US DOT Secretary Chao Addresses Regulatory Reform at AASHTO Annual Meeting
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao discussed the advances the Department has made in addressing regulatory reform, discretionary grant programs, and the technology of the future at the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona. “The Department of Transportation is committed to identifying ways to eliminate unnecessary paperwork and bureaucracy that will save states time, money and reduce burd...
Constructed Wetlands Influence the Everglades
In the 1960s and 70s, it was recognized that phosphorus runoff was negatively impacting the Everglades Protection Area. By the mid-80s, one solution was use of constructed wetlands, called Stormwater Treatment Areas (STAs). STAs biologically filter the water flowing into the protected area, reduce phosphorus, and improve the ecosystem services of the soil and plant life. The “Soil Processes and Performance in Constructed Wetlands” symposium planned at the Managing Global Resources for a Secur...
Developing for Resilience: ULI’s 2017 Fall Meeting, in Los Angeles Oct 23-26, Looks at How to Get Cities Right
WASHINGTON - The role of the development community in creating cities that are more resilient – not just to natural disasters but a variety of disruptors -- will be a prominent topic at the Urban Land Institute’s (ULI) 2017 Fall Meeting, set for October 23-26 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in downtown Los Angeles. A media lunch, set for Wednesday, October 25 from 12 noon to 1 p.m., will feature three nationally renowned urban experts discussing successful city building from three persp...
Announcing the Winners of the SCIA User Contest 2017
Herk-de-Stad, Belgium - Wednesday, 27 September 2017 – SCIA, a leading provider of structural engineering software, announced the six winners of the 10th edition of the SCIA User Contest, aptly named “The Art of Structural Design.” The contest represents impressive and inspiring work of some of the world’s top engineers. In total, 124 outstanding international structural and civil engineering projects participated in the SCIA User Contest 2017. Utilizing SCIA Engineer as the structural analys...
NCDOT’s Watch for Me Safety Initiative Receives Peter K. O’Rourke Achievement Award
RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Transportation’s Watch for Me program today was awarded the Governor’s Highway Safety Association’s Peter O’Rourke Special Achievement Award. The award is in recognition of the program’s efforts to educate the public about bicycle and pedestrian safety, while also training law enforcement officers to apply existing laws. The Watch for Me NC program, which began in 2012, directs safety and educational messages toward drivers, pedestrians and bicyclists, along w...
RIDOT Hosts Transportation Innovators In Expo On Autonomous Vehicles
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) today kicked off the Transportation Innovation Partnership Expo, a two-day meeting of leaders in transportation technologies to support Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAV) and other innovative transportation systems technology. The Expo is a component of RIDOT's connected and autonomous vehicles program, engaging the industry with the goal of developing pilot programs for this emerging technology at various locations around Rhode Islan...
Wolf Administration Convenes State's First Automated Vehicle Summit
State College, PA – Wolf Administration officials from the departments of Transportation (PennDOT), Community and Economic Development (DCED), Labor & Industry (L&I), and State Police (PSP) are taking part in the state's first Automated Vehicle Summit in State College. The summit, convened by PennDOT and DCED, is reviewing all aspects of automated vehicle development including safety, workforce changes, planning, and industry implications. Roughly 300 transportation officials, academic and in...
Bentley Systems to Present Its Bridge Solutions at IABSE 2017 Symposium in Vancouver, Canada
What: Bentley Systems, Incorporated, a leading global provider of comprehensive software solutions for advancing infrastructure, will be presenting and demonstrating Bentley’s bridge solutions at the 2017 IABSE (International Association for Bridge & Structural Engineering) Symposium. Bentley’s bridge experts will be available for press interviews during conference hours on September 21, 22, and 23, 2017. Presentations: Advancing the Design, Engineering, Analysis, and Operation...
Prince Albert to Receive Stroud Award for Freshwater Excellence
Avondale, PA - On the eve of Stroud Water Research Center’s 50th anniversary, the 2017 Stroud Award for Freshwater Excellence will be presented to His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco at The Water’s Edge, the Stroud Center’s premiere fundraising gala, on Sunday, September 17. Wilmington Trust is the presenting sponsor of the event, which will take place in Delaware, at Winterthur, the childhood home of collector and horticulturist Henry Francis du Pont. This 1,000-acre preserve of r...
Ministerial Meeting Gathers in Italy to Scale-Up Geothermal Energy Worldwide
Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. — Leaders and ministers from more than 25 governments will meet in Florence, Italy on 11 September, to accelerate the global adoption of geothermal energy. The Global Geothermal Alliance (GGA) meeting represents the largest such ministerial gathering dedicated to geothermal energy development. Geothermal energy today accounts for just 0.3 percent of globally installed renewable energy capacity. However – once start-up costs are met – it is one of the lowest-cost and most rel...
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