Innovation NewsBriefs
Vol. 23, No. 27
Proponents of a more robust level of spending for transportation infrastructure ignore the political realities. With mounting deficits and the shadow of a $16 trillion debt hovering over all fiscal decisions, Congress is not about to vastly increase spending on transportation. Concern about deteriorating infrastructure has failed to resonate with the electorate during the election campaign.
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Transportation Infrastructure in the Post MAP-21 Era
Monday, October 22nd, 2012Guest on The Infra Blog: Graham T. Beck, Contributing Author, Next American City: New York’s Tappan Zee Bridge
Wednesday, October 17th, 2012
Graham Beck, author of the Next American City article “Cuomo’s Crossing,” about NY Governor Andrew Cuomo’s decisions regarding the replacement of the Tappan Zee Bridge, speaks with InfrastructureUSA Managing Director Steve Anderson.
View this complete post...Interactive Map: Save Our Bridges
Tuesday, October 16th, 2012
SAVE OUR BRIDGES
By accessing the Save Our Bridges Map, users can enter a zip code to immediately see the dangerous bridges in their area. Families can see if their children’s school buses or their own commutes to work or church take them across a bridge that is both structurally deficient and fracture critical. Trucking companies and other suppliers can determine whether the routes their carriers take require that they cross these dangerous bridges.
Gary, IN: Gary/Chicago International Airport Runway Expansion
Friday, October 12th, 2012Airports capable of supporting passenger air carrier operations are required by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to have Runway Safety Areas. To preclude shortening the usable runway length to achieve the required safety areas, GCIA is expanding Runway 12-30 and associated taxiways to the northwest by approximately 1,900 feet. The expansion requires relocation of Elgin, […]
View this complete post...Corps of Engineers Water Resources Infrastructure: Deterioration, Investment, or Divestment?
Wednesday, October 10th, 2012
NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers constructed and now operates and maintains a water infrastructure network across the United States that includes dams, levees and coastal barriers for flood protection; locks and dams for inland navigation; ports and harbors; and hydropower facilities.
Warnings of an “Infrastructure Crisis” are Meeting with Skepticism
Tuesday, October 9th, 2012Innovation NewsBriefs
Vol. 23, No. 26
Is the “infrastructure crisis” a myth or a reality? Many within the transportation community firmly believe that the crisis is real. They point out that many of our roads, bridges and transit systems are approaching the end of their useful life and are badly in need of repair, reconstruction and modernization.
$11.4 Billion Cut in Federal Transportation Spending Recommended
Monday, October 8th, 2012Transportation Issues Daily The fiscal cliff and automatic budget cuts could be avoided by cutting$11.4 billion from federal transportation spending in 2013 and $187 billion over ten years. The recommended reductions from Taxpayers for Common Sense are part of a $2 trillion package of cuts to “inefficient, ineffective, or wasteful” programs and projects that would solve the […]
View this complete post...Interactive Map: Water Costs Getting More Expensive
Friday, October 5th, 2012
Guest on The Infra Blog: Yonah Freemark, Founder & Writer, The Transport Politic
Thursday, October 4th, 2012
Yonah Freemark is an urbanist and journalist who has worked in architecture, planning, and transportation. He is the founder and writer of The Transport Politic.
View this complete post...Targeting Transit: Assessing Development Opportunities Around New Jersey’s Transit Stations
Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012
NEW JERSEY FUTURE
New Jersey is in possession of a valuable resource: one of the most extensive public transportation systems in the country, an artifact of a transportation past that pre-dates the Interstate Highway System and the omnipresence of the automobile. The legacy bequeathed by this resource is a rate of transit commuting that is second highest among the 50 states. Transit ridership creates many societal, economic, and personal benefits: for example, reducing congestion on the state’s roads; alleviating the emission of pollutants and greenhouse gases; reducing the need for vehicle ownership; and freeing up commuters’ time for other uses (reading, sleeping, etc.) rather than having to pay attention to the road. In general, transit creates efficiencies and reduces the per-capita impact of the transportation system by allowing multiple travelers to share the ride.
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