FTA Provides Grants to Transit Projects in Minneapolis, San Francisco
The Federal Transit Administration approved two Capital Investment Grants in late June for transit projects in Minnesota and California; grants helping fund construction of a Bus Rapid Transit or BRT line in Minneapolis and boosting capacity of the Bay Area Rapid Transit or BART heavy rail system between the city of Oakland and downtown San Francisco. FTA is providing a $74.1 million grant to the Metropolitan Council of Minneapolis to help fund construction of its $150.7 million Orange Li...
Air Travel Consumer Report: April 2019 Numbers
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today released its June 2019 Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR) on reporting marketing and operating air carrier data compiled for the month of April 2019. The full consumer report and other aviation consumer matters of interest to the public can be found at http://www.transportation.gov/airconsumer. April On-Time Performance In April 2019, reporting marketing carriers posted an on-time arrival rate of 79.8%, down from both...
U.S. Department of Transportation Allocates $300 Million to San Francisco Transbay Corridor Core Capacity Project
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced that the Transbay Corridor Core Capacity project will receive a Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 funding allocation of $300 million through FTA’s Capital Investment Grants (CIG) Program. The project will improve capacity on the existing Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) heavy rail system between the City of Oakland and downtown San Francisco. "This investment in public transportation infrastructure will...
Army Signs Woolpert-Black & Veatch JV to $49M Mapping, Surveying Contract
WIESBADEN, Germany (June 24, 2019) — The U.S. Army has selected the Woolpert and Black & Veatch joint venture and Quantum Spatial Inc. to a $49 million contract to provide surveying and mapping services. Work locations and funding will be determined with each task order. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Wiesbaden, Germany, is the contracting activity. The USACE received 10 bids via an online solicitation process for the firm-fixed-price contract, according to the U.S. Department of D...
NYC School Construction Authority and CTA Architects Complete UPK Q368, the First-Ever Pre-Kindergarten Built Within a Passive House Building in the United States
The 4,700-square foot school uses only one-eighth the amount of energy of a typical pre-K Corona, NY – New York City School Construction Authority (SCA) and CTA Architects, P.C. (CTA) have completed New York City’s and United States’ first-ever pre-Kindergarten built within a passive house building. Located in the Corona section of Queens, UPK Q368 – also known as the Mosaic Pre-K Center at 54-25 101st Street – is situated near LeFrak City. According to Craig Tooman, AIA, LEED-AP, the...
KAI Build Project Superintendent Cardin “Dean” Rackley Inducted in Boys & Girls Club of Greater St. Louis Alumni Hall of Honor
(St. Louis, MO) Growing up in St. Louis City, a young Cardin “Dean” Rackley would attend summer programs at the Herbert Hoover Boys & Girls Club at 2901 North Grand Avenue. Playing basketball and swimming at the club were his favorite activities, he fondly remembers. But even more than playing sports, Rackley remembers the sense of pride, respect for others, sportsmanship, academics and teambuilding that the club’s dedicated staff and directors instilled on his impressionable, young mind duri...
Energy Systems Integration Group (ESIG) Announces Newly Formed Advisory Council
The Energy Systems Integration Group (ESIG) is pleased to announce the members of the inaugural ESIG Advisory Council. The diverse energy experts on the council will provide their strategic insights and advice to encourage greater collaboration, interaction, education and joint activities for the wide range of organizations and entities in our evolving integrated energy systems. “Thoughtful collaboration has never been more important,” noted Mark Ahlstrom, President of the ESIG Board of Direc...
EarthDefine Announces the National Building Map: A Seamless Source of Building Footprint Data
REDMOND, Wash.- EarthDefine, a provider of high resolution spatial data products, has released its National Building Map product that precisely maps over 137 million building outlines across the contiguous US. The dataset also includes accurate locations and addresses to support enhanced routing and rooftop-accurate geocoding for millions of properties across the country. The National Building Map product is powered by state-of-the-art deep neural networks. These are a class of artificial int...
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $74.1 Million for Orange Line Bus Rapid Transit Project in Minneapolis
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced today a $74.1 million grant to the Metropolitan Council for construction of the Orange Line Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project in Minneapolis. The project will improve mobility and transit service in the region’s busiest express bus corridor. "This federal investment will help connect residents to jobs and support continued economic growth in the Twin Cities region," said U.S. Transportati...
Colorado Rockies’ McGregor Square development a Grand Award winner at 2019 Gold Nugget Awards
DENVER, CO, NYSE, TSX:STN- Judges for the 2019 Gold Nugget Awards named Stantec a Grand Award winner in its annual competition, which honors architectural design and planning excellence and draws entries from throughout the United States and internationally. Stantec, contractor Hensel Phelps Construction, and the Colorado Rockies earned its Grand Award for McGregor Square, which was honored as the Best On-the-Boards Mixed-Use Project. Stantec is providing architecture, interior design, lighting...
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