This is the second in a series of entries celebrating infrastructure achievements in the United States.
View this complete post...Archive for the ‘Roads’ Category
Great American Infrastructure: The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System
Friday, June 24th, 2011Performance Driven: Achieving Wiser Investment in Transportation
Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011
BIPARTISAN POLICY CENTER
In the long term, the programmatic framework proposed in this report allows for the achievement of wiser investments. It offers a sound strategy for securing broad public support for policies and resource commitments that will allow the U.S. to continue to achieve high standards of living and remain competitive in a highly mobile, global economy. It provides a way to make substantial investment and tangible improvement to the vital transportation systems on which our nation depends.
Vision Los Angeles
Friday, June 17th, 2011
VISION LOS ANGELES
Vision Los Angeles seeks to advance economic and environmental success for Los Angeles County by focusing on transportation mobility. It is led and driven by a partnership between a leading national environmental group, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), and one of the premier business development organizations in California and the Los Angeles region, the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC).
Gig Harbor, 2007, Construction of the Tacoma Bridge
Thursday, June 16th, 2011Gig Harbor, WA 2007, Construction of the Tacoma Bridge – Jameshistory on YouTube
View this complete post...St. Johns Bridge: Portland, Oregon
Tuesday, June 14th, 2011Portland… the city of roses, breweries, strip clubs and bridges. I haven’t really filmed a ton of the city mainly because it’s a pain in the butt lugging gear around and parking isn’t in my budget. On the other hand, it is easy to head to the many city parks, stash the car (for free) […]
View this complete post...Aging in Place, Stuck without Options: Fixing the Mobility Crisis Threatening the Baby Boom Generation
Tuesday, June 14th, 2011
TRANSPORTATION FOR AMERICA
This report ranks metro areas by the percentage of seniors with poor access to public transportation in 2015. Poor transit access is defined for each metro size category to allow for a fair comparison and avoid holding small metro areas to the same standard for transit service and access as large metro areas. For a typical senior, poor access to transit is defined as the average number of bus, rail, or ferry routes within walking distance of their home.
3-Way Street: Pedestrians, Cyclists and Motorists Clash in NYC
Thursday, June 9th, 2011By summer 2010, the expansion of bike lanes in NYC exposed a clash of long-standing bad habits — such as pedestrians jaywalking, cyclists running red lights, and motorists plowing through crosswalks.
View this complete post...Springfield, Massachusetts – Connecticut River Tornado
Wednesday, June 8th, 2011An EF-3 Tornado tracks from West Springfield across North End Bridge & Memorial Bridge into downtown Springfield. Water siphoned up and mixes with debris. Western Massachusetts hit by 3 tornadoes June 1st, 2011; thus far 4 deaths. Footage is from CBS-3 remote operated camera atop a building- hence no sound. – WyUtahMed on YouTube
View this complete post...Transportation Statistics Annual Report (TSAR) 2010
Monday, June 6th, 2011
BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION STATISTICS (BTS)
RESEARCH AND INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY ADMINISTRATION (RITA), U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
The Transportation Statistics Annual Report (TSAR) presents data and information compiled by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), a component of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT’s) Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), to fulfill its legislative mandate. The RITA/BTS mandate covers all modes of transportation and calls for the collection and analysis of transportation data on topics relevant to USDOT’s strategic goals.
The Annual Highlights section focuses on recent USDOT efforts to collect, compile, analyze, and publish transportation data and analysis. Such efforts include the following:
* the Survey of State Funding for Public Transportation,
* Livable Communities and Environmental Sustainability highlights from the Omnibus Household Survey, and
* Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) data and analysis on Hazardous Materials (Hazmat) shipments.
Oregon: Take a tour of the Willamette River Bridge
Friday, June 3rd, 2011The new Willamette River Bridge is going up fast along I-5 near Eugene and Springfield. Join us for a quick tour and info on how you can see it in person yourself.
-OregonDOT on YouTube
    |
Follow InfrastructureUSA
CATEGORIES
- Accountability (219)
- Aging Infrastructure (747)
- Aviation (130)
- Biking (323)
- Bipartisan (271)
- Bridges (491)
- Broadband (57)
- Buses (160)
- Carbon Tax (22)
- Clean Air (182)
- Climate Change (199)
- Competitiveness (229)
- Congestion (327)
- Dams (77)
- Democrat (123)
- Drinking Water (191)
- Economic Stimulus (275)
- Employment (207)
- Energy (584)
- Environment (615)
- Equity (239)
- Funding (879)
- Global (205)
- Great American Infrastructure (33)
- Green (293)
- Guests on The Infra Blog (263)
- Hazardous Waste (27)
- High Speed Rail (224)
- Highway (783)
- Inland Waterways (204)
- Jobs (251)
- Land Use (97)
- LEED (28)
- Levees (42)
- Local (1,909)
- National (1,523)
- Policy (1,121)
- Pollution (215)
- Private Investment (213)
- Public Opinion (189)
- Public Parks & Recreation (194)
- Public Transportation (1,025)
- Racism (6)
- Rail (501)
- Recession (65)
- Recovery (218)
- Republican (109)
- Roads (1,118)
- Schools (79)
- Seaports (66)
- Smart Grid (98)
- Smart Growth (442)
- Solid Waste (26)
- Sustainability (763)
- Tax (112)
- Technology (395)
- Telecommunications (46)
- Transit (1,330)
- Urban Planning (977)
- Wastewater (180)
- Water Treatment (165)
Show us your infra!
Show us your infra!
Video, stills and tales. Share images of the Infra in your community that demands attention. Post your ideas about national Infra issues. Go ahead. Show Us Your Infra! Upload and instantly share your message.
Polls
Polls
Is the administration moving fast enough on Infra issues? Are Americans prepared to pay more taxes for repairs? Should job creation be the guiding determination? Vote now!
Views
What do the experts think? This is where the nation's public policy organizations, trade associations and think tanks weigh in with analysis on Infra issues. Tell them what you think. Ask questions. Share a different view.
Blog
The Infra Blog offers cutting edge perspective on a broad spectrum of Infra topics. Frequent updates and provocative posts highlight hot button topics -- essential ingredients of a national Infra dialogue.
Dear Friends,
It is encouraging to finally see clear signs of federal action to support a comprehensive US infrastructure investment plan.
Now more than ever, our advocacy is needed to keep stakeholders informed and connected, and to hold politicians to their promises to finally fix our nation’s ailing infrastructure.
We have already engaged nearly 280,000 users, and hoping to add many more as interest continues to grow.
We require your support in order to rise to this occasion, to make the most of this opportunity. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to InfrastructureUSA.org.
Steve Anderson
Managing Director
SteveAnderson@InfrastructureUSA.org
917-940-7125
Home |
Show Us Your Infra! |
Infra Views |
The Infra Blog |
Infra Polls |
About |
Resources |
Contact |
RSS Feed
RSS Feed
© InfrastructureUSA | Terms of Use | Site developed by Andigo New Media
InfrastructureUSA.org is a nonprofit project fiscally sponsored by FJC, a Foundation of Philanthropic Funds.