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The Great Gray Bridge: the George Washington Bridge Under Construction, 1929

Posted by Content Coordinator on Friday, January 11th, 2019

The construction of the Hudson River Bridge (it was not called the George Washington Bridge until it was nearly done) was one of the engineering marvels of its day. The longest suspension bridge in the world when it opened, it opened a year early because construction went faster than planned.

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Road Diet Strategies Around Oklahoma

Posted by Infra on Wednesday, January 9th, 2019

Video from Oklahoma DOT outlines a number of road diet strategies already in place around the Sooner State, from mid-block pedestrian crossings to lane reductions. The goal of road diets is to multi-modal use, inducing speed calming, reducing the speed differential and preventing collisions.

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Subway Action Plan: Inside Subway Car Overhaul Shops

Posted by Infra on Friday, January 4th, 2019

In a Subway system that runs 24/7, cars require constant attention and preventative maintenance to stay in optimal condition.

Go inside the 207 St and and Coney Island Overhaul Shops to see where Subway cars get major overhauls that keep them running for decades.

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Vehicles Of The Future – Future Transportation System 2050

Posted by Content Coordinator on Friday, December 28th, 2018

The transportation system in the future will be very different from our current system. We will see flying cars, self-driving cars, passenger drones, hyperloop one system that is projected to reach a top speed of 760 mph (1,220 km/h) and with Starship and the Super Heavy Rocket, most journeys will taking less than 30 minutes, with access to anywhere in the world in an hour or less.

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The Rise and Rise of New York’s Billionaire’s Row | The B1M

Posted by Content Coordinator on Thursday, December 20th, 2018

Emerging from the city’s own zoning restrictions, near unrivalled appeal, insatiable developers and engineering ingenuity – this is the story behind Manhattan’s Billionaire’s Row. 

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How Water Towers Work

Posted by Infra on Wednesday, December 19th, 2018

The job of finding enough water, making it safe to use, and then reliably distributing it to the system customers with almost no downtime is a monumental task that requires a lot of infrastructure. And, probably the most visible component of a public water system is the elevated storage tank, also known as a water tower.

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Pennsylvania DOT Innovations Challenge

Posted by Content Coordinator on Friday, December 14th, 2018

The PennDOT Innovations Challenge is a statewide competition that challenges teams of students in ninth through 12th grade to use their problem-solving, creative, and strategic-thinking abilities to solve real-world transportation challenges.

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How do cities grow?

Posted by Infra on Thursday, December 13th, 2018

How do cities grow? On the surface, this question has a pretty simple answer. Cities grow out. They start out small, and as more people move in, they get bigger. Sure, cities grow up, too, but here in the United States cities really grow out. But there’s more to it than that. Cities grow out faster now than they did 150 years ago. And they don’t always grow evenly out from the center. Why?

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Solar + Storage: Energy’s New Power Couple

Posted by Content Coordinator on Friday, December 7th, 2018

NREL analysis shows adding more solar to the grid can increase the ability of battery-based energy storage to support peak electricity demand. In other words, the technologies work better together than they do alone.

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Building an Earthquake-Proof Bridge in Los Angeles

Posted by Infra on Wednesday, December 5th, 2018

Los Angeles’ authorities are replacing the iconic Sixth Street viaduct with an impressive earthquake-proof structure.

Read the full story on this video, including images and useful links, here: https://www.theb1m.com/video/building-los-angeles-earthquake-proof-bridge

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