Two University of Mississippi professors have discovered that chemical differentiations in waters from the sand boils, formed from seepage along levees, may help identify which levee locations are at higher risk of failure. Video produced by Mary Stanton. Additional video provided by Gregg Davidson.
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Detecting Flood Risks in Levees
Tuesday, February 5th, 2013Funding Important Transportation Infrastructure in a Fiscally Constrained Environment
Friday, February 1st, 2013
REASON FOUNDATION
Transportation infrastructure is too important to the economy to be subject to across-the-board cuts in federal funding without first ensuring that alternate revenue streams are available. Ideally, each transportation mode should be made as self-supporting as possible via direct user fees. This would also make it feasible to use revenue-bond financing to do more reconstruction and new construction than would occur under the current policy of funding capital investment from operating cash flow.
Interactive Map: Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas
Thursday, January 31st, 2013
WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE
The Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas combines twelve water risk indicators to create overall maps of where and how water risks may be prevalent. Follow these steps to get started.
High Speed Rail Summit – Speakers Include InfrastructureUSA Managing Director Steve Anderson
Tuesday, January 29th, 2013
From the US High Speed Rail Association: Don’t miss this exciting high speed rail event of the year – High Speed Rail Summit DC. The Nation’s capital is the place to be this February 11-13. Business and political leaders will come together with the world’s top experts to bring high speed rail to America. High speed […]
View this complete post...Guest on The Infra Blog: Richard Harnish, Midwest High Speed Rail Association
Monday, January 28th, 2013
Richard Harnish is the Executive Director of the Midwest High Speed Rail Association, a membership-based non-profit organization advocating for fast, frequent and dependable trains linking the entire Midwest. Harnish graduated from Elmhurst College in 1986 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in transportation management. After leaving Elmhurst, Harnish was a logistics manager at American President […]
View this complete post...Falling Apart and Falling Behind 2012 Report
Monday, January 28th, 2013
BUILDING AMERICA’S FUTURE
Rebuilding America’s economic foundation is one of the most important missions we face in the 21st century. Our parents and grandparents built America into the world’s leading economic superpower. We have a responsibility to our own children and grandchildren to strengthen—not squander—that inheritance, and to pass on to them a country whose best days are still ahead.
Short-Term Water Management Decisions: User Needs for Improved Climate, Weather, and Hydrologic Information
Friday, January 25th, 2013
U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is the largest water resources operating agency in the United States. For more than 230 years, USACE has supplied engineering solutions for water resources needs, including navigation, flood and coastal storm damage reduction, protection and restoration of aquatic ecosystems, hydropower, water supply, recreation, regulatory, and disaster preparedness and response.
Interactive Map: The Transit Space Race 2013
Thursday, January 24th, 2013
RECONNECTING AMERICA
Above you’ll find a map of all the under construction and planned fixed guideway transit projects in the United States. These projects were gathered in 2012 from local sources including but not limited to, long range plans, discussions with local officials, and newspaper coverage. We understand that these projects are fluid and the estimates of cost as well as the projects themselves are subject to change frequently. This list should be seen as a snapshot in time and not a definitive source on the subject matter.
Guest on The Infra Blog: Greg Principato, Airports Council International – North America
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013
Greg Principato joined Airports Council International – North America (ACI-NA) as President on July 1, 2005. In this capacity, he oversees the leading association of airports and airport-related businesses in North America, which enplane nearly all of the domestic and international airline passenger and cargo traffic on the continent. ACI-NA is the largest of the […]
View this complete post...US Airports: How Delays are Propagated and Magnified
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013
INSTITUTE FOR CROSS-DISCIPLINARY PHYSICS AND COMPLEX SYSTEMS
Here we study the performance of an air transportation system in terms of delays. Technical, operational or meteorological issues affecting some flights give rise to primary delays. When operations continue, such delays can propagate, magnify and eventually involve a significant part of the network.
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