Construction and progress of the BART (Bay Area Rapid Trasit) subway and interurban train system in the San Francisco bay area in the 1967-68 to provide safe, fast, mass transit, eliminating traffic congestion. Shows great Bay scenery and city views. – Bell99TV on YouTube
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Tacoma, WA: Pontoon Bridge Float-Out
Thursday, February 7th, 2013The second cycle of six pontoons for a replacement State Route 520 floating bridge were towed out of the Concrete Technology Corporation casting basin in Tacoma, Wash., from Jan. 28 to Jan. 31, 2013. In this time-lapse video, crews maneuver a large T-pontoon into position to add the additional floatation needed to tow the supplemental […]
View this complete post...Washington, DC : What do People Think About Congestion Pricing?
Wednesday, February 6th, 2013
METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS Executive Summary RESEARCH CHALLENGE: Public Opposition to Congestion Pricing Too much congestion. Not enough funding. These two problems increasingly have come to define transportation policy woes in our nation’s metropolitan areas, and the Washington, D.C., region is no exception. Many experts agree that congestion pricing—charging tolls or fees that are […]
View this complete post...Highway Boom, Budget Bust: Are Misplaced Transportation Priorities Wasting Taxpayer Money and Squandering Wisconsin’s Precious Transportation Resources?
Tuesday, February 5th, 2013
WISPIRG FOUNDATION
Wisconsin’s demographic and transportation trends are changing. But, state transportation plans are not. Wisconsin continues to spend heavily on new road capacity and highway expansions, reflecting a decades-old assumption that we are continuing to drive more every year.
This report questions whether the state of Wisconsin might be wasting huge sums of taxpayer money on unnecessary projects by planning to invest heavily in new roads and highway expansions that are out of sync with population and travel behavior trends in the state. On the one hand, Wisconsin’s population and its volume of driving grow at a relatively slow pace that has slowed over time.
View this complete post...Guest on The Infra Blog: David Alpert, Greater Greater Washington
Monday, February 4th, 2013
David Alpert is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Greater Greater Washington. He has had a lifelong interest in great cities and great communities. He worked as a Product Manager for Google for six years and has lived in the Boston, San Francisco, and New York metro areas in addition to Washington, DC. He loves the […]
View this complete post...High Speed Rail Summit – Speakers Include InfrastructureUSA Managing Director Steve Anderson
Tuesday, January 29th, 2013
From the US High Speed Rail Association: Don’t miss this exciting high speed rail event of the year – High Speed Rail Summit DC. The Nation’s capital is the place to be this February 11-13. Business and political leaders will come together with the world’s top experts to bring high speed rail to America. High speed […]
View this complete post...Guest on The Infra Blog: Richard Harnish, Midwest High Speed Rail Association
Monday, January 28th, 2013
Richard Harnish is the Executive Director of the Midwest High Speed Rail Association, a membership-based non-profit organization advocating for fast, frequent and dependable trains linking the entire Midwest. Harnish graduated from Elmhurst College in 1986 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in transportation management. After leaving Elmhurst, Harnish was a logistics manager at American President […]
View this complete post...Falling Apart and Falling Behind 2012 Report
Monday, January 28th, 2013
BUILDING AMERICA’S FUTURE
Rebuilding America’s economic foundation is one of the most important missions we face in the 21st century. Our parents and grandparents built America into the world’s leading economic superpower. We have a responsibility to our own children and grandchildren to strengthen—not squander—that inheritance, and to pass on to them a country whose best days are still ahead.
Guest on The Infra Blog: Greg Principato, Airports Council International – North America
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013
Greg Principato joined Airports Council International – North America (ACI-NA) as President on July 1, 2005. In this capacity, he oversees the leading association of airports and airport-related businesses in North America, which enplane nearly all of the domestic and international airline passenger and cargo traffic on the continent. ACI-NA is the largest of the […]
View this complete post...Searching for Novel Approaches to Transportation Funding
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013Innovation NewsBriefs
Vol. 24, No. 1
As we enter the New Year (and begin our 24th year of publication), the debate about transportation funding is taking a new turn. Talk of raising the federal gas tax has become muted and even the efficacy of the gas tax itself is being questioned. And no wonder: vehicles are becoming more fuel efficient, CAFE standards are becoming more stringent, vehicle use is leveling off, and hybrids and electric vehicles are expected to slowly but surely increase their market penetration.
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