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Video: Green City, Clean Waters

Monday, August 2nd, 2010

When it rains in the City of Brotherly Love, problems soon follow because more than half the city has “combined” sewers – pipes that carry both storm water and sewage. When it rains, the system fills quickly. The surplus, which includes raw sewage and road oil, backs up into basements and gushes untreated into rivers through 164 overflow pipes.

Instead of going the route of many other cities and building miles-long, multibillion-dollar tunnels to hold storm-water overflows–and then pumping it back into the system when the rain stops–Philadelphia’s 20-year stormwater management plan is based on “green infrastructure” and offers benefits that can be appreciated above the ground.

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Tags: Philadelphia, pipes, sewers, stormwater, urban
Posted in Aging Infrastructure, Drinking Water, Environment, Green, Inland Waterways, Land Use, Local, Policy, Show Us Your Infra, Smart Growth, Sustainability, Urban Planning, Wastewater, Water Treatment

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Bridges 2010 Conference: San Fran, November 17-19

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

“With more bridges being declared structurally deficient or obsolete, there is a need for immediate and novel engineering solutions in order to be well prepared for potential disasters and minimize future maintenance costs.”

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Tags: CA, California, Conference, Contractors, Convention, Engineering, IQPC, San Francisco, Workshop
Posted in Aging Infrastructure, Bridges, Funding, National, Sustainability, The Infra Blog, Urban Planning

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State Transportation Reform: How Advocates Are Winning

Tuesday, July 27th, 2010

Transportation Advocates by Type of Organization

TRI-STATE TRANSPORTATION CAMPAIGN

As long as states are responsible for building and maintaining our country’s surface transportation system, they remain the central actors in transportation decision making and are the lynchpin for any lasting reform. The ability to influence policies, projects and spending decisions at the state level matters.

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Tags: Connecticut, CT, New Jersey, New York, NJ, NY, transportation, Tri-State Transportation Campaign, tsttc
Posted in Aging Infrastructure, Biking, Equity, Funding, Highway, Infra Views, Local, National, Policy, Public Transportation, Rail, Roads, Smart Growth, Transit, Urban Planning

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Bridges getting better, but still a LONG way to go

Thursday, July 22nd, 2010

The House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit met on Wednesday to discuss bridge inspection in the U.S. (a responsibility of the Federal Highway Administration). According to James Oberstar, Chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman , “With over one-half of our bridges built before 1964, it is increasingly important that we have […]

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Tags: Congress, Federal Highway Administration, FHWA, GAO, Government Accountability Office, House, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, IG, Inspector General, James L. Oberstar, Subcommittee on Highways and Transit
Posted in Accountability, Aging Infrastructure, Bridges, Democrat, Funding, National, Republican, Roads, The Infra Blog, Transit

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Climate Change, Water, and Risk: Current Water Demands Are Not Sustainable

Thursday, July 22nd, 2010

NATIONAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL
This analysis shows that climate change will have significant impacts on water supplies throughout the country in the coming decades, with over 1,100 counties facing greater risks of water shortages due to the effects of climate change. While water management and climate change adaptation plans will be essential to lessen the impacts, they cannot be expected to counter the effects of a warming climate. One reason is that the changes may simply outrun the potential for alternatives such as modifying withdrawals, increasing water use efficiency, increased water recycling, enhancing groundwater recharge, rainwater harvesting and inter-basin or inter-county transfers to make up for water deficits.

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Tags: National Resources Defense Council, NRDC, Tetra Tech, Water
Posted in Aging Infrastructure, Climate Change, Drinking Water, Green, Infra Views, Inland Waterways, National, Sustainability

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All Aboard: Clean Energy Transportation Opportunities Favor Ohio Economy

Tuesday, July 13th, 2010

POLICY MATTERS OHIO
America once led the world in production of rail cars, buses and other forms of transportation capital stock. As national attention shifted to highways and air transit in the second half of the twentieth century, investment in rail and public transit dwindled. New interest sparked by climate change and the dangers of dependency on fossil fuel and foreign oil have brought attention to pent-up demand and investment needs in this sector. National investments to repair existing stock and implement plans already in the works would provide sufficient demand to start rebuilding the public transit manufacturing sector…

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Tags: Apollo Alliance, Duke University, Ohio, Ohio Rail Development Commission, ORDC, PMO, Policy Matters Ohio, T4America, Transportation for America
Posted in Aging Infrastructure, Buses, Clean Air, Climate Change, Competitiveness, Economic Stimulus, Employment, Environment, Highway, Infra Views, Jobs, Policy, Public Transportation, Rail, Roads, Transit

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Transportation Reboot: Restarting America’s Most Essential Operating System

Thursday, July 8th, 2010

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF STATE HIGHWAY AND TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS
America faces a freight transportation capacity crisis. Our highways, railroads, ports, waterways, and airports require investment well beyond current levels to maintain—much less improve—their performance. All systems are aging and stretched to capacity. The collapse of the economy in late 2008 temporarily reduced demand at seaports, and reduced truck and rail freight volumes. The time it takes for the economy to recover will give highway, rail, and port systems a breather before the capacity of the freight system will again constrain U.S. economic growth. During this period, decision makers will need to find a way to fund the improvements needed to improve the national freight system.

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Tags: AASHTO, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, Freight, Larry Brown
Posted in Aging Infrastructure, Competitiveness, Congestion, Highway, Infra Views, National, Policy, Pollution, Public Transportation, Rail, Recovery, Republican, Roads, Sustainability, Urban Planning

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Guest on The Infra Blog: Ronald DeFeo, Chairman and CEO, Terex Corporation

Thursday, June 24th, 2010

Ronald DeFeo is the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Terex Corporation. Terex Corporation is a manufacturing franchise serving the construction, infrastructure, quarrying, recycling, mining, shipping, transportation, refining, utility, and maintenance industries.

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Tags: Franchise, Industry Professional, Manufacturing, Ron DeFeo, Ronald DeFeo, Steve Anderson, Terex, Terex Corporation, The Infra Blog
Posted in Aging Infrastructure, Aviation, Competitiveness, Congestion, Guests on The Infra Blog, High Speed Rail, National, Policy, Private Investment, Public Opinion, Public Transportation, Rail, Smart Growth, The Infra Blog, Transit, Urban Planning

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REMINDER: BALCONY TO HOST INFRASTRUCTURE FORUM FRIDAY MORNING (JUNE 25TH)

Thursday, June 24th, 2010

The Business and Labor Coalition of New York (BALCONY) will host a breakfast forum featuring Christopher Ward, Executive Director, Port Authority of NY & NJ. Steve Anderson, Managing Director, InfrastructureUSA.org, will join a panel of experts who are discussing the infrastructure needs of New York and New Jersey.

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Tags: BALCONY, Business and Labor Coalition of New York, Christopher Ward, Connecticut, CT, New Jersey, New York, New York and Vicinity Carpenters Labor Management Corporation, NJ, NY, Port Authority, Port Authority of NY & NJ, Steve Anderson
Posted in Aging Infrastructure, Competitiveness, Funding, Inland Waterways, Local, Public Transportation, Roads, Smart Growth, Technology, The Infra Blog, Transit, Urban Planning

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