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Infrastructure

Rush hour traffic on Interstate 95 southbound in Baltimore
21st Century Cities
Baltimoreans feel daily impact of Key Bridge collapse
Published March 25, 2025
Survey finds Baltimore-area residents say it's harder to visit family and friends, run errands, and get to work or the doctor's office since the March 2024 incident
Francis Scott Key Bridge, April 10, 2024
Bridge safety
Major U.S. bridges at high risk of being struck by ships
Published March 24, 2025
New analysis by Hopkins researchers finds some bridges are likely to sustain catastrophic hits within the next few decades
Francis Scott Key Bridge, April 10, 2024
Bridge safety
Data mining reveals U.S. bridges with most large-ship traffic
Published Sept 23, 2024
Bridges in New York, California, and Georgia see the most traffic from the largest ships—findings that are the first step in post–Key Bridge vulnerability analysis
Francis Scott Key Bridge, March 26, 2024
Bridge safety
Johns Hopkins engineers studying ship collision risk for bridges
Published May 29, 2024
Preliminary results expected this summer on an urgent assessment of the country's bridges
City streets
Health and engineering
Data science paves the way for road safety
Published Feb 8, 2022
Project led by researcher Shima Hamidi seeks to discover the optimal road width for driver, cyclist, and pedestrian safety in city streets
Bridge construction
Economics
Inside $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill
Published Aug 11, 2021
Economist Luis Quintero evaluates the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and discusses the plan's potential for economic impact