WSDOT and contractor crews closed the SR 520 floating bridge and highway July 13–16, 2012, to tackle an array of jobs, including demolition of the old 84th Avenue Northeast overpass and the last remaining piece of the old 92nd Avenue Northeast overpass, both seen in this video segment. Overpass demolition made way for new lidded […]
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Bellevue, WA: SR 520 Bridge Work
Friday, July 20th, 2012Increased Emissions: Climate Change, Lines of Evidence
Tuesday, July 17th, 2012The National Research Council is pleased to present this video that explains how scientists have arrived at the current state of knowledge about recent climate change and its causes. This is part four of a seven-part series, available on the National Academies channel. – nationalacademies on YouTube.
View this complete post...Infographic: How America Commutes to Work
Tuesday, July 17th, 2012
Highways for Life is a Federal Highway Administration Initiative
Thursday, July 12th, 2012What if we could replace an entire bridge in a weekend? What if we could repair a road by dropping a block of pavement into place at night, and keeping it open to traffic during the day? What if we could close a highway completely so it can be fixed in just a fraction of […]
View this complete post...Infographic: 7 Things You Didn’t Know About the Golden Gate Bridge
Friday, July 6th, 2012
GOOD.is View full infographic (GOOD.is): 7 Things You Didn’t Know About the Golden Gate Bridge About GOOD.iswww.good.is“We are people, businesses, moms, kids, artists, organizations, policymakers, students, teachers, and engineers. All united in one simple idea, each elevated by being connected. Let’s do what works and never default to what doesn’t. Join us, and together we’ll […]
View this complete post...Canadian County, OK: Morgan Road Single Point Urban Interchange
Thursday, May 24th, 2012Pasadena, CA: I-210 Gold Line Bridge Construction
Tuesday, May 8th, 2012This time lapse video was produced to provide an overview of this very challenging element of the project and to give the public a rare look at the two-month activity. – goldlineblogger on YouTube
View this complete post...Guest on The Infra Blog: Kate Slevin, AICP, Executive Director, Tri-State Transportation Campaign
Tuesday, May 8th, 2012
Kate Slevin is Executive Director of the Tri-State Transportation Campaign (TSTC), a leading advocacy and policy organization working for sustainable transportation policy in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. She became Executive Director in 2007 after four years as Associate Director and one year as the organization’s spokesperson. Kate has guided TSTC to a position […]
View this complete post...Outcomes of the Nonmotorized Transportation Pilot Program
Tuesday, May 1st, 2012
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION
Section 1807 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) P.L. 109-59 established the Nonmotorized Transportation Pilot Program (NTPP) in August 2005.1 Over the span of 4 years, the NTPP provided roughly $25 million annually in contract authority allocated equally among four pilot communities (Columbia, Missouri; Marin County, California; Minneapolis, Minnesota; and Sheboygan County, Wisconsin) “to construct … a network of nonmotorized transportation infrastructure facilities, including sidewalks, bicycle lanes, and pedestrian and bicycle trails, that connect directly with transit stations, schools, residences, businesses, recreation areas, and other community activity centers.
Great American Infrastructure: Seattle, WA: Governor Albert D. Rosellini Bridge-Evergreen Point Bridge
Monday, April 30th, 2012
This is the seventeenth in a series of entries celebrating infrastructure achievements in the United States.
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