ENR East showcases achievements of the Top Young Professionals—emerging leaders who are shaping the future of design and construction across the region.
Regional transit agencies are updating existing infrastructure rather than building large-scale projects, prioritizing improvements such as communications-based train control and exploring bus rapid transit connections to deliver capacity gains quickly and cost effectively, Voinis says.
Federal design commissioners declined to advance review, indicating early scrutiny amid an active court challenge questioning project sequencing and oversight
Federal reviewers asked the White House to return with 3D scale models rather than moving the project to the next approval step, underscoring the early stage in which the White House ballroom project remains, with litigation complicating its path.
As design review restarts, Trump’s planned White House ballroom exposes how privately funded additions can trigger federal obligations—and budget pressures—beyond their stated scope.