Take a ride on a Track Geometry Car, part of the specialized fleet that inspects the rails of the NYC subway.
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NYC: Riding the Track Geometry Car
Friday, March 20th, 2015The 50 States of Solar
Friday, March 20th, 2015Spending Through the Roof
Thursday, March 19th, 2015URBAN GREEN COUNCIL
What are the citywide effects of this wasted energy? There are approximately 4,000 multifamily buildings in NYC that are at least 10 stories tall—the threshold where heat loss through vents really starts to make an impact on energy bills. Assuming that 80% of these have open vents, the amount of heated air wasted each year could fill 29,000 Empire State Buildings.
Draper, UT: Taking Down the 14600 S Bridge
Thursday, March 19th, 2015Were you wondering what was going on around #ThePoint this weekend with the 14600 South bridge demolition? We’ll take you through it in about 40 seconds.
View this complete post...California: Natural Gas Supply
Tuesday, March 17th, 2015UC DAVIS INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORTATION STUDIES
CENTER FOR ENERGY STUDIES
The last decade has been witness to an incredible transformation in the US energy fortune. The combination of hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling in upstream operations targeting ultra-low porosity, ultra-low permeability hydrocarbon bearing shale formations has unlocked a bounty of natural gas and crude oil resource.
Utah’s Most Critical Surface Transportation Projects
Monday, March 16th, 2015TRIP
Utah’s diverse economy relies on significant employment in mining, agriculture, tourism, manufacturing, information technology, finance and petroleum production…From 1990 to 2013, Utah’s population increased by 68 percent, from approximately 1.8 million to approximately 2.9 million. Utah’s population is expected to increase to approximately 4.4 million by 2030.
Kansas City, MO: Paris of the Plains
Friday, March 13th, 2015Paris of the Plains is a timelapse I’ve been working on periodically for a little over a year now. With the recent growth in popularity of Kansas City, I thought it was fitting to show just a fraction of the beauty it holds in a more unique way.
-Tim Lair on Vimeo
The WalkUP Wake-Up Call: Boston
Friday, March 13th, 2015SMART GROWTH AMERICA
In the Boston metropolitan area, walkable urbanism adds value.On average, all of the product types studied, including office, retail, hotel, rental apartments, and for-sale housing, have higher values per square foot in walkable urban places than in low-density drivable locations.These price premiums of 20 to 134 percent per square foot are strong indicators of pent-up demand for walkable urbanism.
View this complete post...NYC: Bringing Dutch Bicycling Culture to the Big Apple
Thursday, March 12th, 2015In the Netherlands, bicycles are fully integrated into daily life. In New York City, despite the introduction of bike lanes during the Bloomberg administration and the introduction of Citi Bike stations around the city, bike culture is still evolving.
View this complete post...Guest on The Infra Blog: Congressman Richard Hanna
Tuesday, March 10th, 2015Congressman Richard Hanna was re-elected on Nov. 4, 2014 to represent the 22nd District of New York in the United States House of Representatives. Representative Hanna serves on three key committees for the 114th Congress, including the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, on which he is the senior New York Republican.
“People with the job that I have and the other people here have to have a vision of their own. We have to value transportation, value intermodal works and everything along with it. It’s our job to get out there and say, ‘Damn it, this is important.’”
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