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Water Works: Rebuilding Infrastructure, Creating Jobs, Greening the Environment

Wednesday, October 5th, 2011
Water Works: Rebuilding Infrastructure Creating Jobs Greening the Environment

GREEN FOR ALL
This report estimates the economic and job creation impact of a major investment in water infrastructure in the United States. This number—$188.4 billion—is based on the level of investment necessary, as estimated by the Environmental Protection Agency, to manage stormwater and preserve water quality across the country. We find that an investment of $188.4 billion spread equally over the next five years would generate $265.6 billion in economic activity and create close to 1.9 million jobs.

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Bellevue, Washington: I-405 Roadwork

Tuesday, October 4th, 2011

I-405 Roadwork Construction on the new ramps to get to I-405 and State Route 520 in Bellevue, Washington. This video was taken on Saturday, October 1, 2011 from the N.E. 10th Street Bridge. – bigcheaptrickfan on YouTube

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The Road to Good Jobs: Making Training Work

Tuesday, October 4th, 2011
The Road To Good Jobs: Making Training Work

TRANSPORTATION EQUITY NETWORK
As joblessness continues to afflict millions of Americans, the national conversation has turned to investments in transportation infrastructure as a path to job creation. Calls to invest in our crumbling highways and bridges and cash-strapped transit systems have come from the AFLCIO and U.S. Chamber of Commerce alike. President Obamaʼs American Jobs Act proposes $50 billion in immediate spending on transportation infrastructure, while Congressional Republicans are reportedly seeking ways to boost revenue levels in their proposed federal transportation authorization act.

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Lynnwood, Washington: I-5 Construction Time Lapse

Monday, October 3rd, 2011

The weekend of Sept. 23 — 26 was a busy one on I-5 in Lynnwood. Construction crews, who work mostly at night and behind barrier to stay out of your daytime commute, had to pull the last year’s work together and connect the new ramps to I-5. The time lapse is 21 hours of work […]

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For High-Speed Rail It Looks Like the End of the Line

Monday, October 3rd, 2011

Innovation NewsBriefs Vol. 22 No. 27 With its vote on September 21, the Senate Appropriations Committee ended the rail boosters’ hopes of getting a meaningful appropriation for high-speed rail in the new (FY 2012) fiscal year. It probably also dealt a decisive death blow to President Obama’s loopy goal of “giving 80 percent of Americans […]

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Chuck Marohn – The Important Difference between a Road and a Street

Friday, September 30th, 2011

Chuck Marohn, the executive director of Strong Towns, explains the difference between a road, which is a connection to two place and a street, which is a network of activity. He stresses the importance of returning roads to towns for community and economic development. In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program […]

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November 6th-8th: High-Speed Rail 2011, New York City

Thursday, September 29th, 2011

From the US High-Speed Rail Association: Don’t miss this exciting high speed rail event of the year – High Speed Rail 2011! The Big Apple is the place to be November 6-8. Business and political leaders will come together with the world’s top experts to bring high speed rail to America. High speed rail is […]

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Roads and Bridges: Who Pays for Them and How?

Wednesday, September 28th, 2011

September 27, 2011 — Everyone talks about it, but not everyone knows exactly where it comes from: funding for roads and bridges in Michigan. The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has put together this video to explain the main sources of funding for roads and bridges, how funding doesn’t go as far as it used […]

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2011 Urban Mobility Report

Wednesday, September 28th, 2011
2011 Urban Mobility

TEXAS TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE
Congestion is a significant problem in America’s 439 urban areas. And, although readers and policy makers may have been distracted by the economy-based congestion reductions in the last few years, the 2010 data indicate the problem will not go away by itself – action is needed.

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New York City: Second Avenue Subway Update

Tuesday, September 27th, 2011

On September 22, 2011, a tunnel boring machine (TBM) broke through rock just east of the Lexington Ave-63rd St. station, making the completion of tunneling for Phase 1 of the Second Avenue Subway. – mtainfo on YouTube

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