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ASCE OCEA Award Finalists, Part 1: Elizabeth River Tunnels, Fox River Bridge and Folsom Dam Auxiliary Spillway

Posted by Infra on Tuesday, March 20th, 2018

The following projects are finalists to receive the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Outstanding Civil Engineering Awards. 

The winner, one of the among five finalists, will be revealed at ASCE’s OPAL Gala, March 15, in Arlington, VA.

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Washington State DOT: Getting to Know the Avalanche Control Program

Posted by Infra on Thursday, March 15th, 2018

A behind the scenes look at the WSDOT Avalanche program.

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New York City: Introducing the MTA Genius Transit Challenge Awards

Posted by Infra on Monday, March 12th, 2018

The MTA Genius Transit Challenge is an international competition seeking innovative solutions to modernize and improve the reliability of the New York City subway system.

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Environmental Defense Fund: Financing Sustainable Infrastructure

Posted by Infra on Tuesday, March 6th, 2018

A new report from the Environmental Defense Fund and Meister Consulting Group examines innovative financing approaches to sustainable infrastructure. The sustainable infrastructure market is growing across the United States and is increasingly driven by state or local requirements or sustainability goals. Built and managed to meet economic, environmental and social goals, sustainable infrastructure enables government to meet multiple goals by integrating environmental and social co-benefits. The new report introduces an Investment Design Framework featuring four key elements to assist local governments in creating “investment-ready” projects.

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Talking Urban Planning with Luis Bettencourt

Posted by Infra on Friday, March 2nd, 2018

Luís M. A. Bettencourt is the Pritzker Director of the Mansueto Institute for Urban Innovation at the University of Chicago. He is also a Professor of Ecology and Evolution at the University of Chicago and External Professor of Complex Systems at the Santa Fe Institute.

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Podcast: Planning the Autonomous Future – Episode 1

Posted by Content Coordinator on Wednesday, February 28th, 2018

“Planning the Autonomous Future” is a new podcast series from APA. The series explores the many ways in which autonomous vehicle (AV) technology will impact cities and regions, mobility, and the planning profession. In this episode, host Jennifer Henaghan, AICP, and cohost Kelley Coyner provide an introduction to AVs and explain why every community needs […]

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Engineers Week 2018: Greetings from ISS

Posted by Infra on Tuesday, February 20th, 2018

Greetings from the International Space Station as they celebrate Engineers Week 2018 with us! Learn more about #Eweek2018: http://discovere.org/engineersweek

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Nevada DOT: Breaking Ground on Highway 95, Phase 2B

Posted by Content Coordinator on Tuesday, February 20th, 2018

In January, NDOT broke ground on a $78 million dollar widening and upgrade to a six-mile-long stretch of U.S. Highway 95 between Ann and Kyle Canyon roads in northwest Las Vegas. The project will relieve congestion, improve efficiency and enhance safety, while providing capacity for future growth. Currently, over 52,000 vehicles daily travel through the corridor; however, traffic is expected to more than double over the next two decades.

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Tampa, FL: Airport Construction Time Lapse

Posted by Infra on Friday, February 16th, 2018

Tampa International Airport underwent a major transformation and recently unveiled it nearly one billion dollar expansion, Master Plan Phase 1. From November 2014 to February 2018, a combination of EarthCam cameras documented construction of the new SkyConnect trains and a new consolidated rental car facility. See the entire construction process from start to finish with this time-lapse movie.

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The Economist: Could Wooden Skyscrapers Be the Future for Cities?

Posted by Content Coordinator on Wednesday, February 14th, 2018

Wooden skyscrapers are an ambitious and innovative solution to the problems posed by urbanisation. Not only are they faster to build, they have smaller carbon footprints than high-rises made of concrete and steel.

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