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University Transportation Research Center, Region 2: Annual Report

Wednesday, February 5th, 2014
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UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH CENTER
PLANNING TODAY in Region 2, requires knowledge of multi-modal and intermodal systems serving both freight and passenger movements. Planning in the region involves not only MPOs, but all of the many agencies taxed with the need to move people and goods 24/7. Planning is constrained by institutional mandate and history, the need to catch up with a backlog of capital needs, and a chronic shortage of adequate funds for both maintaining and building the infrastructure.

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Oregon’s New Passenger Trains

Wednesday, February 5th, 2014

Brief video produced in Feb. 2014 showing inside/outside of new Talgo Series 8 trains in the Amtrak Cascades fleet

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Caltrans: Recommendations for Improvement

Tuesday, February 4th, 2014
Figure 1, VMT and per capita VMT on California state highways, 1992-2012. Sources: Caltrans (VMT) and Department of Finance (population).

STATE SMART TRANSPORTATION INITIATIVE
This report provides an assessment of the performance of the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and recommendations for improvement…The report provides a brief history of Caltrans and of the demands placed on it, a set of findings about Caltrans’ current state, and recommendations for improvement. Throughout, it focuses on the need for modernization and culture change at the department.

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Raleigh County, WV: What Caused the Rockfall on Route 3?

Tuesday, February 4th, 2014

Jimmy Wriston, DOT Engineering Adviser, explains what caused the massive rockfall along WV 3 in Raleigh County and what the WVDOH is doing to clean it up.

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Guest on The Infra Blog: Dan Pitera, Executive Director, Detroit Collaborative Design Center

Monday, February 3rd, 2014
Dan Pitera on The Infra Bog

Dan Pitera discusses his work with the Detroit Collaborative Design Center and the University of Detroit Mercy. Key topics include current projects underway in Detroit, strategies for effective citizen engagement, and the need to bring together disparate voices from the community for successful urban design.

“Digital engagement works, but it only works with a certain core group of people who have that technology access. Community meetings work, but they work with a certain group of people. It’s not about developing a tactic that is one-size-fits-all; it’s about developing tactics that connect.”

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This Infra Week

Friday, January 31st, 2014
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INFRA STORIES YOU SHOULDN’T MISS!
San Bernardino, California: Divided No More
Miami Transportation Planners Light the Way
Big Energy Buildings Go Greener
Sprucing Up the Waiting Game
Atlanta Snowstorm Strands Drivers

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Minnesota: During the Snowstorm

Friday, January 31st, 2014

Minnesota DOT takes you behind the wheel of a working snow plow in this installment of their Anatomy of a Winter Storm series.

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Natural Connections: Green Infrastructure in Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana

Thursday, January 30th, 2014
Natural Connections: Green Infrastructure in Wisconsin, Illinois, and Indiana

OPENLANDS PROJECT
CENTER FOR NEIGHBORHOOD TECHNOLOGY
Green infrastructure is the interconnected network of land and water that supports native species, maintains natural and ecological processes, sustains air and water resources, and contributes to the health and quality of life of people and communities…The need to protect the region’s green infrastructure is greater than ever. Rapid changes in land use, increases in non-native species, and other threats imperil the region’s natural heritage. Green infrastructure should serve as the strategic framework for conservation and development so that linkages and key natural areas can be preserved before development occurs.

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Freight on the Move in Missouri

Thursday, January 30th, 2014

Missouri DOT outlines the strategy to combine and improve multimodal freight infrastructure in Missouri.

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Alaska: Potential Mining Effects on Salmon Ecosystems

Wednesday, January 29th, 2014
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) launched this assessment to determine the significance of Bristol Bay’s ecological resources and evaluate the potential impacts of large-scale mining on these resources. It uses the well-established methodology of an ecological risk assessment, which is a type of scientific investigation that provides technical information and analyses to foster public understanding and inform future decision making. As a scientific assessment, it does not discuss or recommend policy, legal, or regulatory decisions, nor does it outline or analyze options for future decisions.

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