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Archive for the ‘Roads’ Category

Infra In Education: Video Projects Capture America’s Infrastructure

Wednesday, April 13th, 2011

More from BAMACCEE on YouTube

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TRIP’s Top 40 Surface Transportation Projects to Support Economic Growth in Nevada

Friday, April 1st, 2011
Las Vegas Southbound Departure, Runway 19L

THE ROAD INFORMATION PROGRAM
TRIP has identified and ranked the 40 surface transportation projects that are most needed to support Nevada’s economic growth.

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Dear Chicago: Make biking, walking safer

Friday, April 1st, 2011

If you’ve ever ventured out into one of Chicago’s famous six-corner intersections, you know the streets don’t always feel safe. The facts bear this out. In 2009 there were over 4,500 crashes between Chicago drivers and pedestrians or cyclists, 35 of which were fatal. This is according to the Illinois Department of Transportation, which tracks traffic statistics.

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Alternative Approaches to Funding Highways

Tuesday, March 29th, 2011
Tax Receipts Credited to the Highway Trust Fund, Fiscal Year 2010

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
By themselves, fuel taxes cannot provide a strong incentive for people to avoid overusing highways-that is, to forgo trips for which the costs to themselves and others exceed the benefits. This study examines broad alternatives for federal funding of highways, focusing on fuel taxes and on taxes that could be assessed on the basis of the number of miles that vehicles travel.

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Guest on The Infra Blog: Maya Wiley, Director, Center for Social Inclusion

Monday, March 28th, 2011
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Maya Wiley is the founder and Executive Director of the Center for Social Inclusion…She was a contributing author to the National Urban League’s 2006 State of Black America, and authored a chapter on Race, Equity and Land Use Planning in Columbia, South Carolina recently published in Growing Smarter: Achieving Livable Communities, Environmental Justice and Regional Equity, R. Bullard, ed. The MIT Press: Cambridge, MA (2007). She was named a NY Moves magazine 2009 Power Woman.

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Urban Growth in the Northeast Megaregion

Thursday, March 24th, 2011
Urban Growth in the Northeast by Decade

AMERICA 2050 & REGIONAL PLAN ASSOCIATION
Over the next generation, the 13-state Northeast Megaregion is expected to grow by 26%, adding about 18 million residents. To assess the implications of this change for landscape conservation, Regional Plan Association and America 2050’s Northeast Landscape Initiatives Atlas now includes maps showing historic and current land use, and projections of future urban growth in the Northeast Megaregion through 2040.

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WA DOT: Road Widening

Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011

In 2011, WSDOT will widen more than four miles of SR 522 to four lanes from just west of the Snohomish River Bridge to 179th Avenue SE in Monroe. We will also build four new bridges, including a new bridge across the Snohomish River, add median barrier to separate oncoming traffic, build a roundabout at […]

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House T&I Committee’s FY 2012 “Views and Estimates” Offers a First Glimpse Into the Committee’s Thinking About the Future Transportation Program

Monday, March 21st, 2011

Innovation NewsBriefs Vol. 22, No. 9 Reproduced below are some key quotes from a recently released House T&I Committee document, “Views and Estimates for Fiscal Year 2012.” They offer a first indication of the Committee’s position on the FY 2012 surface transportation budget and the reauthorization bill. The report confirms what congressional sources have been […]

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Missouri DOT’s MoDOT Minute: Potholes & Amtrak

Friday, March 18th, 2011

With warmer weather comes the melting and refreezing that is the main cause of those potholes we see popping up on our roadways. MoDOT crews routinely scout for potholes and make temporary repairs to the pavement…As fuel prices continue to rise, so do the number of passengers on the Missouri River Runner. In fact, a heightened demand for seats recently caused Amtrak to add two additional cars on the St. Louis to Kansas City run. Since June, the Missouri River Runner has seen a jump in passengers of nearly 16 percent.

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Utah: Proctor Lane Bridge Move

Thursday, March 17th, 2011

The second segment of the new Proctor Lane bridge is moved into place.
-UtahDOT on YouTube

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