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Fourth National Climate Assessment

Monday, December 3rd, 2018
Montana Fire - Climate Change Study

The Global Change Research Act of 1990 mandates that the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) deliver a report to Congress and the President no less than every four years that “1) integrates, evaluates, and interprets the findings of the Program . . .; 2) analyzes the effects of global change on the natural environment, agriculture, energy production and use, land and water resources, transportation, human health and welfare, human social systems, and biological diversity; and 3) analyzes current trends in global change, both human-induced and natural, and projects major trends for the subsequent 25 to 100 years.”

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IREC’s National Shared Renewables Scorecard

Monday, November 19th, 2018
IREC - shared renewables map

IREC, the Interstate Renewable Energy Council, is offering an interactive scorecard evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of shared renewable energy programs around the United States. The scorecard grades each state using scoring criteria based on their own published best practices, along with other parameters added by local and national experts. 

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New Opportunities for Bipartisanship

Wednesday, November 14th, 2018
The Art of the Possible: Bipartisan Possibilities - U.S. Chamber

The results of last week’s election are in – Americans delivered a split decision on the makeup of the next Congress. In the House, Democrats won control from the Republicans and now hold the majority. In the Senate, Republicans maintained power and even added seats to their majority. This means that we’ll be operating under divided government for the next two years. But it doesn’t mean that nothing will get done.

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AASHTO National Contest Selects Two State DOT Projects as the Best of the Best

Tuesday, November 13th, 2018

For eleven straight years the America’s Transportation Awards competition sponsored by AASHTO, Socrata, AAA and the US Chamber of Commerce has showcased the very best transportation projects in nation. This video highlights the 2018 competition which attracted 79 project nominations from 35 state DOTs. 12 projects earned the right to compete for the grand prize and the Socrata People’s Choice Award. The top two prizes and $10,000 cash awards—to be given to a charity or transportation-related scholarship program of the winner’s choosing–were presented Sept. 24, 2018 at the AASHTO Annual Meeting in Atlanta.

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Interested in new contracting opportunities totaling almost $49 billion? Check it out …right here!

Monday, November 12th, 2018

Last week, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced eagerly awaited proposed regulations and guidelines for a program that trades tax incentives for investments in projects in underserved communities in the nation’s 8,700 new Opportunity Zones.

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Government leaders in Opportunity Zones are happy with a new federal program that incentivizes investments

Monday, November 5th, 2018
Urban construction - Opportunity Zones

The most recent announcement of a major development that will take advantage of the Opportunity Zones program is in Pennsylvania. A developer has announced plans to build what will be the tallest building outside the main business and commercial area of the city.  The project, a 30-33 story, $130 million, mixed-use facility, will include 250 apartments, two floors of office space and space for restaurants on the first floor.

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Controlling America’s borders – here’s the likely future and a huge new marketplace!

Monday, October 29th, 2018

Using technology readily available, rather than bricks and mortar, border patrol agents could monitor all 2,000 miles of the border in real time. This possibility seems to be leading many politicians to the idea of a virtual border. Most believe that a virtual border would be more effective, less costly and more humane than a physical wall.

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Spooky Infrastructure: Ghost Towns Across the United States

Wednesday, October 24th, 2018
Ghost Towns of the United States - Kennicott

Just in time for Halloween, a new interactive map from Geotab showcases historic ghost towns across the United States. Gathering data from over 3,000 abandoned towns across the country, the piece showcases the number of ghost towns in each U.S. State and highlights 10 striking examples of these historic communities

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Transforming vehicle production by 2030: How shared mobility and automation will revolutionize the auto industry

Monday, October 22nd, 2018
PwC - Plug and Play

The auto industry stands on the brink of a revolution. By 2030, vehicle production will have split between mass-market, largely no-frills “cars on demand” that will be rented journey-by-journey and more customized vehicles for those who still want to drive, or be driven in, their own vehicle. A high level of automation will be needed to produce both types of vehicles, and every process will be affected. The pressure on the workforce will be severe. The industry workforce will be cut by at least 50 percent by 2030, and employees who remain will need very different skills. Automakers must become data managers and mobility service providers as well as vehicle assemblers.

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America THINKS: Funding Congestion Solutions — 2018

Thursday, October 18th, 2018

According to the latest HNTB Corporation America THINKS public opinion survey, Americans report congestion is noticeably worse today than just one year ago. They know improvements to our transportation infrastructure will help reduce congestion. They know funding is needed to pay for those improvements. And, they are willing to pay higher taxes and tolls to build and maintain a high quality, reliable and sustainable transportation system.

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