How Minnesota Department of Transportation is using “J Turns” or “Reduced-Conflict Intersections” to improve safety and efficiency on MN roads.
View this complete post...Archive for the ‘Roads’ Category
Minnesota DOT: Smart Intersections Reduce Traffic Conflicts
Thursday, September 10th, 20152015 Urban Mobility Scorecard
Tuesday, September 8th, 2015TEXAS A&M TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE
The national congestion recession is over. Urban areas of all sizes are experiencing the challenges seen in the early 2000s – population, jobs and therefore congestion are increasing. The U.S. economy has regained nearly all of the 9 million jobs lost during the recession and the total congestion problem is larger than the pre-recession levels.
How to Build Bike Lanes Without Disrupting Traffic
Monday, September 7th, 2015A collaboration between city planner, urban designer, and author Jeff Speck (jeffspeck.com), and 3D artist Spencer Boomhower (cupolamedia.com), this series of videos describes some of the most common and most effective road-diet redesigns.
View this complete post...Retro Infra: Military Roads, c. 1943
Thursday, September 3rd, 2015EXPEDIENT METHODS FOR ROAD CONSTRUCTION IN SWAMPY AND SANDY GROUND. USE OF CORDUROY MATS, WIRE MESH AND STEEL LANDING MATS.
US Army Training Film TF5-1193
View this complete post...Nevada DOT: Paving I-580 Time Lapse
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2015This is a time lapse video on the paving of the inside two lanes on Southbound I-580 on Monday, August 17th.
View this complete post...Duluth, MN: Riding North on Interstate 35
Tuesday, September 1st, 2015Scenario Planning for Freight Transportation Infrastructure Investment
Thursday, August 27th, 2015TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD
The future rarely moves in predictable, incremental ways. Often seemingly small changes in technology, demographics, regulations, economics, or a myriad of other factors have dramatic and unintended impacts on how any organization (public or private) plans and operates. These nonlinear impacts are very difficult to predict using traditional forecasting methods and techniques since they, by definition, do not follow any historical patterns.
Bumpy Roads Ahead: America’s Roughest Rides and Strategies to Make our Roads Smoother
Tuesday, August 11th, 2015TRIP
In this report, TRIP examines the condition of the nation’s major urban roads, including pavement condition data for America’s most populous urban areas, recent trends in travel, the latest developments in repairing roads and building them to last longer, and the funding levels needed to adequately address America’s deteriorated roadways.
Washington State: Thanks for the Great Transportation Package!
Monday, August 10th, 2015Thank you to Governor Inslee and the Washington State Legislature for passing this monumental transportation package
View this complete post...Interactive Report: ASCE Gamechangers
Friday, August 7th, 2015AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS (ASCE)
#GameChangers is a compilation of the best and brightest innovations changing the infrastructure sector…We have surveyed engineers and public officials across the country to identify key game changers across the major infrastructure sectors – how we deliver drinking water, treat wastewater, build roads and bridges, design transit systems, generate and distribute energy, and move goods to market. We’re at a critical moment in deciding how, and if, we will further invest in our infrastructure. Imagine what more we can do if we seize the opportunity to replicate these engineering innovations.
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