Shot entirely with an iPhone by Bruce Holdhusen from MnDOT Research Services. –rfilipczak on YouTube.
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Minnesota DOT: MnPILE Research Meets Reality
Monday, December 31st, 2012Technical Documentation Challenges in Aviation Maintenance
Tuesday, December 25th, 2012
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION Section 1.0: Workshop Proceedings 1.1 Background on Technical documentation Issues “The technicians failed to follow the written procedures …” This statement is often found in descriptions of minor maintenance errors in National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) reports of major aircraft accidents. Written procedures refer to a variety of manufacturer publications, specific company […]
View this complete post...Kansas DOT: Demolition Symphony
Friday, December 21st, 2012A series of explosions and implosions edited to the William Tell Overture. –kansastransportation on YouTube.
View this complete post...Guest on The Infra Blog: Barry LePatner, Founder, SaveOurBridges.com and Author, “Too Big to Fall”
Thursday, November 29th, 2012
Barry B. LePatner is the founder of SaveOurBridges.com, an interactive map which allows the public to easily locate bridges in their area that are classified as both structurally deficient and fracture critical. Mr. LePatner is also the author of Too Big to Fall: America’s Failing Infrastructure and the Way Forward. He is founder of the […]
View this complete post...Improving Statewide Freight Routing Capabilities for Sub-National Commodity Flows
Monday, November 19th, 2012
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Executive Summary Existing transportation network models assume that vehicles select the least costly path between origin and destination. This cost can entail time, distance, money, or a combination of these factors. This project used three approaches to investigate the reasonableness of this assumption and produced recommendations for revising the least […]
View this complete post...Five Clean-Tech Actions for President Obama
Thursday, November 8th, 2012The election is over and the people have spoken. After months of highly-charged attacks, lively and lackluster debate performances, and never-ending punches and counterpunches, Barack Obama has prevailed as the winner of the 2012 election. It won’t be an easy job. Mr. Obama will need to enable the creation of millions of new jobs, embolden U.S energy, environmental, and national security, and lead our country into a robust economic future – all while dealing with a sharply divided electorate.
View this complete post...Hurricane Sandy: Gas Crisis
Wednesday, November 7th, 2012
Gas lines are still frighteningly long in New York and New Jersey This tool created by Franklin High School Students in Somerset, New Jersey could help you find out where to get gas amidst the the long lines and low fuel supply
View this complete post...Infographic: Meet the Connected Car of the Future
Friday, August 31st, 2012
From Symphony Teleca Corporation: View Infographic (SymphonyTeleca.com): Meet the Car of the Future About the Symphony Teleca Corporationwww.symphonyteleca.com“Symphony Teleca Corporation, headquartered in Palo Alto, Calif., is the world’s first services company dedicated exclusively to helping clients manage the global convergence of software, the cloud and connected devices. The company delivers innovative products combined with contemporary […]
View this complete post...Positive Train Control Implementation Status, Issues, and Impacts
Thursday, August 30th, 2012
FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION Executive Summary The Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (RSIA) established a completion date for the installation of interoperable Positive Train Control (PTC) systems by December 31, 2015. The RSIA also required the Secretary of Transportation to transmit a report to specified congressional committees no later than December 31, 2012, on the […]
View this complete post...Detroit, MI: Mapping the Motor City
Wednesday, August 29th, 2012Learn how the Michigan Trails and Greenways Alliance uses Google Map Maker to add new cycling routes around the city of Detroit, creating a more comprehensive map and improving biking directions for the entire community. – Google on YouTube
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