Posts Tagged ‘safety’

2012 Pocket Guide to Transportation

Monday, January 30th, 2012

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration produces the Pocket Guide to Transportation as a compact resource that provides snapshots of the U.S. transportation system and highlights major transportation trends.

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Posted in Accountability, Aging Infrastructure, Bridges, Congestion, Economic Stimulus, Environment, Highway, Infra Views, Local, National, Public Transportation, Rail, Roads, Transit

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Conversation with an Engineer, Street Project

Wednesday, December 8th, 2010

A resident has a conversation with a project engineer about the proposed improvements to her street.
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Posted in Roads, Show Us Your Infra, Urban Planning

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Strategies for Improving the Project Agreement Process Between Highway Agencies and Railroads

Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010

TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD
North American railroads and public highway departments interact thousands of times annually as the highway agencies conduct projects that cross over, under, or parallel to the railways…The focus of this project is to provide recommended standard agreements, standard processes, and best practices that can help both sides reduce the time and cost of project reviews.

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Posted in Bridges, High Speed Rail, Highway, Infra Views, Local, National, Policy, Rail, Urban Planning

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Healthy, Equitable Transportation Policy: Recommendations and Research

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

POLICYLINK
In St. Louis, MO, major cuts in bus service this spring left workers, students, disabled people, and elderly residents stranded and feeling bereft. Stuart and Dianne Falk, who are both in wheelchairs, told CNN they no longer would be able to get to the gym or the downtown theater company where they volunteer. “To be saddled, to be imprisoned, that is what it is going to feeling like,” Stuart Falk said…

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Posted in Accountability, Democrat, Equity, Highway, Infra Views, Land Use, National, Policy, Pollution, Public Opinion, Public Transportation, Racism, Recession, Recovery, Roads, Smart Growth, Transit, Urban Planning

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So, You Live Behind a Levee! What you should know to protect your home and loved ones from floods

Tuesday, January 5th, 2010

AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS
Most people know that levees are structures built near rivers and lakes to reduce the risk of flooding. But what does it mean to live behind a levee? How much protection does a levee really provide? What do you need to know to remain as safe as possible?

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Posted in Aging Infrastructure, Dams, Environment, Infra Views, Inland Waterways, Levees, National, Urban Planning

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