This is the twelfth in a series of entries celebrating infrastructure achievements in the United States.
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Great American Infrastructure: The Sundial Bridge, Redding, CA
Thursday, January 5th, 2012What Lies Ahead for Transportation in 2012?
Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012Innovation NewsBriefs Vol. 23, No. 1 As we enter 2012 ( and begin our 23rd year of publication), we wish our readers the best in the New Year! As befits this time of year, our thoughts turn to the events that await us in the days ahead. Putting aside the major imponderable — the outcome […]
View this complete Infra Blog post...Great American Infrastructure: Grand Coulee Dam
Wednesday, December 28th, 2011
This is the eleventh in a series of entries celebrating infrastructure achievements in the United States.
What: The Grand Coulee Dam, located in Washington State and the largest hydro-power producer in the United States, is one of the top ten largest producers of electricity in the world.
View this complete Infra Blog post...Great American Infrastructure: The Eisenhower Memorial Tunnel
Friday, December 23rd, 2011
This is the tenth in a series of entries celebrating infrastructure achievements in the United States.
The Eisenhower Memorial Tunnel, the highest vehicular tunnel in the world, lies entirely within the Arapaho National Fores…During construction approximately 1 million cubic yards of material was cleared from each bore. 190,000 cubic yards of concrete was used for each tunnel lining.
View this complete Infra Blog post...February 28th – March 1st: High Speed Rail Summit, Washington, DC
Thursday, December 22nd, 2011
From US High Speed Rail Association: USHSR DC Summit 2012 from Steven Skemp on Vimeo. “Don’t miss this exciting high speed rail event of the year – High Speed Rail Summit DC! The Nation’s capital is the place to be this February 28-March 1. Business and political leaders will come together with the world’s top […]
View this complete Infra Blog post...Guest on The Infra Blog: Greg Lindsay, Author, “Aerotropolis: The Way We’ll Live Next”
Tuesday, December 20th, 2011
Greg Lindsay is a contributing writer for Fast Company and the author of Aerotropolis: The Way We’ll Live Next, which examines how and where we choose to live in an interconnected world. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, The Financial Times, McKinsey Quarterly, World Policy Journal, […]
View this complete Infra Blog post...The Troubled Future of the California High-Speed Rail Project
Monday, December 19th, 2011Vol. 22, No. 34
A congressional oversight hearing, focused on the concerns surrounding the troubled California high-speed rail project, cast new doubts on the likelihood of the project’s political survival.
The Green Data Center Conference & Exhibition: San Diego, CA
Friday, December 16th, 2011
From The Green Data Center: The Green Data Center Conference seeks to provide strategic information for data center professionals looking to optimize their facility through increased energy efficiency and innovative data center design trends. Industry experts, interactive workshops and case study presentations will be used to demonstrate the cost saving benefits of “greening” your facility. […]
View this complete Infra Blog post...Guest on The Infra Blog: Scott Huler, Author, “On the Grid”
Monday, December 12th, 2011
Scott Huler was born in 1959 in Cleveland and raised in that city’s eastern suburbs. He graduated from Washington University in 1981; he was made a member of Phi Beta Kappa because of the breadth of his studies, and that breadth has been a signature of his writing work. He has written on everything from […]
View this complete Infra Blog post...The High-Speed Rail Program Under Congressional Scrutiny
Thursday, December 8th, 2011Innovation NewsBriefs Vol. 22, No. 32 A combative Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood defended the Administration’s high-speed rail program at a December 6 oversight hearing of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee to discuss congressional concerns with the program’s direction and focus. “We will not be dissuaded by the naysayers and the critics,” LaHood said heatedly. […]
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