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Failure to Act: The Economic Impact of Current Investment Trends in Surface Transportation Infrastructure

Wednesday, July 27th, 2011
Failre to Act: The Impact of Current Investment in Trends in Surface Transportaton Infrastructure

AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS

The nation’s surface transportation infrastructure includes the critical highways, bridges, railroads, and transit systems that enable people and goods to access the markets, services, and inputs of production essential to America’s economic vitality. For many years, the nation’s surface transportation infrastructure has been deteriorating. Yet because this deterioration has been diffused throughout the nation, and has occurred gradually over time, its true costs and economic impacts are not always immediately apparent.

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U.S. Infrastructure: Ignore the Need or Retake the Lead?

Monday, April 11th, 2011

AECOM
Aging and decaying U.S. highways, bridges and public works require urgent attention. A growing population is placing increasing demand for improved transportation networks and public services. However, U.S. infrastructure funding continues to fall short as local, state and federal budget deficits constrain necessary investments. The consequences of underinvestment in these vital systems are dire, affecting the United States’ global standing as a leader in economic growth, productivity, competitiveness, capital inflow, job creation, sustainability and lifestyle.

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Blogineering: 50 Infra Resources

Monday, November 15th, 2010
Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, CA

Blogineering, a site that focuses on providing a “sanctum where engineers and those interested…can find advice, hacks, and commentary on many of the important engineering topics of the day” has posted an article entitled: “50 Must-See Report Cards, Studies, and Infographs on America’s Crumbling Infrastructure.” The article offers up a list of resources that discuss […]

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Guest on The Infra Blog: Andrew Herrmann, P.E., SECB, F.ASCE, President-Elect, American Society of Civil Engineers

Tuesday, October 19th, 2010
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Andrew Herrmann, P.E., SECB, F.ASCE, is President-Elect of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) for 2011. He will be inaugurated in late October at ASCE’s 140th Annual Conference in Las Vegas and will succeed to the Presidency in 2012. He is a Principal of Hardesty & Hanover, LLP, a transportation consulting engineering firm founded in 1887 and headquartered in New York City.

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ASCE’s Guiding Principles for the Nation’s Critical Infrastructure

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010
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AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS
Welcome to An Eye on Infrastructure, an ASCE podcast series sponsored by ASCE Committee on Critical Infrastructure. An Eye on Infrastructure features industry experts discussing current issues relating to critical infrastructure.

This episode discusses ASCE’s Guiding Principles for theNation’s Critical Infrastructure featuring Joe Manous, Jr., P.E., Ph.D., D.WRE, F. ASCE Future Directions Team Leader for the Institute for Water Resources, US Army Corps of Engineers

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Guest on The Infra Blog: Patrick J. Natale, Executive Director of the American Society of Civil Engineers

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010
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Patrick J. Natale is the Executive Director, and Chief Staff Officer and Secretary, for the American Society of Civil Engineers

Patrick J. Natale on: infrastructure grades, lack of ongoing public concern about infrastructure, infrastructure and leadership, paying for infrastructure improvements, and the importance of government advocacy

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So, You Live Behind a Levee! What you should know to protect your home and loved ones from floods

Tuesday, January 5th, 2010

AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS
Most people know that levees are structures built near rivers and lakes to reduce the risk of flooding. But what does it mean to live behind a levee? How much protection does a levee really provide? What do you need to know to remain as safe as possible?

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The ASCE Report Card: A Final Thought at the Close of 2009

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009

In 2005, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) released its Report Card for America’s Infrastructure. The cumulative grade of D was the engineers’ independent, learned assessment of the nation’s infrastructure. At the start of this year, the engineers released the 2009 Report Card, and again, a grade of D was assigned.

Is this progress? Will 2010 present new opportunities that may be seized upon?

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Liquid Assets: The Story of Our Water Infrastructure

Monday, October 19th, 2009
Steve Allbee

PENN STATE PUBLIC BROADCASTING
“Liquid Assets, a ninety-minute documentary, tells the story of essential infrastructure systems: water, wastewater, and stormwater. These systems — some in the ground for more than 100 years — provide a critical public health function and are essential for economic development and growth. Largely out of sight and out of mind, these aging systems have not been maintained, and some estimates suggest this is the single largest public works endeavor in our nation’s history…”

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