Category: Infrastructure

Infrastructure, Volume 1

It May be Time to Get Off the Electric Grid

The unsustainable use of electricity in AI development By Kira Donegan, Photo by Brett Sayles on Pexels From drafting an email to online “relationships”, artificial intelligence (AI) has seemingly become the new “man’s best friend”. After all, it saves us time and brainpower. But the technology is soaking up another kind of energy.  AI is used in everything from college papers to healthcare services, with … Continue reading It May be Time to Get Off the Electric Grid

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Infrastructure, Volume 1

Bike, Bike, Baby

Could biking help us rethink what transportation looks like in American cities? By Kira Donegan, Photo by Markus Spiske on Pexels For Carlos Gonzalez, a master’s student with no car at Syracuse University, biking is a daily commute. He’s one of a record 112 million Americans who rode a bike at least once in 2024, according to a biennial report from PeopleForBikes–a coalition dedicated to … Continue reading Bike, Bike, Baby

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Infrastructure, Supplementals, Volume 1

Three Sustainable Urban Concepts You Need to Know

By Kira Donegan You may have heard the term “sustainable urbanism” thrown around, perhaps even impossible to escape. As cities grapple with climate change, there has been increasing concern for how long the concrete jungles will last. Green urban design concepts have existed for decades. Sustainable urbanism combines three: New Urbanism, Smart Growth and Green Urbanism. New Urbanism New Urbanism took off in the United … Continue reading Three Sustainable Urban Concepts You Need to Know

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