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Winners of AASHTO’s “Faces of Transportation 2010” Photo Contest

Monday, August 23rd, 2010
Julie Duewel; Nevada Department of Transportation

Nearly 100 photos were submitted from state DOTs across the country for this competition. The photos represent the positive effects of transportation on individuals and/or communities. The environmentally-friendly project that is enriching a neighborhood, the new bridge that is making commuting times shorter; the widening project that revitalized a neighborhood; the resurfacing of a rural road that employed members of the community. Also, view the separate album with this year’s winning photos.
-American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) on Facebook

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Traffic Jams from Sea to Shining Sea

Thursday, August 12th, 2010
Dallas, TX

How can we put an end to this?

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Video: ” Freight Train” Union Pacific with Big Sound!!

Thursday, July 8th, 2010

Taped in Austin Texas –TexasHighDef on YouTube

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TxDOT’s Beaumont District

Wednesday, May 5th, 2010

TxDOTBeaumont on YouTube: What is the future for highway construction and transportation in Southeast Texas? Texas faces many transportation funding challenges in the years to come. TxDOT, state lawmakers and industry leaders are working to come up with ways of keeping our highway system one of the best in the world. This video, produced by […]

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The Good Haul: Innovations That Improve Freight Transportation and Protect the Environment

Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010
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ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND
Trade is the lifeblood of the global economy, but it comes at a high price for the environment and local communities. Moving freight creates traffic congestion, greenhouse gas emissions, toxic air pollution and noise in local communities. Without thoughtful infrastructure and operations improvements, projected increases in trade threaten to make these problems worse and place greater strains on the nation’s aging infrastructure.

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The Coming Crisis: Water Availability And Municipal Conservation Efforts In Central Texas

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

CLEAN WATER ACTION
“Population growth, drought, and climate change are straining the water supplies of Texas communities. Our state’s population is projected to double by 2060. Much of the state is in the throes of a prolonged drought. Climate experts are predicting that the U.S. Southwest will grow significantly drier and hotter in the coming years. The combined challenges of climate change, drought and population growth make it clear that many Texas communities will be increasingly burdened with the responsibility of parceling out a diminishing supply of water to an increasing number of customers.”

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