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A Bumpy Road Ahead? A Close Look at NJDOT’s 2012 Capital Program

Monday, May 23rd, 2011
Proposed Bike/ Ped Spending

TRI-STATE TRANSPORTATION CAMPAIGN
New Jersey’s draft fiscal year 2012 capital program provides almost $3.5 billion in funding for the state’s road and transit systems, with approximately $2.3 billion (66%) going to New Jersey Department of Transportation and $1.164 billion (33%) set aside for New Jersey Transit investments…The Tri-State Transportation Campaign has closely analyzed the NJDOT portion of the capital program, comparing funding levels across project types, and examining trends in past spending priorities.

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OR Hwy 82 Minam Guardrail Repair

Monday, May 16th, 2011

Three minute Oregon Dept. of Transportation video of Elgin and Enterprise maintenance crews repairing slide damaged guardrail at Minam Grade along OR Hwy. 82 in Eastern Oregon.

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Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) and Employment

Friday, May 13th, 2011
Figure 1: Transit Trips in the United States by Purpose, 2007

CENTER FOR TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT
This report explains why TOD is not only about housing, and conscious planning for employment is important in thinking about the effectiveness of transit investment and the market for transit-oriented housing.

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Skepticism Greets US DOT’s Draft Transportation Bill

Thursday, May 5th, 2011

An undated 498-page draft of US DOT’s legislative proposal for surface transportation reauthorization, the “Transportation Opportunities Act,” has been making the rounds in Washington for the past week. Its publication, however, has been largely ignored by the transportation community. What would ordinarily be an eagerly awaited event and the source of much comment, has passed virtually unnoticed…Partly, it is because the DOT draft contains no surprises: it merely restates the proposals already revealed in the President’s FY 2012 Budget request. But more importantly, the draft has been ignored by Washington stakeholders and political observers because it has been judged to lack political savvy and realism.

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COMPLETE STREETS POLICY ANALYSIS 2010: A STORY OF GROWING STRENGTH

Thursday, May 5th, 2011
Policies

NATIONAL COMPLETE STREETS COALITION
The power of the Complete Streets movement is that it fundamentally redefines what a street is intended to do, what goals a transportation agency is going to meet, and how the community will spend its transportation money. It breaks down the traditional separation of ‘highways,’ ‘transit,’ and ‘biking/walking,’ and instead focuses on the desired outcome of a transportation system that supports safe use of the roadway for everyone, by whatever means they are traveling.

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Guest on The Infra Blog: Nicholas Santero, Research Scientist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011
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Nicholas Santero is a research scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His research uses life-cycle assessment (LCA) to improve the sustainability of engineered systems. At MIT, Dr. Santero is part of a team that is working to reduce the carbon footprint of buildings and pavements using cost-effective approaches. He has a Ph.D. and M.S. from the University of California, Berkeley, and a B.S. from the University of California, Davis, all in Civil and Environmental Engineering. He is a licensed professional engineer in California.

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Axtell, Utah Prefab Bridge Installation

Tuesday, April 26th, 2011

Well known for its use of accelerated bridge construction techniques and pre-fabricated bridge components to speed the construction and repair of the state’s aging bridge infrastructure, the Utah DOT opted to replace the Sevier River Bridge with pre-fabricated steel bridge components. – shortspansteelbridge on YouTube

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Rural Roads: Techniques for High-to-Low Speed Transitions

Friday, April 22nd, 2011
Reduced speed ahead signs

TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD
North America’s rural landscape is dotted with isolated settlements, villages, and small towns that are typically located on rural roads where the general speed limit is 55 to 60 mph (90 to 100 km/h). Motorists are expected to slow down as they pass through these settlement areas, reducing their operating speed to 30 or 40 mph (50 or 65 km/h) in sections of road known as transition zones…There is clearly a need for better and more information concerning rural high-to-low speed transitions. This synthesis report is a preliminary step in that direction.

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Setting Steel Across the Anacostia

Tuesday, April 19th, 2011

Building the new 11th Street Inbound Freeway Bridge. – DDOTVideos on YouTube

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NCDOT Now April 11, 2011

Friday, April 15th, 2011

A weekly wrap up of the latest news and notes concerning North Carolina transportation. In this episode: No Need 2 Speed Campaign is successful and NCDOT Ferry crew members help out boaters in distress.

-NCDOTcommunications on YouTube

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