America must invest in overhauling and expanding its aging water and wastewater infrastructure, some of it a century old, or face grave economic consequences, according to a study produced for ASCE, Failure to Act: The Economic Impact of Current Investment Trends in Water and Wastewater Treatment Infrastructure. This news report on the study, featuring ASCE […]
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ASCE Report: ‘Failure to Act’ on Water Systems to Have Dire Consequences
Thursday, February 23rd, 2012Keeping Baby Boomers Mobile: Preserving the Mobility and Safety of Older Americans
Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012
AASHTO & TRIP
With the first wave of the Baby Boom Generation turning 65 in 2011, the number of older Americans and their share of the population will begin to grow significantly in the coming years. And as this generation continues to age and grow, it will demand a level of mobility and an active lifestyle that far outpaces any of America’s previous generations.
Guest on The Infra Blog: Jarrett Walker, Author, “Human Transit – How Clearer Thinking about Public Transit Can Enrich Our Communities and Our Lives”
Tuesday, February 21st, 2012
Jarrett Walker is an international consultant in public transit network design and policy. He has been a full-time consultant since 1991 and has led numerous major planning projects in North America, Australia, and New Zealand. He currently serves as a Principal Consultant with MRCagney based in Australia. He provides expert advice to clients worldwide Born […]
View this complete post...The BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) Standard – Version 1.0
Monday, February 20th, 2012
INSTITUTE FOR TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT POLICY
The BRT Standard is an effort by leading technical experts to come to a common understanding of what constitutes internationally recognized best practice in BRT system design. The best BRT systems are ones that combine efficiency and sustainability with passenger comfort and convenience.
Oregon DOT: Readying the EV (Electric Vehicle) Trail
Monday, February 20th, 2012Oregon DOT installing EV charging stations along Interstate 5 and into Central Oregon – OregonDOT on YouTube
View this complete post...One Design – 10,000 Bridges
Thursday, February 16th, 2012The Economic Impact and Financing of Infrastructure Spending
Thursday, February 9th, 2012
ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT DISTRIBUTORS
The goal of this report is to understand the short- and long-term effects of public infrastructure spending on the U.S. economy, as well as to contribute new suggestions towards alternative financing of future road construction.
The Smart Math of Mixed-Use Development
Wednesday, February 8th, 2012
by Joseph Minizozzi
This article first appeared in Planetizen.
Are cities across the country acting negligently in ignoring the property tax implications of different development types? Joseph Minicozzi thinks so, and he’s done the math to prove it.
View this complete post...Guest on The Infra Blog: Galina Tachieva, Partner, Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company, & Author, The Sprawl Repair Manual
Tuesday, February 7th, 2012
Galina Tachieva is an expert on sustainable planning, urban redevelopment, sprawl repair, and form-based codes. As a partner and Director of Town Planning at Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company, Architects and Town Planners (DPZ), Tachieva directs and manages the design and implementation of projects in the US and around the world. DPZ, a leader in the […]
View this complete post...The Greenest Building: Quantifying the Environmental Value of Building Reuse
Friday, February 3rd, 2012
THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION
Until now, little has been known about the climate change reductions that might be offered by reusing and retrofitting existing buildings rather than demolish- ing and replacing them with new construction. This groundbreaking study concludes that building reuse almost always offers environmental savings over demolition and new construction. Moreover, it can take between 10 and 80 years for a new, energy-efficient building to overcome, through more efficient operations, the negative climate change impacts that were created during the construction process.
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