The Oregon Department of Transportation’s Santiam Junction crew works to clear U.S. 20 and Oregon 22 in the Cascades on Jan. 15, 2012 – OregonDOT on YouTube
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Cascades, OR: Oregon DOT Clearing Snow
Wednesday, January 18th, 2012King County, WA: Updating Waste Management Infrastructure
Wednesday, January 18th, 2012The King County Solid Waste Division is building a new transfer station at Bow Lake in Tukwila, has completed unique updates at the Houghton station in Kirkland and plans are under development for a new station in Factoria in Bellevue.
View this complete post...Illinois to Missouri: The New Mississippi River Bridge
Tuesday, January 17th, 2012Construction work on the Mississippi River Bridge project has begun.The new Mississippi River Bridge is the first bridge built connecting downtown St. Louis and southwestern Illinois in more than 40 years. Currently, the only urban interstate bridge between Illinois and Missouri is the Poplar Street Bridge, known locally as the PSB. The PSB is one […]
View this complete post...Great American Infrastructure: Redridge Steel Dam
Monday, January 16th, 2012![Great American Infrastructure: Redridge Steel Dam Great American Infrastructure: Redridge Steel Dam](https://www.infrastructureusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/screen-shot-2012-01-04-at-41536-pm.png)
This is the thirteenth in a series of entries celebrating infrastructure achievements in the United States.
View this complete post...Lewiston, NY: Niagara Gorge – Robert Moses Niagara Hydroelectric Power Station
Monday, January 16th, 2012Filmed near the location of the Devils Hole Massacre, September 14, 1763. The Robert Moses Niagara Hydroelectric Power Station is a hydroelectric power station in Lewiston, New York near Niagara Falls, New York, United States. The plant diverts water from Niagara River above Niagara Falls and returns the water into the lower portion of the […]
View this complete post...March 7th-9th, Washington DC: 5th Annual Transportation & Infrastructure Convention
Friday, January 13th, 2012![Transportation Summit Transportation Summit](https://www.infrastructureusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/screen-shot-2012-01-12-at-111710-am.jpg)
From TransportationSummit: The purpose of the Convention is to educate policy makers on the current transportation and infrastructure issues at the local, state, and national levels. The Convention brings together the leading transportation and infrastructure officials from the current Administration, Congress, and State legislatures, providing us the opportunity to dialogue personally with those who have […]
View this complete post...Chicago, IL: The Grant Park Bike Tunnel
Wednesday, January 11th, 2012Bike Tunnel under xxx Drive in Grant Park Chicago – MchaelStavy on YouTube.
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Wednesday, January 11th, 2012![Retrofitting the Suburbs to Increase Walking Retrofitting the Suburbs to Increase Walking](https://www.infrastructureusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/screen-shot-2012-01-11-at-25938-pm.jpg)
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
During the last half of the 20th century, cities and towns across America were built primarily for one transportation mode: the automobile. Much of this development occurred on the urban periphery, creating the suburbs that are now home to more Americans than either traditional central cities or small towns. Today, while federal transportation policies and urban planners have shifted toward promoting a more multi-modal form of development, the legacy of the postwar era remains: thousands of suburban neighborhoods poorly served by any mode of transportation other than the automobile.
Huron, OH: ConAgra Building Demolition
Monday, January 9th, 2012A demolition of the ConAgra building in Huron Ohio. – VinillaVlogs on YouTube
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