Struggling Local Governments May Get Help From the Private Sector
As their fiscal woes become worse, some government officials are looking more closely at public-private partnerships as a way to jump-start their economies.
He Brought Moynihan Train Hall to Life, but Didn’t Live to See It
Many credit Michael Evans with turning the vision for the hall at Penn Station into a reality. Before it opened, he took his own life.
OPEC Revenues Fact Sheet
(Thu, 14 Jan 2021) The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecasts that members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) will earn about $323 billion in net oil export revenues in 2020. If realized, this forecast revenue would be the lowest in 18 years. Lower crude oil prices and lower export volumes drive this expected decrease in export revenues.
Price Elasticity of Energy Use in the Residential and Commercial Sectors
(Thu, 14 Jan 2021) This paper describes how the <em>Annual Energy Outlook 2020</em> (AEO2020) versions of EIAâs National Modeling System (NEMS) Residential and Commercial Demand Models responded to changes in delivered energy prices. Own-price and cross-price elasticities are described.
Moynihan Train Hall: It’s Stunning. And, a First Step.
A $1.6 billion transformation of a post office has gifted the city with a lofty, light-filled steel, glass and marble cathedral, our critic writes.
$60 Million High Line Expansion to Connect Park to Moynihan Train Hall
Gov. Andrew Cuomo will propose a 1,200-foot elevated pathway that will lead to the new Penn Station development, to be financed by public and private funds.
What Schumer’s Rise to Senate Majority Leader Means for New York
Senator Chuck Schumer is poised to become the state’s first Senate majority leader, putting New York in position to reap the benefits.
Water Main Break Floods Cross Bronx Expressway, Trapping Drivers
The rupture highlighted the frail state of the city’s aging infrastructure.
U.S. Energy Atlas
(Mon, 04 Jan 2021) The U.S. Energy Atlas is EIAâs new web-based mapping tool, which features detailed energy infrastructure and enhanced navigation and data accessibility features. The available map layers, based on EIA data, include locations of power plants, coal mines, oil and natural gas wells, pipelines, storage facilities, natural gas processing plants, refineries, and other types of energy facilities. Some of the most notable new features include new energy infrastructure maps and disruptions maps and an open data catalogue. The U.S.
La COVID-19 no será el fin de las ciudades
Por qué ni Estados Unidos ni el mundo pueden existir sin las urbes.