The Platform Trailer is a safe and sufficient under-bridge access product. The trailer only uses 1 lane atop a bridge deck and provides access underneath bridges in minutes. It is ideal for bridge inspection, bridge maintenance and repair and bridge rehabilitation. ODOT currently has 3 platform trailers, one of which is being shared between 2 […]
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High-Speed Rail Can Reduce Environmental Impacts in California’s Future
Friday, September 7th, 2012
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
Deployment of new and more fuel-efficient transportation modes is expected in the coming decades. Next generation automobiles and aircraft are already entering the market.
How Transit-Oriented Development Can Help Get America to Work
Tuesday, September 4th, 2012LOW INCOME INVESTMENT FUND
Faced with rising poverty rates, high unemployment, and a fragile economic recovery, more and more families are struggling to hold on to the American Dream — the fundamental belief that here, in the “land of opportunity,” anyone willing to work hard can get ahead, save for the future, and build a better life for themselves, their families and the next generation. Policymakers and the public alike are focused intently on what has always been the very linchpin of achieving that dream — jobs, jobs, jobs. Yet, in that pursuit, there is one critically important element that is often overlooked: the fact that today, simply getting from home to work and back again has become a growing challenge for many Americans.
Contest: Support HSR and Win a Trip to Europe!
Tuesday, September 4th, 2012US HSR is hosting a contest in anticipation of the High Speed Rail Around the World TV Series, which will show America the benefits of high-speed rail by highlighting worldwide HSR successes.
1) Make a PayPal donation of $5 or more to help fund the HSR TV series.
2) Submit a video about why you support high speed rail and why you want to win the trip to Europe. Anyone who enters a video is automatically entered in the contest for free.
View this complete post...Non-Contact Driver Drowsiness Detection System
Thursday, August 23rd, 2012
SAFETY IDEA PROGRAM
The goal of this Safety IDEA project was to develop a non-contact sensing platform to monitor the physiological signals of drivers such as the electrocardiography (ECG) and/or electroencephalography (EEG), from which the on-set and extent of drowsiness can be detected. Clinical research has found physiological signals are good indicators of drowsiness. Conventional bioelectrical signal measurement system requires the electrodes to be in contact with the human body. That not only interferes with the normal driver operation, but also is not feasible for long term monitoring purposes. Therefore, a non-contact physiological signal sensing platform as developed in this project will be very helpful to detect driver drowsiness and reduce crashes. Such sensors can be integrated readily into a wireless health monitoring system for drivers.
Guest on The Infra Blog: Scott Paul, Executive Director, Alliance for American Manufacturing
Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012
Scott N. Paul is the founding executive director of the Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM), which was launched in April 2007. AAM, a unique partnership between the United Steelworkers union and leading U.S. manufacturers, has rapidly developed into an effective research and advocacy organization, publishing reports on the effectiveness of domestic trade laws and the […]
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Tuesday, August 21st, 2012
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
The goal of this assessment is to provide an evaluation of geothermal energy as a major supplier of energy in the United States. An 18-member assessment panel with broad experience and expertise was formed to conduct the study beginning in September 2005. The work evaluated three major areas of Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS)
North American Port Analysis: Preparing for the First Post-Panamax Decade
Thursday, August 16th, 2012
COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL
The expansion of the Panama Canal to accommodate vessels capable of carrying up to 12,500 containers will alter global trade routes, and is already promoting the advancement of the science of logistics.
Complete Streets: Policy Analysis
Wednesday, August 15th, 2012
SMART GROWTH AMERICA
Hundreds of communities of all sizes, in all parts of the country, see their streets as something more than just a way to move people in cars from point A to point B. More than 350 have adopted Complete Streets policies – with 146 of those policies adopted in 2011 alone. These communities have joined a growing national movement for Complete Streets, a movement that encourages and provides for safe access to destinations for everyone, regardless of age, ability, income, ethnicity, or mode of travel.
Guest on The Infra Blog: Diana Lind, Executive Director & Editor-in-Chief, Next American City
Tuesday, August 14th, 2012
Diana Lind joined Next American City in 2008 and is the organization’s Executive Director and Editor-in-Chief. Diana was a 2011 Van Alen Institute Fellow and is the author of Brooklyn Modern: Architecture, Interiors & Design (Rizzoli, 2008). She graduated from Cornell University (B.A., English) and Columbia University (M.F.A., Creative Writing). Her writing has been published […]
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