Written by Mary Scott Nabers President and CEO, Strategic Partnerships Inc. Hampered by outdated systems and infrastructure in need of repair, the John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City has found a friend in New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The forward-thinking governor this week announced his $10 billion plan to redevelop the JFK […]
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Airport collaborative redevelopment proposal could leverage $7 billion in private investment
Wednesday, January 11th, 2017ACEC’S ENGINEERING INC. — Ripple Effect: Enhancing Earthquake Resiliency along the Cascadia Subduction Zone
Tuesday, January 10th, 2017The Pacific Northwest lies within one of the most dangerous seismic zones in the world. The risks are enormous, but public officials and engineers are scrambling to enhance the region’s earthquake resiliency
View this complete post...Hawaii’s Emerging Future: The 2016 Energy Resources Coordinator’s Annual Report
Friday, January 6th, 2017Aiming for 100 percent renewable energy in Hawaii’s electricity sector by 2045 was big news last year. It’s now time to put those words into action, which will not be an undertaking for the faint of heart. Achieving Hawaii’s bold commitments will require even bolder actions – a combination of hard work, innovative thinking and a continuation of the collaboration that has underpinned Hawaii’s clean energy transformation to date.
View this complete post...Inside Illinois DOT: High-Speed Rail
Wednesday, January 4th, 2017Illinois Transportation Secretary Randy Blankenhorn gives an update on high-speed rail project improvements in Illinois in this edition of Inside IDOT.
View this complete post...Lewis and Clark Bridge, East End Crossing, Now Connects Indiana and Kentucky
Wednesday, December 28th, 2016The East End Crossing is part of the $2.3 billion Louisville-Southern Indiana Ohio River Bridges Project which also includes the new Lincoln Bridge in downtown Louisville and Jeffersonville plus the reconfigured Kennedy Interchange.
View this complete post...NYC: Jazz on the Nostalgia Train
Friday, December 23rd, 2016The Special Vintage train made it’s last Holiday run on December 18, 2016. The Nostalgia train ran from 2nd Avenue in the lower East side of Manhattan to Queens Plaza.
View this complete post...Missouri: Citizen’s Guide to Transportation Funding
Wednesday, December 21st, 2016The many layers of transportation policy and funding are murky at best, and many times downright impenetrable. Fortunately for a few of us, the Missouri Department of Transportation recently created an online tool to make funding, legislation and project selection transparent and easy to understand.
View this complete post...WSDOT: Building a Highway Underneath Seattle
Tuesday, December 20th, 2016With a time-lapse camera mounted 54-feet high, you almost get a bird’s-eye view of work inside Seattle’s SR 99 tunnel. As the tunneling machine Bertha builds the tunnel, road crews are right behind – building the foundations, walls and the top deck of the double-deck highway drivers will travel on when the tunnel opens. Take a look.
View this complete post...The Kern County Story: Utility-Scale Solar Energy in Southern California
Friday, December 16th, 2016As of December 2016, Recurrent Energy has nine operating solar photovoltaic (PV) projects across Kern County in Southern California. Community leaders discuss the impacts of utility-scale solar development and their experience working with Recurrent Energy.
View this complete post...Behind the Scenes of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport’s People Mover System
Thursday, December 15th, 2016Written by David Parker Brown, Editor-in-Chief and Founder of Airline Reporter The Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) has been my home airport most of my life. I have seen the many changes over the years and I am proud to call it mine. Growing up, I lived in Oak Harbor, WA (about 90min northwest of Seattle) […]
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