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Impossible Bridges – The Golden Gate Bridge
Monday, August 22nd, 2011Pennsylvania: Boston Bridge Construction
Monday, August 22nd, 2011A ton of people have been asking me to post pictures or videos on the boston bridge construction project. So I have now done that. There are 8 total parts to this and each part is anywhere from 2 minutes up to about 5 minutes. Part 1 here is the area of the bridge that […]
View this complete post...Legislative Prospects for the Transportation Bill: An Update
Monday, August 22nd, 2011The continuing stalemate over FAA funding offers a foretaste of what awaits us in September when Congress will get down to discussing the transportation bill. Only the stakes will be much higher and the consequences of a deadlock much more serious. That is the sober assessment offered by seasoned Washington observers on both sides of the political divide.
View this complete post...Seattle: Brightwater 8/16 Tunnel
Friday, August 19th, 2011Brightwater 8/16 Tunnel – KCDOTVideo on YouTube … “In response to increased growth in our region, King County is constructing a new regional wastewater treatment plant, called Brightwater. Construction started in 2006. Treatment plant start-up and operations will begin in 2011, with the entire system scheduled to be completed in 2012.” King County, Washington
View this complete post...Federal Highway Administration Budget Estimates: Fiscal Year 2012
Thursday, August 18th, 2011
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION
FHWA’s FY 2012 budget requests $70.5 billion ($69.9 billion net of rescission) and represents a new paradigm in funding our nation’s highways. This request represents the first year of the Administration’s six-year surface transportation reauthorization proposal, which provides $336 billion from FY 2012 to 2017 for highway programs. The proposal reflects a 48 percent increase in funding for road and bridge improvements and construction from the $227 billion authorized in the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU).
View this complete post...How the Smart Grid Will Power Electric Cars: eMobility
Monday, August 15th, 2011We believe the thinking will move towards active participation in the energy grid. Smart solutions, buildings and electrical infrastructures will actively contribute to maximum overall efficiency. View our vision of eMobility. – Siemens on YouTube
View this complete post...Transportation and Health: Policy and Conventions for Safer, Healthier People and Communities
Friday, August 12th, 2011
SAFETREC
The public road system in the U.S. is the world’s busiest, sustaining more than 3 trillion vehicle- miles of travel each year on a network of more than 4 million miles of roads and highways. It has had enormous positive impacts on U.S. society, driving economic growth and innovation, providing mobility and opportunity to its users, and helping the U.S. maintain its global economic competitiveness.
View this complete post...NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg and former Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell discuss Building America’s Future’s latest report “Falling Apart and Falling Behind:”
Friday, August 12th, 2011Building America’s Future: Falling Apart and Falling Behind
Thursday, August 11th, 2011Building America’s Future’s just released a report entitled, Falling Apart and Falling Behind. InfrastructureUSA’s Managing Director Steve Anderson discussed the findings with former Governor of Pennsylvania Ed Rendell, a Co-Chair of President of Building America’s Future’s Educational Fund (BAF), and Marcia Hale, President of BAF.
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