AARP supports Complete Streets. Complete Streets include provisions for pedestrians and alternative transportation. Complete Streets build better, safer communities. For more information, email aarpnj@aarp.org. –SynergyProductions01 on YouTube.
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Wednesday, February 20th, 2013Long Beach, CA: Separated Bike Lanes
Monday, February 18th, 2013Long Beach installed separated lanes in the downtown area. A study one year after installation shows (1) bike ridership has increased by 33% along the street, (2) pedestrian use has increased by nearly 15%, (3) bike accidents are down 80 percent from 5 per year to 1, (4) vehicle accidents are down nearly 50% from […]
View this complete post...Baltimore, MD: Charles Street Trolley
Friday, February 15th, 2013An animation depicting a wireless streetcar on Charles Street in Baltimore, Maryland. For more information about the project, please visit http://www.baltostreetcar.org/. This is an animation that we first rendered eight years ago. We were asked to remove the electrification and replace the vehicle and graphics for the update. The Flexity vehicle model is courtesy of […]
View this complete post...St. Louis, MO: New Mississippi River Bridge
Wednesday, February 13th, 2013Take a tour of the new Mississippi River Bridge from the man basket. See views from over 400 feet above the river and from the top of the Missouri tower of the project. The project is expected to be ready for traffic in 2014. The two sides are expected to connect around July of 2013. […]
View this complete post...Tacoma, WA: Pontoon Bridge Float-Out
Thursday, February 7th, 2013The second cycle of six pontoons for a replacement State Route 520 floating bridge were towed out of the Concrete Technology Corporation casting basin in Tacoma, Wash., from Jan. 28 to Jan. 31, 2013. In this time-lapse video, crews maneuver a large T-pontoon into position to add the additional floatation needed to tow the supplemental […]
View this complete post...Graham Counties, NC: Fontana Dam Opens Gates
Thursday, January 31st, 2013Sluicing Fontana Dam opens gates to a bold surge of magnificent force. The spray covers both the parking lot and the trees on the other side of the lake. Icy weather makes for a fine layer of black ice on the driveway into the dam. The road closed initially but opened while we were there. […]
View this complete post...Portland, ME: Veterans Memorial Bridge Construction
Wednesday, January 30th, 2013Reed & Reed, Inc. replaces one of Maine’s busiest bridges, The Veteran’s Memorial Bridge, over the Fore River between the Cities of Portland and South Portland. This bridge is a precast segmental bridge that is 1,610 ft long and supported by six piers in the river spaced at 250 feet, with shorter approach spans on […]
View this complete post...Jenkinsburg, GA: Track Machines in Action
Tuesday, January 29th, 2013Part 1: The track gang takes out railroad ties Part 2: Getting the new railroad ties in place Part 3: Get up close & personal with railroad tie replacement Part 4: Keeping everything in its place Part 5: The finishing touches Watch more train videos by pwalpar on YouTube.
View this complete post...Portland, OR: Moving the Sellwood Bridge
Thursday, January 24th, 2013It’s been there for over 87 years. But on January 19, 2013, the Sellwood Bridge was moved, 20 feet on the East and 60 feet on the West, to form a temporary span while a new bridge is constructed on the site of the old. – Mike Lloyd on YouTube
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