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Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act

Monday, December 19th, 2016

The WIIN Act is a measure that includes the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2016, which overwhelmingly passed the House in September, in addition to provisions to improve drinking water infrastructure around the country, address control of coal combustion residuals, improve water storage and delivery to help drought-stricken communities, address federal dam maintenance backlogs, and approve longstanding water settlement agreements for the benefit of taxpayers and Native Americans.

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Tags: Congress, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act, WIIN Act
Posted in Drinking Water, Infra Views, National, Policy, Wastewater, Water Treatment

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ACEC’S ENGINEERING INC. — Setting the Standard: the 4-Year-Old Envision Rating System is Becoming a Best Practices Model Industry Wide for Sustainable Infrastructure

Monday, December 12th, 2016

VHB used Envision as the framework for this 1-mile section of Greenough Boulevard along the bank of the Charles River from Cambridge to Watertown in Massachusetts. By narrowing the roadway (right), the reclaimed parkland reduces stormwater runoff and includes a tree-lined path that can be used by pedestrians and bicyclists.

Sustainable infrastructure was the focus of Envision, introduced in 2012 as a new rating system to promote best practices in planning, designing, building and maintaining public roads, bridges, tunnels, water systems and other civic entities…The Envision rating system addresses a full range of environmental, social and economic impacts of sustainability in project design, construction and operation. Labeled “credits,” these impacts are classified under five categories: quality of life, leadership, resource allocation, natural world, and climate and risk.

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Tags: ACEC, American Council of Engineering Companies, Bob Woods, Engineering, Engineering Inc., Envision, Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure, ISI
Posted in Infra Views, Local, National, Sustainability

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The State of Freight II: Implementing the FAST Act and Beyond

Friday, December 9th, 2016

Dedicated Federal freight funding now flows to all states on an annual basis. Every state is expected to have a state freight plan completed by December 2017.

The State of Freight II provides a snapshot of where states are collectively in developing state freight plans and a baseline on what future projected investments are needed to build out the nation’s 21st century freight network. The State of Freight II reports on how states are already funding freight-specific investments through state dedicated or discretionary funding, and how these funding sources can potentially work with Federal freight investments.

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Tags: AAPA, AASHTO, American Association of Port Authorities, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, FAST Act, Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, Freight
Posted in Highway, Infra Views, National, Policy, Seaports

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One Water Roadmap: The Sustainable Management of Life’s Most Essential Resource

Thursday, December 8th, 2016

The One Water approach recognizes that water must be managed in ways that respect and respond to the natural flows of watersheds and the natural ecosystem, geology, and hydrology of an area

U.S. WATER ALLIANCE Water is our world’s most precious resource and essential to everything we do. It nourishes us. It cleans and sustains us. Put simply, we ARE water. On average, every American uses 176 gallons of water per day—that is over 64,000 gallons a year. Food production alone is responsible for 80 percent of all […]

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Tags: OneWater, U.S. Water Alliance, Water, Water Quality
Posted in Drinking Water, Environment, Equity, Infra Views, Inland Waterways, National, Wastewater, Water Treatment

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As Large Public Projects Funded, Watch for Green Infrastructure Innovations

Thursday, December 1st, 2016

Mary Scott Nabers, CEO, Strategic Partnerships Inc.

Written by Mary Scott Nabers President and CEO, Strategic Partnerships Inc. After the November election, infrastructure reform is one of only a few topics that can be discussed with civility. However, that doesn’t mean there aren’t conflicting opinions about how to fix the problems. President-elect Donald Trump has promised to infuse $1 trillion into infrastructure […]

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Tags: Green Infrastructure, Mary Scott Nabers, Renewables, Strategic Partnerships Inc.
Posted in Competitiveness, Environment, Funding, Green, Guest Post, National, Sustainability, The Infra Blog

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Assessing, Coding, and Marking of Highway Structures in Emergency Situations

Tuesday, November 29th, 2016

Figure 2-1. ATC-20 building evaluation flowchart.

Not only is the highway network relied upon to transport people, but it is also the economic lifeline of the affected region facilitating the movement of emergency supplies and services. Restoring power, supplying fuel, transporting injured residents, and providing food stocks can be just a few of the critical needs of a region affected by a catastrophic event.

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Tags: Emergency, National Highway Cooperative Research Program, NHCRP, Transportation Research Board
Posted in Highway, Infra Views, National, Policy, Roads

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Building America: InfrastructureUSA Managing Director Steve Anderson on NY1

Friday, November 25th, 2016

Steve Anderson and Errol Louis on "Inside City Hall"

According to Anderson, “It’s going to have to pass the smell test. Are these fair deals? Are these deals that really serve the public interest, or are these deals that in fact enrich corporations and corporate interests?” He says that with a sensible approach that uses not just Trump’s corporate incentives, but also tools like an infrastructure bank, we can expect tremendous returns for the private sector as well as the public at large.

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Tags: Donal Trump, Errol Louis, New York 1, New York City, NY1, Steve Anderson, Trump Administration
Posted in Bipartisan, Funding, Infra Views, National, Policy, Private Investment, Show Us Your Infra, The Infra Blog

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Air Traffic Control: Experts’ and Stakeholders’ Views on Key Issues to Consider in a Potential Restructuring

Friday, November 18th, 2016

Figure 1: An Illustration of Key Components and Users of the United States’ National Air Space

In 2014, GAO found (1) that many aviation stakeholders saw challenges with aspects of the current U.S. system including funding instability and slow progress implementing capital improvements and (2) that most stakeholders agreed that separating ATC operations from FAA was an option. GAO was asked to explore issues that would be associated with such a change…This report addresses (1) views of selected experts, aviation stakeholders, and the FAA on key transition issues and (2) lessons that can be learned from the transition experiences of selected countries.

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Tags: Air Traffic Control, airports, FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, safety, United States Government Accountability Office, US GAO
Posted in Aviation, Infra Views, National, Policy

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MOST WANTED LIST of Transportation Safety Improvements

Tuesday, November 15th, 2016

Rail transit systems must constantly be monitored and improved to maintain and enhance safety, to catch small problems before they become big ones, and to provide extra layers of protection against disasters…Highway vehicle crashes kill and injure thousands of people each year. But these crashes are largely preventable.

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Tags: National Transportation Safety Board, NTSB, safety
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