ST. LOUIS - The Statewide Transportation Improvement Program, or "STIP," approved today by the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission, is focused on safety and the preservation of the existing system of state highways and bridges. The 2017-2021 STIP…
Transportation Planning Research Addresses Pre- and Post-Sandy Climate Change Adaptations
In October 2012, Hurricane Sandy wreaked havoc on the East Coast of the United States, leaving in its wake flattened dunes, chewed-up boardwalks, washed-out…
Atkins Upgrades FloodMap Desktop
Atkins, one of the world's leading design, engineering and project management consultancies, has released the newest version of its FloodMap Desktop (FMD)…
BMW Group, Intel and Mobileye Team Up to Bring Fully Autonomous Driving to Streets by 2021
BMW Group, Intel, and Mobileye are joining forces to make self-driving vehicles and future mobility concepts become a reality. The three leaders from the automotive, technology and computer vision and machine learning industries are collaborating to bring…
Arizona on Track for Federal Grant Advancing I-10 Improvements
Arizona is on track to receive a $54 million federal grant helping fund two key widening projects, and adding traffic-management technology that includes a dust storm detection and warning system, along Interstate 10 between Phoenix and Tucson. Members of…
FRA Engages CH2M to Develop a Unified Passenger Rail Vision for the Southeast
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Transportation, has chosen CH2M as its prime consultant to lead the Southeast Regional Rail Planning Study. The study will develop a unified vision for high-performance passenger…
Building Resilient Cities Key to Tackling Effects of Climate Change
The EEA report ‘Urban adaptation to climate change in Europe 2016 – transforming cities in a changing climate’ provides an in-depth overview of actions that urban planners and policymakers can take to help lessen the impact of climate change. The report…
ALDOT Joins Waze Connected Citizens Program
MONTGOMERY, Ala.—Sitting in traffic is a pain in the neck. If only you had known that last exit could have swept you around a problem and to your destination before you cleared the bend in the road. The smooth flowing traffic before you has come to a…
WSDOT Publishes 20-year Framework for Statewide Public Transportation
OLYMPIA – The 2016 Washington State Public Transportation Plan is now available. The plan provides a 20-year diverse and integrated framework for public and private transportation systems and services. Two years in the making, the plan represents a collaborative…
Metropolitan Transit Commission Releases Draft of Bay Area Projects for Public Review
Metropolitan Transit Commission (MTC) released a list of about 700 Bay Area transportation projects—a total of approximately $6.6 billion in committed federal, state and local funding for the four-year period through 2020—as part of the Transportation…
