noted for,” Flynn says, “provides a measure of deterrence.”

by Jason Kornwitz June 6, 2017

Challenges, opportunities ahead for repairing nation’s aging infrastructure

President Donald J. Trump has identified repairing the nation’s aging infrastructure as a national priority. Jerome Hajjar, professor and chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, says “infrastructure requires consistent, significant investment,” and that engineers are primed to develop cost-effective solutions to address this national priority.

by Greg St. Martin February 2, 2017

Northeastern selected to lead research on nation’s pressing transportation challenges

Northeastern University has been selected by the U.S. Department of Transportation as one of 18 “forward thinking and influential institutions” to lead research aimed…

by Greg St. Martin January 31, 2017

Squash and sustainability: Open Classroom to explore our food system

Eating is something we do every day, but how often do we consider the social, economic, global, and environmental cogs behind our food system? This semester’s Myra Kraft Open Classroom series, which starts tonight, encourages the Boston community to do just that.

by Molly Callahan January 11, 2017

Infrastructure, shallow earthquake contribute to Italian towns’ destruction

Professor and post-disaster recovery expert Daniel Aldrich discusses this week’s earthquake in Italy, what the country has and hasn’t done to protect itself against seismic activity, and what it will take for the affected communities to heal.

by Molly Callahan August 26, 2016

Light shines on underpass makeover

A new temporary light installation designed by School of Architecture faculty is part of a state transportation project to transform a forgotten piece of land under I-93 into a multi-modal link between two Boston communities.

by Joe O'Connell February 3, 2014