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The Sheet Metal Worker (1942)

Wednesday, May 15th, 2013

Sheet Metal Worker, The (1942) Vocational guidance and training film. Producer: Holmes (Burton) Films, Inc.Sponsor: Vocational Guidance Films, Inc.Audio/Visual: Sd, B&WKeywords: Occupations: Metalworking – CharacterControl on YouTube

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Green Electricity and Transportation (GET) Smart

Friday, May 10th, 2013

POLICY MATTERS OHIO
Ohioans spend a large amount of money on energy. In 2010, we spent $45 billion, nearly 10 percent of our state’s gross domestic product. Nearly half of those energy dollars (or more than $20 billion) was spent to fuel cars, trucks, and buses, and nearly all of which left the state or country in order to import oil. Ohio can reduce its dependence on imported oil by promoting electric vehicles (EVs) and buses, as well as passenger and freight rail.

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East Side Access Cost Overruns

Wednesday, March 13th, 2013

METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTHORITY
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is constructing one of the largest and most complex public works projects in the country, East Side Access (ESA). ESA will bring Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) service to the East Side of Manhattan for the first time, at Grand Central Terminal (GCT). The MTA expects ESA to spur numerous benefits for the region, including faster commutes, expanded transportation options and economic growth.

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Interactive Map: Average Commute Times

Friday, March 8th, 2013

WNYC
The average travel time to work in the United States is 25.4 minutes, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Move around the map or enter your town or zip code to find commute times for your area.

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Reactions to President Obama’s State of Union

Monday, February 18th, 2013

Transportation Issues Daily A number of transportation interests issued a news release offering a reaction to the President’s State of the Union. Here are excerpts from ones I could find. We republished Senator Boxer’s statement in full earlier. Gregory E. DiLoreto, president of The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE): “President Obama’s ‘Fix-It-First’ plan is a great step toward [...]

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The Fix-it-First Approach

Friday, February 15th, 2013

BROOKINGS INSTITUTE
In his recent State of the Union address, President Obama proposed a “Fix-it-First” approach to investing in our nation’s ailing infrastructure. This approach recognizes the value of the well-traveled network of roads and bridges that make up our nation’s existing highway system, and prioritizes the maintenance and rehabilitation of our deteriorating system.

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Seattle DOT: Progress Report 2013

Thursday, February 14th, 2013

SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
The 2012 Transportation Action Agenda outlines policies, actions, and performance measures for SDOT over a two-year period. It is organized around five core principles.

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President Obama’s State of the Union Address, 2013

Wednesday, February 13th, 2013

Transportation Issues Daily
Surprising many of us, President Obama proposed two new infrastructure programs in his State of the Union speech earlier this evening.

A “Fix-It-First” program would focus on putting “people to work as soon as possible on our most urgent repairs” like deteriorating bridges and roads. A “Partnership to Rebuild America” would attract private capital to upgrade port infrastructure, pipelines, schools, and likely other infrastructure.

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State of Green Business 2013

Tuesday, February 12th, 2013

GREENBIZ GROUP
TRUCOST
The global economy needs deep and liquid markets of all types of capital to run effectively. Natural capital, long overlooked in traditional financial accounting, is now recognized as a material economic input as businesses increasingly seek to manage volatile commodity prices linked to resource scarcity and extreme weather events.

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High Speed Rail Summit – Speakers Include InfrastructureUSA Managing Director Steve Anderson

Tuesday, January 29th, 2013

From the US High Speed Rail Association: 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 11-13.   Business and political leaders will come together with the world’s top experts to bring high speed rail to America. High speed [...]

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