Posts Tagged ‘MA’

Westfield, MA: Great River Bridge Reopens

Thursday, December 1st, 2011

The original Great River Bridge in Westfield, MA 01085 is re-opened December 1, 2011. — LesleyLambert on YouTube.

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Reminder: Infrastructure in the Afternoon

Monday, November 14th, 2011


November Public Forums at the Boston Public Library
Boston Room, 700 Boylston St., Boston, MA 02116
November 15, 2011, 4:00 - 5:30 PM
The Massachusetts Infrastructure Investment Coalition (MIIC) is identifying the long-term needs for infrastructure investments to support economic development and improve the quality of life for the citizens of Massachusetts. The coalition has prepared [...]

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Infrastructure in the Afternoon

Monday, October 31st, 2011

November Public Forums at the Boston Public Library
Boston Room, 700 Boylston St., Boston, MA 02116
November 1, 15, 29, 2011, 4:00 - 5:30 PM
The Massachusetts Infrastructure Investment Coalition (MIIC) is identifying the long-term needs for infrastructure investments to support economic development and improve the quality of life for the citizens of Massachusetts. The coalition has prepared [...]

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Dependable Rail in 2016

Tuesday, October 25th, 2011

AMERICA 2050 & REGIONAL PLAN ASSOCIATION

The State of Connecticut is currently pursuing the New Haven-Hartford-Springfield (NHHS) Rail Project, a major investment that will result in faster, more frequent, and more reliable rail service. The rail project entails adding a second track, upgrading existing stations and rail infrastructure including drainage, signals and communications, and at-grade crossings. Four new stations, as well as new train equipment will also be part of later phases…When complete, the rail project will increase service frequency from 6 to 25 daily round-trips, increase speeds, and reduce travel times. The double tracking, track and signal system improvements will provide moderate reductions in travel times. However, the introduction of express trains will result in substantial travel time reductions for some origins and destinations. For example, express service from Hartford to New York City will reduce the current travel time from 2 hours and 30 minutes to 2 hours.

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Interactive Map: Boston Sustainable Energy

Friday, July 1st, 2011

Boston, MA is full of sustainable energy projects, and CityofBoston.gov created an interactive map to show where they’re taking place.

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Dams on the Deerfield

Tuesday, May 10th, 2011

This is a video made for the Spring 2011 Water Geographies class at UMass Amherst. It’s an examination of the history and current status of the 10 dams on the Deerfield River in Massachusetts and Vermont.
-rosemaryrose8 on YouTube

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Study Finds Access to Real-Time Mobile Information Could Raise Status of Public Transit: Part III

Wednesday, April 20th, 2011

LATITUDE & NEXT AMERICAN CITY
Study participants felt that there were a number of inherent benefits to driving less, many of which aligned with their own personal goals—perks like good exercise, reducing one’s carbon footprint, feeling more immersed in their communities, or having more time to read or relax.

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TECH FOR TRANSIT: DESIGNING A FUTURE SYSTEM

Friday, March 25th, 2011

LATITUDE & NEXT AMERICAN CITY
In late 2010, Latitudeº asked 18 participants (10 from Boston, 8 from San Francisco) not to use their cars for one week. The vast majority of participants had ranked cars as their most necessary form of transportation, with the remainder using their cars at least weekly.

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Integrated Transit Systems on the East Coast

Thursday, December 9th, 2010

“As I’ve written about many times before, innovative transportation planning can help improve communities and increase opportunities for residents and businesses. Two newly completed projects will help the people of Rhode Island experience these benefits firsthand…Taken together, these projects add up to an integrated transportation system that offers travelers in Rhode Island and the Boston metropolitan area a seamless way to move from trains to buses to planes to cars…And it was made possible because of smart investments at the federal, state, and local level.”
-Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood, via Fast Lane

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Photos from the Big Dig, Boston’s Infra Makeover

Monday, November 8th, 2010

Images during and Boston’s “Big Dig.” Construction on the Big Dig began in 1991 (though planning began decades earlier) and lasted 15 years, with the last project opening in 2006.

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