U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is the largest water resources operating agency in the United States. For more than 230 years, USACE has supplied engineering solutions for water resources needs, including navigation, flood and coastal storm damage reduction, protection and restoration of aquatic ecosystems, hydropower, water supply, recreation, regulatory, and disaster preparedness and response.
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Short-Term Water Management Decisions: User Needs for Improved Climate, Weather, and Hydrologic Information
Friday, January 25th, 2013Guest on The Infra Blog: Greg Principato, Airports Council International – North America
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013Greg Principato joined Airports Council International – North America (ACI-NA) as President on July 1, 2005. In this capacity, he oversees the leading association of airports and airport-related businesses in North America, which enplane nearly all of the domestic and international airline passenger and cargo traffic on the continent. ACI-NA is the largest of the […]
View this complete post...Searching for Novel Approaches to Transportation Funding
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013Innovation NewsBriefs
Vol. 24, No. 1
As we enter the New Year (and begin our 24th year of publication), the debate about transportation funding is taking a new turn. Talk of raising the federal gas tax has become muted and even the efficacy of the gas tax itself is being questioned. And no wonder: vehicles are becoming more fuel efficient, CAFE standards are becoming more stringent, vehicle use is leveling off, and hybrids and electric vehicles are expected to slowly but surely increase their market penetration.
Failure to Act: The Impact of Current Infrastructure Investment on America’s Economic Future
Wednesday, January 16th, 2013AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS
Infrastructure is the physical framework upon which the U.S. economy operates and the nation’s standard of living depends. Everything depends on this framework, including transporting goods, powering factories, heating and cooling office buildings, and enjoying a glass of clean water.
Guest on The Infra Blog: Margie Alt, Environment America
Friday, January 11th, 2013Margie Alt is the executive director of Environment America. She oversees all aspects of the organization, including policy and strategy development for major campaigns; building the organization’s membership, visibility and field power; and recruiting and training hundreds of staff and activists. Under Margie’s direction the Environment America federation has grown to include 29 state-based groups, […]
View this complete post...Guest on The Infra Blog: Robbie Diamond, Founder, President & CEO, Securing America’s Future Energy (SAFE)
Tuesday, January 8th, 2013Robbie Diamond is the Founder, President and CEO of Securing America’s Future Energy (SAFE). In 2006, he came together with Frederick W. Smith, Chairman, President, and CEO of FedEx Corporation, and General P.X. Kelley, USMC (Ret.), 28th Commandant of the Marine Corps, to form SAFE’s Energy Security Leadership Council, a group of prominent business leaders […]
View this complete post...Revealed: House Transportation Committee Priorities for 2013
Monday, January 7th, 2013Transportation Issues Daily Last week new House Transportation Chair Bill Shuster outlined the issues and legislation his Committee will focus on during 2013. Preparing for the renewal of surface transportation programs – the modification and renewal of MAP-21 – is of course on the list. Shuster addresses what will be the toughest issue: “Key to […]
View this complete post...Jobs, Infrastructure, and the Economy: What the Voters are Saying
Monday, January 7th, 2013THE ASSOCIATION OF EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS (AEM) Download full report (PDF): Jobs, Infrastructure, and the Economy: What the Voters are Saying About the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM)www.aem.org“AEM is a trade association that provides services on a global basis for companies that manufacture equipment, products and services used worldwide in the following industries: Agriculture, Construction, Forestry, […]
View this complete post...Better Roads for a Better Minnesota
Wednesday, January 2nd, 2013Minnesota DOT: MnPILE Research Meets Reality
Monday, December 31st, 2012Shot entirely with an iPhone by Bruce Holdhusen from MnDOT Research Services. –rfilipczak on YouTube.
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