NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CITY TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS (NACTO)
Positioning new mobility services to provide access and mobility to all, and to buttress rather than undermine the successful transit lines at the heart of our cities, is vital to realizing the value of fully automated vehicles for mobility. At the same time, policy at every level of government should address head-on the destructive potential for increased traffic, emissions from additional driving, and on-street congestion that could easily result from automated vehicle technology.
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NACTO Policy Statement on Automated Vehicles
Tuesday, July 12th, 2016Interactive Infographic: Commutes Around the Country
Wednesday, July 6th, 2016
This interactive infographic from Mark Evans superimposes mesmerizing animated dots over the familiar maps of our nation’s cities, showing just how far commuters go to get to work.
View this complete post...Philadelphia, PA: Transit, Density and Opportunity
Tuesday, July 5th, 2016
CENTER CITY DISTRICT
Transit is not just a convenience; it is essential to the density that enables Center City to provide 42% of all jobs in Philadelphia. If downtown workers relied on cars to the same degree as commuters across the region, then 295,000 workers would arrive each day in 227,150 cars. At 330 square feet per parking space, we would need a giant, surface parking lot of 2.6 square miles – larger than William Penn’s original plan for the city (2.2 square miles river to river, Vine to South) – leaving little room for the office buildings, hotels, hospitals, universities, residences, cultural institutions, historic destinations, restaurants, retail shops and parks that define the diversity and create employment opportunities downtown.
Seattle, WA: Workers Inside the SR 99 Tunneling Machine
Tuesday, July 5th, 2016
This video was provided by Ballard Marine Construction, the firm in charge of managing and performing hyperbaric work on the SR 99 Tunnel Project in Seattle. It shows crews at work behind the SR 99 tunneling machine’s cutterhead during a planned maintenance stop in spring 2016. To stabilize soil and water that would otherwise flow through openings in the cutterhead, crews must pump compressed air into their work space at the front end of the machine.
View this complete post...Minnesota DOT: The Noise Wall Video
Friday, July 1st, 2016
MnDOT details the Who, What, Where and Why of noise walls. Are they right for your community?
View this complete post...Philadelphia’s The Porch Swings!
Thursday, June 30th, 2016
As anyone who knows me, I am a huge fan of really relaxing spaces to sit. Public space not only should be inviting, pretty, clean and artistic, but increasingly a place to spend time and sit. And not just sit – but relax, meditate and maybe unexpectedly doze off if you want.
View this complete post...ACEC’S ENGINEERING INC. — Setting the Standard: Why National Standards for 3D Transportation Assets Are Critical to the Engineering Industry
Wednesday, June 29th, 2016
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC)
A federal effort to create a 3D spatial standard of all U.S. transportation assets should help accelerate implementation of smart infrastructure, while also providing new opportunities for engineering firms.
Atlanta, GA: Making a Visible Difference in the Proctor Creek Watershed Through Information and Data
Monday, June 27th, 2016
Description: EPA is working to bring focused attention and coordinated action in more than 50 environmentally overburdened, underserved, and economically distressed communities. This involves listening to community leaders and residents to understand their needs and then working with local, state and other federal partners to leverage our collective resources in support of local goals. In […]
View this complete post...Planning for a Healthier Future
Monday, June 27th, 2016
TRANSPORTATION FOR AMERICA
Cities and regions around the country face important choices about how and where they want to grow, how to connect people to economic prosperity and how to use limited resources to promote healthy communities and provide a great quality of life for all of their residents.
NYC: A Deep Dive Into the East Side Access Project
Friday, June 17th, 2016
The East Side Access project will link the Long Island Railroad to New York City’s Grand Central Terminal. Projected to be completed in 2022, it required construction of about eight miles’ worth of tunneling in Manhattan and Queens.
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