GOOD.is View full infographic (GOOD.is): 7 Things You Didn’t Know About the Golden Gate Bridge About GOOD.iswww.good.is“We are people, businesses, moms, kids, artists, organizations, policymakers, students, teachers, and engineers. All united in one simple idea, each elevated by being connected. Let’s do what works and never default to what doesn’t. Join us, and together we’ll […]
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Infographic: 7 Things You Didn’t Know About the Golden Gate Bridge
Friday, July 6th, 2012Riverside County, CA: River Road Bridge Project
Thursday, June 28th, 2012The County of Riverside Transportation Department completed the construction of the $36 million River Road bridge replacement project with a ribbon cutting ceremony on August 17, 2011. The River Road Bridge crosses the Santa Ana River linking the cities of Norco and Eastvale. This bridge replaces the old functionally obsolete and structurally deficient bridge that […]
View this complete post...California’s Infrastructure Crisis
Friday, June 22nd, 2012Presentation by Bert Sandman at the 2012 CSG National Leadership Conference in La Quinta, California. Finance at the state and federal levels and alternatives to the gas tax are two major topics in the transportation discussion. In addition, as high-speed rail is put on the backburner elsewhere, the dream is still alive in California. This […]
View this complete post...More Unwelcome News for the California High Speed Rail Project
Tuesday, June 12th, 2012Innovation NewsBriefsVol. 23, No. 19 Decidedly, early June has not been the best of times for the California high-speed rail project. On June 2, came a new poll showing that fifty-nine percent of voters would now oppose building high-speed rail if the measure were placed on the ballot again. Sixty-nine percent said that they would […]
View this complete post...Guest on The Infra Blog: Patrick L. Phillips, Chief Executive Officer, Urban Land Institute
Monday, June 11th, 2012Patrick L. Phillips is the Chief Executive Officer of the Urban Land Institute (ULI). Established in 1936, ULI is a global non-profit research and education organization with nearly 35,000 members representing all aspects of land use and development disciplines. Its mission is to provide leadership in the responsible use of land and in creating and […]
View this complete post...Interactive Map: Fracking Across the United States
Friday, June 8th, 2012EARTHJUSTICE The country is in the midst of an unprecedented gas drilling boom—brought on by a controversial technology called hydraulic fracturing or “fracking.” Along with this fracking-fueled gas rush have come troubling reports of poisoned drinking water, polluted air, mysterious animal deaths, industrial disasters and explosions. We call them “Fraccidents.” The map below displays a […]
View this complete post...Great American Infrastructure: The Golden Gate Bridge
Friday, June 1st, 2012This is the nineteenth in a series of entries celebrating infrastructure achievements in the United States. What: The Golden Gate Bridge just turned 75 (Happy Birthday!) and is one of the most recognizable bridges in the world. When: Construction began on January 5, 1933 and was completed on April 19, 1937. The bridge officially opened on […]
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