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AASHTO: Bike Month 2016 Recap

Wednesday, June 15th, 2016

Established in 1956, National Bike Month which is celebrated every May in the United States, gives individuals and organizations the opportunity to highlight the many ways bicycling benefits people and communities. In this Transportation TV retrospective we look back at National Bike Month 2016. Our video begins in the nation’s capital and take you on a tour of several states to show you the importance of bicycling to departments of transportation –aimed at building multimodal transportation systems. Biking gives citizens greater travel and recreation options and it leads to healthier more livable communities.

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Final Pitches for the DOT Smart City Challenge

Tuesday, June 14th, 2016

The USDOT has pledged up to $40 million (funding subject to future appropriations) to one city to help it define what it means to be a “Smart City “and become the country’s first city to fully integrate innovative technologies – self-driving cars, connected vehicles, and smart sensors – into their transportation network.

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Washington, DC: Reagan National Airport Celebrates 75 Years

Wednesday, June 8th, 2016

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is celebrating 75 years of service to the nation’s capital.

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UTA Research: Improving Flash Flood Warnings

Tuesday, June 7th, 2016

A new cell phone app developed by UTA civil engineer DJ Seo and a network of ultrasound sensors could lead to more accurate warnings about flash flooding. Seo works closely with cities across North Texas and the National Weather Service.

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Why Water Infrastructure Matters: a Little Dirt…Can Hurt

Monday, June 6th, 2016

This PSA might make you laugh, but it will also make you think about the tedious state of our nation’s water infrastructure. Would you want your water to look like this?

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Twin Cities Light Rail is a Successful Transit Solution

Friday, June 3rd, 2016

The new green line light rail connecting Minneapolis to Saint Paul is one of the most recent and highly successful public transit projects. Providing better, cleaner transportation solutions, helping to increase the standard of living and connecting people to jobs, the transit solution has earned widespread community support. NECA chapters and local unions collaborated over several years of construction under tight deadlines and schedules to deliver a project done on time and on budget, receiving accolades from both Mayors of Saint Paul and Minneapolis for their professionalism.

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Washington, DC: What Could Benning Road Look Like?

Wednesday, June 1st, 2016

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San Francisco: A Trip Down Market Street, 1906 – With Sound!

Monday, May 30th, 2016

A Trip Down Market Street, 1906 – With Sound!

Historic pre-earthquake San Francisco, 1906, with full sound design.

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Southern Nevada Celebrates Infrastructure Week 2016

Tuesday, May 24th, 2016

The RTC partnered with NDOT and numerous organizations to celebrate the importance and value of infrastructure to our community and economic vitality.

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Streetfilms: Why are New Yorkers bicycling to work in record numbers?

Monday, May 23rd, 2016

We thought with the newest NYC DOT data showing bicycling at an all-time high, it would be great time to ask bicyclists why they are riding their bikes more. Interestingly, the answers seemed to be grouped in three different categories: it is safer, it is healthy and MTA is falling apart.

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