Archive for the ‘High Speed Rail’ Category

A Devastating Verdict

Monday, January 9th, 2012

Innovation NewsBriefs Vol. 23, No. 2 Like many other observers,  we have found  the California High-Speed Rail Peer Review Group to have made a convincing case for a fresh look at the feasibility of the California high-speed rail project. The Group’s report was issued as eleven House Democrats — eight from California– joined an earlier [...]

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What Lies Ahead for Transportation in 2012?

Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012

Innovation NewsBriefs Vol. 23, No. 1 As we enter 2012 ( and begin our 23rd year of publication), we wish our readers the best in the New Year! As befits this time of year, our thoughts turn to the events that await us in the days ahead. Putting aside the major imponderable — the outcome [...]

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February 28th – March 1st: High Speed Rail Summit, Washington, DC

Thursday, December 22nd, 2011

From US High Speed Rail Association: USHSR DC Summit 2012 from Steven Skemp on Vimeo. “Don’t miss this exciting high speed rail event of the year – High Speed Rail Summit DC! The Nation’s capital is the place to be this February 28-March 1. Business and political leaders will come together with the world’s top [...]

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The Troubled Future of the California High-Speed Rail Project

Monday, December 19th, 2011

Vol. 22, No. 34
A congressional oversight hearing, focused on the concerns surrounding the troubled California high-speed rail project, cast new doubts on the likelihood of the project’s political survival.

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The High-Speed Rail Program Under Congressional Scrutiny

Thursday, December 8th, 2011

Innovation NewsBriefs Vol. 22, No. 32 A combative Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood defended the Administration’s high-speed rail program at a December 6 oversight hearing of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee to discuss congressional concerns with the program’s direction and focus. “We will not be dissuaded by the naysayers and the critics,” LaHood said heatedly. [...]

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Talking Infrastructure with Engineers at ASCE’s 141st Annual Civil Engineering Conference

Tuesday, November 15th, 2011

This is the second in a series of posts
Steven CF Anderson, Managing Director of InfrastructureUSA speaks with several engineers attending the American Society of Civil Engineers 141st Annual Civil Engineering Conference held last month in Memphis, Tennessee:

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Canon City, CO: Royal Gorge Bridge – America’s Highest Bridge

Monday, November 14th, 2011

A Drive of Both Directions across the highest bridge in America. – ScrewdUPClickV2 on YouTube

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California’s Bullet Train in the Court of Public Opinion

Monday, November 14th, 2011

Innovation NewsBriefs Vol. 22, No. 31 California’s Bullet Train in the Court of Public Opinion A business plan released on November 1 by the the California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA), has placed the price tag for the LA-SF bullet train project at $98 billion— trippling the $33 billion estimate provided in 2008 in the voter-approved [...]

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Talking Infrastructure with Engineers at ASCE’s 141st Annual Civil Engineering Conference

Friday, November 11th, 2011

This is the first in a series of posts.
Steven CF Anderson, Managing Director of InfrastructureUSA speaks with several engineers attending the American Society of Civil Engineers 141st Annual Civil Engineering Conference held last month in Memphis, Tennessee:

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California: 2011 Statewide Transportation System Needs Assessment

Friday, November 11th, 2011

CALIFORNIA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
Today, California’s transportation system is in jeopardy. Investments to preserve transportation systems simply have not kept pace with the demands on them, and this underfunding – decade after decade – has led to the decay of one of the state’s greatest assets. Failing to adequately invest in the restoration of California’s roads,
highways, bridges, airports, seaports, railways, border crossings, and public transit infrastructure will lead to further decay and a deterioration of service from which it may take many years to recover. The future of the state’s economy and our quality of life depend on a transportation system that is safe and reliable, and which moves people and goods efficiently

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