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This Thursday, September 27th, InfrastructureUSA Managing Director Steve Anderson and Gregory DiLoreto, P.E., F.ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers), will join The Brian Lehrer Show as part of “30 Issues in 30 Days,” the Brian Lehrer Show’s election-year series. The segment begins at 11 AM Eastern Time on NPR’s WNYC station. The show begins at […]
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SOLAR ENERGY INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION & GTM RESEARCH
The U.S. market remains a rare bright spot in a difficult global solar environment this year. Although global installations should grow overall (GTM Research forecasts 18% global growth in 2012), manufacturer margins remain severely compressed as a result of persistent overcapacity.
TEXAS TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY As agencies look for ways to gather critical data surrounding bicycling, they often seek inexpensive and efficient means to understand where people are riding so that limited dollars are spent wisely. Smartphones, which many adults carry, are one way to collect bicycle route data. For this project, researchers evaluated a […]
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MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
The goal of this assessment is to provide an evaluation of geothermal energy as a major supplier of energy in the United States. An 18-member assessment panel with broad experience and expertise was formed to conduct the study beginning in September 2005. The work evaluated three major areas of Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS)
This video is part of a series recording the many off-street bike paths in Orange County, California. The goal of the video is to bring public awareness of these very open and safe paths while also giving some way-finding direction in spite of the lack of connecting signage. This particular video is of Back Bay […]
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Introduction The U.S. wind power industry is facing uncertain times. With 2011 capacity additions having risen from 2010 levels and with a further sizable increase expected in 2012, there are – on the surface – grounds for optimism. At the same time, the currently-slated expiration of key federal tax incentives for […]
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COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL
The expansion of the Panama Canal to accommodate vessels capable of carrying up to 12,500 containers will alter global trade routes, and is already promoting the advancement of the science of logistics.
SMART GROWTH AMERICA
Hundreds of communities of all sizes, in all parts of the country, see their streets as something more than just a way to move people in cars from point A to point B. More than 350 have adopted Complete Streets policies – with 146 of those policies adopted in 2011 alone. These communities have joined a growing national movement for Complete Streets, a movement that encourages and provides for safe access to destinations for everyone, regardless of age, ability, income, ethnicity, or mode of travel.
Diana Lind joined Next American City in 2008 and is the organization’s Executive Director and Editor-in-Chief. Diana was a 2011 Van Alen Institute Fellow and is the author of Brooklyn Modern: Architecture, Interiors & Design (Rizzoli, 2008). She graduated from Cornell University (B.A., English) and Columbia University (M.F.A., Creative Writing). Her writing has been published […]
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