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Getting Back on Track: Unlocking the Full Potential of the New Haven Line

Tuesday, January 21st, 2014
A Metro-North M8 rail car - Source: Metro-North

REGIONAL PLAN ASSOCIATION
America’s busiest rail line is in trouble. The New Haven Line is a 60-mile stretch of track that carries commuters between New York City and Connecticut, and long-distance travelers throughout the Northeast. The line suffered two major outages in 2013, including a collision that injured 76 people and an electrical outage that shut down service on the line for more than two weeks. Delays and service disruptions due to aging infrastructure and critical repair work occur regularly, slowing travel for the line’s 125,000 daily passengers.

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Getting to Great Places

Tuesday, December 24th, 2013
Photo by Aya Brackett

SPUR – San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association
The city of San Jose is critical to the future of the Bay Area. The Association of Bay Area Governments projects that San Jose will add more new residents in the coming decades than any other city in the region — more than San Francisco and Oakland combined. The shape of that growth is critically important to the sustainability, livability and economic vitality of the region. San Jose faces a particular set of challenges — shared by many American cities — around how to retool environments built for the automobile for a future that better supports walking, cycling and transit.

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Guest on The Infra Blog: Dr. C. D. Mote, Jr. President, National Academy of Engineering

Wednesday, November 20th, 2013
Dr. C. D. Mote, Jr. President, National Academy of Engineering

“We don’t address the problems when we have them if we can delay addressing them. Any of the big infrastructure projects, or many of them, come following a crisis….The idea of not serving infrastructure needs is endemic in our society.”

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Cleantech Redefined

Friday, November 1st, 2013
Figure 8: Eight major groupings of clean technologies. Source: Kachan analysis

KACHAN & CO
The global economy is undergoing a fundamental change. Companies are under increasing pressure to produce and consume more efficiently. This pressure is creating innovation and, above all, opportunity in cleantech.

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Guest on The Infra Blog: Samara Barend, Vice President, North America PPP Director, AECOM Capital

Thursday, October 31st, 2013
Samara Barend

“It’s fundamental: having people come together and raise their voice and speak up is the only way to get something done in Washington. I would urge any advocates of infrastructure to speak up and to send letters to their congressmen, and to join coalitions and never underestimate the impact you can have to get something done.”

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Infographic: Nations With the Best Infrastructure, 2012-2013

Wednesday, September 18th, 2013
JOC-best infra nations

THE JOURNAL OF COMMERCE
Leading the rankings on infrastructure were developed nations such as Switzerland, while poorer economies unsurprisingly fared worse. In terms of overall infrastructure, the bottom ranked nations were Myanmar, Guinea and Angola, with the latter coming in 148th out of 148. Our infographic highlights the top performers in several areas, including quality of roads, railroads, ports and airports and more.

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Beyond Renewable Portfolio Standards

Friday, September 13th, 2013
Beyond Renewable Portfolio Standards

NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY Executive Summary Several Western states have renewable portfolio standard (RPS) requirements that have driven significant expansion of wind, solar, and geothermal power. This study examines the renewable energy resources likely to remain undeveloped in the West by the time all these requirements have culminated in 2025. Development beyond that point will […]

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October 31: CG/LA Infrastructure Short Film Expo

Friday, September 6th, 2013
Infra Short Film Fest

Rewarding Creativity, Vision and Ingenuity Washington, DC – October 31, 2013 The Infrastructure Short Film Expo aims to unleash the power of film to tell a powerful story about North American infrastructure, its vision, projects and impact. Held in conjunction with the 5th North American Strategic Infrastructure Leadership Forum, the Expo will show how infrastructure […]

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Supporting Passenger Mobility and Choice

Wednesday, August 14th, 2013
Supporting Passenger Mobility and Choice by Breaking Modal Stovepipes

REASON FOUNDATION Executive Summary This report compares the cost and environmental impact of passenger trips taken on scheduled Amtrak trains to trips taken to the same destinations on existing scheduled intercity motorcoaches. Amtrak currently operates over 300 trains per day on 43 different routes. These routes connect more than 500 cities and towns in 46 […]

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NC DOT: Backhoe Competition, State Roadeo 2013

Wednesday, July 31st, 2013

Operating heavy construction equipment is no easy task. It takes skill and precision. Each year, NCDOT puts the talents of its top maintenance crews to the test at the state Roadeo. The friendly competition has many categories, including the backhoe contest, which requires the operator to scoop up five golf balls using a spoon-like attachment […]

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