John James Audubon Bridge in Louisiana is the Longest Cable-Stayed Bridge in Western Hemisphere, will link Pointe Coupee and West Feliciana Parishes. Construction crews have now connected both sides and bridge is expected to open in late summer 2011
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Video: Longest Cable-Stayed Bridge in Western Hemisphere
Thursday, January 20th, 2011ESTIMATING THE EMPLOYMENT IMPACTS OF PEDESTRIAN, BICYCLE, AND ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE
Monday, January 17th, 2011POLITICAL ECONOMY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
We are particularly interested in examining the differences in employment resulting from different project types: those that focus on bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure and those that do not. Using an input-output model, we evaluate project-specific data provided by the City of Baltimore. We find that pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure projects create 11-14 jobs per $1 million of spending while road infrastructure projects create approximately 7 jobs per $1 million of expenditures.
Time-Lapse Overpass Construction
Friday, January 14th, 2011This shot was created at the construction site of the American Fork overpass. The photographer Chris Dortch can be contacted via telephone at 801-362-7229 or by email at chris@creativemediagroup.com
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How It Gets Here: Trains and the Green Supply Chain
Monday, January 10th, 2011Ever wonder where the things we buy come from…and how they get to our homes? And how does the path a product takes to get to us affect the environment?
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Top 25 Surface Transportation Projects to Support Economic Growth in Wyoming
Thursday, January 6th, 2011THE ROAD INFORMATION PROGRAM
To achieve sustainable economic growth, Wyoming must proceed with numerous projects to improve key roads, highways and bridges in the state to support economic growth, particularly in its booming energy sector.
Do Roads Pay for Themselves? Setting the Record Straight on Transportation Funding
Tuesday, January 4th, 2011U.S. PIRG
Highways do not—and, except for brief periods in our nation’s history—never have paid for themselves through the taxes that highway advocates label “user fees.” Yet highway advocates continue to suggest they do in an attempt to secure preferential access to scarce public resources and to shape how those resources are spent.
Flooding in St. George, Utah
Wednesday, December 29th, 2010Flooding of the Magaguadavic River over Riverview Ave. It looks pretty impassable but a few brave trucks were daring their way though the water.
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Streetfilms: Mapping Your NYC Bike Commute
Tuesday, December 21st, 2010Regardless of age or ability, everyone deserves the right to a safe and convenient bike commute. In New York City, every day the DOT is making that more of a reality – thanks to an incredible diversity of bike facilities. The city has moved past simple, striped bike lanes and on to refreshing configurations like curbside, floating parking-protected, physically separated, two-way bike paths.
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