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Great American Infrastructure: William Preston Lane Jr. Memorial (Bay) Bridge
Thursday, December 1st, 2011This is the ninth in a series of entries celebrating infrastructure achievements in the United States. What: The William Preston Lane Jr. Memorial (Bay) Bridge, know as The Chesapeake Bay Bridge, is a major dual-span bridge and was the world’s longest continuous over-water, steel bridge at the time of its opening in 1952. When: Construction [...]
View this complete post...Impossible Bridges – The Golden Gate Bridge
Monday, August 22nd, 2011The Golden Gate Bridge was the longest suspension bridge span in the world when it was completed in 1937, and has become one of the most internationally recognized symbols of San Francisco, California, and of the United States. – HistoryDocs on YouTube
View this complete post...Re-Inventing America’s Urban Water Infrastructure
Thursday, August 18th, 2011It’s no secret that the United States’ water infrastructure is in poor condition. In 2009, it received a grade of D- from the American Society of Civil Engineers Infrastructure Report Card, one of the lowest grades the United States received. In one day alone, there are over 700 water main breaks in Houston, Texas. With [...]
View this complete post...Oregon: Willamette River Bridge – Crafting a Landmark
Friday, July 15th, 2011The Intersection of Urban Form and Mileage Fees: Findings from the Oregon Road User Fee Pilot Program
Friday, March 11th, 2011MINETA TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE
In 2006 and 2007 the state of Oregon conducted a groundbreaking mileage fee pilot program. The program responded to a national concern that fuel taxes will stop serving as a reliable revenue source as a large proportion of the vehicle fleet transitions to running on little or no petroleum-based fuel. To prepare Oregon for this future threat to its transportation revenues, the state legislature authorized a pilot program to test mileage fees as a replacement for the state fuel tax.
AASHTO Conference Report
Thursday, February 3rd, 2011The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) has released the report on the Forum on Funding and Financing Solutions for Surface Transportation in the Coming Decade Conference. “In recognition of the need to discuss a broad range of tools to address the transportation “funding gap,” the AASHTO Center for Excellence in Project [...]
View this complete post...Department of Homeland Security’s Infrastructre Reports
Thursday, February 3rd, 2011The Department of Homeland Security provides daily reports on infrastructure, offering information on “critical infrastructure issues”. Each report is “divided by the critical infrastructure sectors and key assets defined in the National Infrastructure Protection Plan“. The DHS archives the reports for the last ten days, and makes each report available in PDF format. February 3rd, [...]
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