Time lapse: Breaking down the Wells Street bridge in Chicago from Craig Newman on Vimeo. The Chicago Transit Authority is tearing down the Wells Street bridge, disrupting Brown and Purple Line service for at least a week. This is an unedited time lapse of the first 48 hours of construction as iron workers went about […]
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Chicago, IL: Breaking Down the Wells Street Bridge
Thursday, March 7th, 2013Saint Albans, WV: Richard J. Henderson Memorial Bridge Demolition
Monday, March 4th, 2013On March 1, 2013, a section of the Richard J. “Dick” Henderson Bridge in Kanawha County was brought down by a controlled blast. – TheWVDOT on YouTube
View this complete post...Raleigh, NC: Transit for a Better Wake County
Thursday, February 28th, 2013Transit for a Better Wake County from CAFT on Vimeo. The Capital Area Friends of Transit (CAFT) is a Wake County based alliance of over 40 local and state organizations, more than 100 civic leaders and thousands of citizens who support a plan for regional public transit in the Triangle. CAFT supports the Wake County […]
View this complete post...Guest on The Infra Blog: Joshua Schank, Eno Center for Transportation
Wednesday, February 27th, 2013
Dr. Joshua L. Schank is the President & CEO of the Eno Center for Transportation. Topics include:
Sustainable Funding for Transportation
Engagement at the Federal Level
Politicians & Citizen Engagement
Money for Transportation
Boston, MA: Trolleybuses
Tuesday, February 26th, 2013There are four trolleybus routes in the Boston, Massachusetts area, all run by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) in the Harvard Square area, and all former streetcar lines (the last four not connected to the Tremont Street Subway to survive). The MBTA and its predecessors once ran a large system of trackless trolleys that […]
View this complete post...Urban Mobility Report
Tuesday, February 26th, 2013
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The data behind the 2012 Urban Mobility Report are hundreds of speed data points on almost every mile of major road in urban America for almost every 15-minute period of the average day. For the congestion analyst, this means 600 million speeds on 875,000 thousand miles across the U.S. – an awesome amount of information. For the policy analyst and transportation planner, this means congestion problems can be described in detail and solutions can be targeted with much greater specificity and accuracy.
Page, AZ: US 89 Pavement Buckle
Monday, February 25th, 2013Griffin, GA: Sixth Street Bridge Opening
Friday, February 22nd, 2013Video of the Ceremonial parade across the Griffin Georgia Sixth Street Bridge, to celebrate the opening of the new bridge. Fire Truck, Police Cars, Griffin High Color Guard, Griffin High Drum Line, along with city officials, and many residents walked across the bridge, in the official opening of the bridge that replaced the old bridge, […]
View this complete post...Complete Streets in New Jersey
Wednesday, February 20th, 2013AARP supports Complete Streets. Complete Streets include provisions for pedestrians and alternative transportation. Complete Streets build better, safer communities. For more information, email aarpnj@aarp.org. –SynergyProductions01 on YouTube.
View this complete post...Kane County, IL: Fox River Bridge Time Lapse
Tuesday, February 19th, 2013OMEGA provided construction engineering services for the Kane County Division of Transportation’s $25 million Fox River Bridge Construction from McLean Boulevard to IL 25 near South Elgin. This 18-month project included construction of a 5-span, steel plate girder main bridge; a combination steel truss and precast concrete pedestrian bridge and ramp; over two miles of […]
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