Cities across the country require commercial buildings to track and publicize their energy and water use in an effort to reduce it. A recent report, however, suggests it may not be working.

It’s the best time in probably the last 75 years to overhaul and upgrade our infrastructure, but city halls and statehouses are letting the moment slip away.

Though the number of rail lines has jumped, the number of people riding them has fallen. The solution, as New York City found, is bumping up service.

The number of out-of-work teens and twenty-somethings climbed to record levels during the recession. View data for each state.

Performance measures are a key management tool -- but not for everything.