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ACEC’S ENGINEERING INC. — Ripple Effect: Enhancing Earthquake Resiliency along the Cascadia Subduction Zone

Tuesday, January 10th, 2017
ACEC

The Pacific Northwest lies within one of the most dangerous seismic zones in the world. The risks are enormous, but public officials and engineers are scrambling to enhance the region’s earthquake resiliency

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Hawaii’s Emerging Future: The 2016 Energy Resources Coordinator’s Annual Report

Friday, January 6th, 2017
65 renewable energy projects in Hawaii

Aiming for 100 percent renewable energy in Hawaii’s electricity sector by 2045 was big news last year. It’s now time to put those words into action, which will not be an undertaking for the faint of heart. Achieving Hawaii’s bold commitments will require even bolder actions – a combination of hard work, innovative thinking and a continuation of the collaboration that has underpinned Hawaii’s clean energy transformation to date.

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Inside Illinois DOT: High-Speed Rail

Wednesday, January 4th, 2017

Illinois Transportation Secretary Randy Blankenhorn gives an update on high-speed rail project improvements in Illinois in this edition of Inside IDOT.

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Lewis and Clark Bridge, East End Crossing, Now Connects Indiana and Kentucky

Wednesday, December 28th, 2016

The East End Crossing is part of the $2.3 billion Louisville-Southern Indiana Ohio River Bridges Project which also includes the new Lincoln Bridge in downtown Louisville and Jeffersonville plus the reconfigured Kennedy Interchange.

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NYC: Jazz on the Nostalgia Train

Friday, December 23rd, 2016

The Special Vintage train made it’s last Holiday run on December 18, 2016. The Nostalgia train ran from 2nd Avenue in the lower East side of Manhattan to Queens Plaza.

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Missouri: Citizen’s Guide to Transportation Funding

Wednesday, December 21st, 2016
Transportation funding in Missouri

The many layers of transportation policy and funding are murky at best, and many times downright impenetrable. Fortunately for a few of us, the Missouri Department of Transportation recently created an online tool to make funding, legislation and project selection transparent and easy to understand.

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WSDOT: Building a Highway Underneath Seattle

Tuesday, December 20th, 2016

With a time-lapse camera mounted 54-feet high, you almost get a bird’s-eye view of work inside Seattle’s SR 99 tunnel. As the tunneling machine Bertha builds the tunnel, road crews are right behind – building the foundations, walls and the top deck of the double-deck highway drivers will travel on when the tunnel opens. Take a look.

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The Kern County Story: Utility-Scale Solar Energy in Southern California

Friday, December 16th, 2016

As of December 2016, Recurrent Energy has nine operating solar photovoltaic (PV) projects across Kern County in Southern California. Community leaders discuss the impacts of utility-scale solar development and their experience working with Recurrent Energy.

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Behind the Scenes of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport’s People Mover System

Thursday, December 15th, 2016
Below ground, one of the trains arrives at SEA

Written by David Parker Brown, Editor-in-Chief and Founder of Airline Reporter The Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) has been my home airport most of my life. I have seen the many changes over the years and I am proud to call it mine. Growing up, I lived in Oak Harbor, WA (about 90min northwest of Seattle) […]

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Michigan: 21st Century Infrastructure Commission Report

Tuesday, December 13th, 2016
EXHIBIT 1. Michigan’s Infrastructure Through the Years

Infrastructure is the foundation of Michigan’s modern economy and quality of life. When most people hear the term “infrastructure,” they often think of roads or bridges; however, these assets are just pieces of a larger, more complex picture that includes water and sewer systems, drains and stormwater systems, broadband and communication systems, and electricity and natural gas networks…Michigan’s infrastructure is aging, and maintenance has been deferred for decades, leaving us in a state of disrepair. Failing infrastructure interrupts daily life, slows commerce, jeopardizes public health, pollutes the environment, and damages quality of life.

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