John Hennessy III,
P.E.
Transportation Issues Daily Last month the Port of Prince Rupert received another super crane and expanded its capability to receive Panamax ships. The Port now has four super cranes. “The arrival of a fourth crane for our container operations will further enhance our ability to quickly and efficiently turn around container vessels at Fairview Terminal. […]
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BROOKINGS INSTITUTION
BROOKINGS CENTER FOR 21ST CENTURY SECURITY AND INTELLIGENCE
Today, U.S. port facilities rely as much upon networked computer and control systems as they do upon stevedores to ensure the flow of maritime commerce that the economy, homeland, and national security depend upon. Yet, unlike other sectors of critical infrastructure, little attention has been paid to the networked systems that undergird port operations. No cybersecurity standards have been promulgated for U.S. ports, nor has the U.S. Coast Guard, the lead federal agency for maritime security, been granted cybersecurity authorities to regulate ports or other areas of maritime critical infrastructure.
From bike routes to busted bridges, you can get and give all kinds of information about the world of infrastructure using web and mobile apps. Here are some of the best ones out there to help you get where you’re going.
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ENVIRONMENT AMERICA Introduction America is in the midst of a fracking boom … and a fracking bust. In North Dakota, times are booming. The state has rapidly become the nation’s second-largest oil producer due to the use of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing (the combination of technologies used in fracking) to tap oil supplies from […]
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Accessible MTS from Will Suto on Vimeo. Produced in association with the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System and Accessible San Diego.
View this complete post...–mtainfo on YouTube. From the New York Transit Museum archives, a 1981 documentary about the workers who make “A” train service possible. A production of the New York State Museum. New York Transit Museum: http://www.mta.info/museumNew York State Museum: http://www.nysm.nysed.gov
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Salt Lake City: A Conservative State Builds Progressive Transit from Streetfilms on Vimeo. According to Congress for New Urbanism President John Norquist, the Salt Lake City area has the fastest growing rail system in America. And as Streetsblog’s Angie Schmitt pointed out last month, “It’s the only city in the country building light rail, bus […]
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AMERICAN COUNCIL FOR AN ENERGY-EFFICIENT ECONOMY Introduction Internal combustion engine vehicles running on petroleum fuels have dominated the vehicle market for a century. Global demand for petroleum has increased dramatically over that period, and this demand, coupled with geo-political volatility in many oil-producing regions, has resulted in high oil prices and uncertainty in the market. […]
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