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Thursday, August 18th, 2016The Gateway Project – Saving New York from “Transportation Armageddon”
Wednesday, August 17th, 2016
New York and New Jersey are facing what Senator Charles Schumer called “Transportation Armageddon.” Luckily there’s a solution that will fix everything… but it’s going to take several years and billions of dollars just to get permission.
View this complete post...Build Your Own NYC Subway
Wednesday, August 17th, 2016
How would you like to be in charge of re-designing one of the biggest, busiest subway systems in the world? The New York City subway currently serves nearly 5.7 million people each weekday (thats about 1.8 billion riders in 2015), and now it’s your turn to see if you can make the system work better.
View this complete post...Vulnerability of the North Alaska Highway to Permafrost Thaw
Monday, August 15th, 2016
In the context of current and anticipated climate change, permafrost temperature has warmed significantly in northern territories and is expected to continue to rise (SNAP 2014). The stability of northern transportation infrastructure may be compromised by changes in permafrost, particularly in areas where the soil contains large amounts of ice. This may lead to negative impacts on economic development, including increasing the complexity and cost of road maintenance and the price of shipping goods in the North.
View this complete post...Mankato, MN: Now Introducing…Bike Lanes!
Wednesday, August 10th, 2016
Bicycling enthusiasts can enjoy bike lanes in the North Mankato and Mankato area. These lanes provide another transportation option that’s well-connected throughout the cities. Safety is important, so it’s good to know what bike lanes are and what each of the different bike lane markings mean.
View this complete post...Successful Strategies for Broadband Public-Private Partnerships
Thursday, August 4th, 2016
…most Americans continue to only have one option for high-speed Internet access, according to the Federal Communications Commission, often a cable network with limited upload speeds. Smart cities are realizing they need to act or risk being left behind. However, many do not want to embrace the purely municipal model, where the city would engage in direct competition with existing providers…One way for those communities to move forward is with a public-private partnership (PPP). But for all the excitement around this model, there are few concrete examples from which to draw lessons.
View this complete post...Washington State DOT: How ATDM Works
Thursday, August 4th, 2016
The ATDM overhead active traffic and demand management signs will display speed limits, lane status or variable messages so driver know what’s happening ahead.
View this complete post...New Mexico: Water Project Dollars Slow to Spend
Wednesday, August 3rd, 2016
Water, along with adequate roads and a skilled workforce, set the bar for economic growth. A deficiency in any of these three key factors lowers the state’s ability to attract, retain, and grow businesses and jobs for advancing citizen welfare. By itself, investment in water infrastructure would add 36 thousand jobs each year for 20 years in New Mexico, according to the National Association of Water Companies. But funding is in decline to support such an aggressive investment plan.
View this complete post...Palm Beach County, FL: School Transportation Rollout
Wednesday, August 3rd, 2016
Transportation improvements shifted into high gear over the summer in order to give students the safest and most efficient ride possible. Reporter Claudia Shea shows us the transportation changes that are rolling out for the 2016-17 school year.
View this complete post...Utah DOT: Hydro Demolition
Tuesday, August 2nd, 2016
The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) is utilizing an innovative system of high-pressure water jets to refurbish bridge decks on the I-215 project. This is one of the first times UDOT has used this hydro demolition process to reconstruct a bridge deck, and the first in the Salt Lake Valley. Hydro demolition will allow crews to be more precise while refurbishing the bridge, which saves time and money.
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