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Twelve Innovations in Transportation Policy States Should Consider in 2016

Friday, January 29th, 2016

TRANSPORTATION FOR AMERICA
To remain economically competitive, states must invest in infrastructure. States are also well positioned to be incubators of innovative transportation policy and funding solutions. Recent history shows willingness by state legislatures — regardless of political party — to step up and provide the necessary resources to invest in transportation systems. With 12 states successfully taking action in 2015, last year had the largest number of increases in state transportation funding since Transportation for America began tracking this phenomenon several years ago.

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Tags: Congress, Legislation, T4America, Transportation for America
Posted in Funding, Infra Views, Policy

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ACEC’s ENGINEERING INC. — Turning Back the Tides: Engineers Combat Threat of Rising Sea Levels

Thursday, January 28th, 2016

AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES

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Tags: ACEC, American Council of Engineering Companies, Engineering, Engineering Inc., Levees, Resilience, Samuel Greengard, Tides
Posted in Climate Change, Environment, Infra Views

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Menino Survey of Mayors

Wednesday, January 27th, 2016

Biggest Local Challenge From a State or National Issue

BOSTON UNIVERSITY
INITIATIVE ON CITIES
Mayors overwhelmingly believe that physical infrastructure is one of the greatest challenges facing their city. Mayors were asked to identify the greatest challenge they face which falls outside their control—in other words, a challenge that is typically the purview of other levels of government. “Think about the next five years and beyond. What ONE trend or issue that you primarily think should be a state and/or federal matter will pose the biggest challenge to your city?” Importantly, this question did not query mayors about challenges to their cities generally, which was explored in last year’s report.

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Tags: Boston University Initiative on Cities, BU, IOC, Mayors, survey
Posted in Aging Infrastructure, Equity, Funding, Infra Views, Local, National, Policy, Public Opinion

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This is Advanced Energy

Monday, January 25th, 2016

ADVANCED ENERGY ECONOMY
The pages of this report are filled with technologies that deliver a variety of benefits to our energy system and enable a transformation that will result in reliability, affordability, consumer choice, and innovation across the board. This transformation is well underway in every state across the country as utilities, businesses, and customers embrace the advantages of advanced energy.

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Tags: Advanced Energy, Advanced Energy Economy, AEE
Posted in Energy, Environment, Infra Views, National, Sustainability, Technology

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Highway Boondoggles 2: More Wasted Money and America’s Transportation Future

Friday, January 22nd, 2016

Figure ES-1. Federal Highway Trust Fund Highway Excise Tax and User Fee Revenues and Highway Expenditures, 2000-2013 (actual) and 2014-2025 (projected)

U.S. PIRG EDUCATION FUND
FRONTIER GROUP
America is in a long-term transportation funding crisis. Our roads, bridges and transit systems are falling into disrepair. Demand for public transportation, as well as safe bicycle and pedestrian routes, is growing. Traditional sources of transportation revenue, especially the gas tax, are not keeping pace with the needs. Even with the recent passage of a five-year federal transportation bill, the future of transportation funding remains uncertain.

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Tags: Frontier Group, Highway Trust Fund, U.S. PIRG Education Fund
Posted in Funding, Highway, Infra Views, Policy, Roads

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ACEC’s ENGINEERING INC. — Industry Drone Use Taking Flight

Thursday, January 21st, 2016

AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES

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Tags: ACEC, American Council of Engineering Companies, Drones, Engineering Inc., Inspection, UAS, Unmanned Vehicle Systems
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Riding Tandem: Cycling & Gentrification in Chicago and Portland

Wednesday, January 20th, 2016

Figure 2: Change in community composition 1990-2010 and bicycle infrastructure in Chicago

MCGILL UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF URBAN PLANNING
Bicycles have great potential to be an equitable, healthy and sustainable mode of transportation. Cycling infrastructure, including lanes, parking, or bicycle share programs, can help foster a safe and inviting environment where users of all abilities have high access to opportunities and services. Yet cycling advocacy is increasingly being critiqued from an ethical perspective.

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Tags: Bicycling, Bike Lanes, Chicago, Cycling, Gentrification, McGill University, Portland
Posted in Biking, Equity, Infra Views, Local, Policy

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For-Hire Vehicle Transportation Study

Tuesday, January 19th, 2016

New York City is committed to offering a reliable, safe, accessible, and comprehensive transportation system that promotes the public good and meets the needs of all New Yorkers across all five boroughs. The City must make sure that residents and visitors have a range of appealing transportation options, that the streets are safe, that passengers are protected from fraud and abuse, and that those who work to provide transportation have fair and sustainable working conditions and income opportunities. While doing so, the City must take steps to ensure that its transportation system is accessible to all, regardless of individual ability.

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Tags: Bill DeBlasio, City of New York, FHV, For-Hire Vehicles, Lyft, New York City, NYC, Taxi, Uber
Posted in Congestion, Infra Views, Local

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Report Card for D.C.’s Infrastructure

Monday, January 18th, 2016

AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS (ASCE)
NATIONAL CAPITAL SECTION
The District of Columbia has 265 bridge structures; 226 of the bridges are owned by the D.C. Department of Transportation (DDOT) and the remaining 39 are owned by the National Park Service (NPS). The average age of a bridge in D.C. is 58 years, and 80% of the bridges will need to be replaced or rehabilitated in the next 10 years. However, the District made significant strides to reduce the number of structurally deficient bridges from 8% to 3% in just three years. Despite this progress, more than 220,000 trips are taken over a structurally deficient bridge every day and a quarter of bridges have at least one major component in fair condition.

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Tags: American Society of Civil Engineers, ASCE, D.C., District of Columbia, National Capital Section, Report Card, Washington
Posted in Aging Infrastructure, Bridges, Energy, Highway, Infra Views, Levees, Local, Public Transportation, Roads, Schools, Solid Waste, Transit

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Automated Vehicle Crash Rates

Friday, January 15th, 2016

Table 1. SHRP 2 NDS Crash Severity Classifications

VIRGINIA TECH TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE
Self-driving cars are quickly moving from prototype to everyday reality. During this transition, the question that is first and foremost on the mind of the public and policy makers is whether or not self-driving cars are more prone to crashes. This would seem to be an easy question to answer: simply compare current published crash rates with the data on self-driving cars. A deeper look at the available data and collection methodologies, however, reveals that such a simple comparison is problematic.

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Tags: Automated Vehicles, Autonomous Vehicles, google, Virginia Tech, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, VTTI
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Infra Views

Twelve Innovations in Transportation Policy States Should Consider in 2016

ACEC’s ENGINEERING INC. — Turning Back the Tides: Engineers Combat Threat of Rising Sea Levels

Menino Survey of Mayors

This is Advanced Energy

Highway Boondoggles 2: More Wasted Money and America’s Transportation Future

ACEC’s ENGINEERING INC. — Industry Drone Use Taking Flight

Riding Tandem: Cycling & Gentrification in Chicago and Portland

For-Hire Vehicle Transportation Study

Report Card for D.C.’s Infrastructure

Automated Vehicle Crash Rates

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