Time lapse: Breaking down the Wells Street bridge in Chicago from Craig Newman on Vimeo. The Chicago Transit Authority is tearing down the Wells Street bridge, disrupting Brown and Purple Line service for at least a week. This is an unedited time lapse of the first 48 hours of construction as iron workers went about […]
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Chicago, IL: Breaking Down the Wells Street Bridge
Thursday, March 7th, 2013Guest on The Infra Blog: Richard Harnish, Midwest High Speed Rail Association
Monday, January 28th, 2013
Richard Harnish is the Executive Director of the Midwest High Speed Rail Association, a membership-based non-profit organization advocating for fast, frequent and dependable trains linking the entire Midwest. Harnish graduated from Elmhurst College in 1986 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in transportation management. After leaving Elmhurst, Harnish was a logistics manager at American President […]
View this complete post...Chicago, IL: Dearborn Street Protected Bike Lane
Friday, December 28th, 2012Dearborn Protected Bike Lane – Before and After from Active Trans on Vimeo.
View this complete post...Chicago Infrastructure Trust: A Model For The Future?
Tuesday, November 27th, 2012
In it’s relatively short life span (Mayor Rahm Emanuel introduced it March 2012), the Chicago Infrastructure Trust has garnered it’s fair share of skepticism and awe. Check out what experts, journalists, and Mayor Emanuel himself, have to say on the newly formed Chicago Infrastructure Trust. “Sometimes if you want something done right, you’ve got to do […]
View this complete post...Battle Creek, MI: Battle Creek Intermodal Transportation Center Reopens
Wednesday, June 13th, 2012June 12, 2012 — The Battle Creek Intermodal Transportation Center proudly opened its doors on after a $3.6 million renovation, which included upgrades to the passenger lobby, new furnishings, upgraded technology including WiFi, and improved security. Battle Creek sits at the midpoint of this important Detroit/Chicago rail corridor serving about 50,000 passengers annually on 8 […]
View this complete post...Great American Infrastructure: Chicago, IL: Willis (Sears) Tower
Tuesday, March 6th, 2012
This is the fifteenth in a series of entries celebrating infrastructure achievements in the United States.
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Friday, January 20th, 2012Chicago, IL: The Grant Park Bike Tunnel
Wednesday, January 11th, 2012Bike Tunnel under xxx Drive in Grant Park Chicago – MchaelStavy on YouTube.
View this complete post...Chicago, IL: Michigan Avenue Paving Project
Thursday, December 15th, 20112011 Michigan Avenue Paving Project in front of Water Tower Place, Chicago, IL – JanisseMerelos on YouTube
View this complete post...Chicago, IL: 18th Street – Before & After the Bike Lane
Friday, December 9th, 2011Check out the new cycle track on 18th Street in Chicago, starting in Pilsen on the west and leading to Chinatown/South Loop on the east. Get a view of the situation before the new bike lanes were installed. Uploaded by jamesbondsv on Youtube.
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