Daniel Lippman

Recent Articles

• How Philly’s Streets Commissioner Saves the Green
• May 31, 2012
• Carlton Williams has made Philadelphia’s streets cleaner while reducing the frequency of collection and the cost of garbage pickup. How did he do it?
• 1 Comments

• Alex Morse: 23-Year-Old Mayor of Holyoke, Massachusetts Tackles Job Creation
• Apr 30, 2012
• Alex Morse, a recent college graduate, is in charge of a town with one of the nation’s worst unemployment rates. But he has plans to change that.

• The 5 Biggest U.S. Infrastructure Projects, Plus 5 at Risk
• Mar 30, 2012
• From Washington, D.C., to California, read about the five biggest projects in the country right now -- and the five biggest ones in jeopardy.
• 9 Comments

• Mayors Urge House to Pass Senate's Transportation Bill
• Mar 23, 2012
• Local leaders join the growing chorus of advocates pushing for immediate passage of a transit and highway bill.
• 1 Comments

• Will Air Quality Rules Put Power Reliability At Risk?
• Feb 8, 2012
• Do new air quality rules announced by the EPA raise the risk that some electrical utilities could have reliability issues in keeping the lights on? That was a chief question debated by attendees at a utilities forum in Washington, D.C. Tuesday.

• Panel Says Smart Grid Development Critical to Energy Future
• Feb 1, 2012
• Three energy experts on a panel at Governing's Outlook in the States and Localities conference said Tuesday that building a "smart grid" is key to ensuring a better utility system and brighter future for the U.S.