USGBC outlines path for how healthy places and LEED will support recovery efforts as businesses, governments and communities prepare for a post-pandemic world Washington, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced a new strategy, Healthy…
Proposed Phase 4 COVID-19 Relief Bill Contains $15B for State DOTs
A $3 trillion, 1,815-page COVID-19 relief measure proposed by the House of Representatives on May 12 contains $15 billion in stopgap funds for state departments…
Goodreau to Lead Bus Rapid Transit Projects Nationally
Project leader brings 20 years of BRT planning and engineering experience to new role at WSP USA. CHICAGO — As transit and rail professionals…
First Commercial Order of a Next-Generation Ultra High-Pressure Reverse Osmosis (UHP RO) Industrial System
RICHMOND, British Columbia - Saltworks Technologies is thrilled to announce the first full-scale order for an industrial Ultra High-Pressure Reverse Osmosis (UHP RO) system with Nitto high performing HYDRANAUTICS™ PRO-XP1 spiral wound membranes…
New York Architect Joins the Ideate Software Development Team
San Francisco, CA – Ideate Software, a veteran Autodesk Developer Network member, is pleased to announce that Michael Coffey joined its team as a Software Developer to develop and maintain tools that streamline Autodesk Revit software workflows. “Having…
Miyamoto Expands to Central Asia: Uzbekistan
Long-time partner of Miyamoto, Dr. Shakhzod Takhirov, will be the Principal for Miyamoto’s newest office, located in the capital city of Tashkent. Miyamoto International and Great Silk Road Technologies, LLC have joined together to bring global expertise…
AASHTO Issues Updated LRFD Bridge Design Guide
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials recently released the 9th edition of its LRFD Bridge Design Specifications guide, which employs the load and resistance factor design or LRFD methodology in the design, evaluation, and…
AASHTO Releases 38th Public Transit Survey
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials recently unveiled its 38th Survey of State Funding for Public Transportation, which provides a snapshot of state-by-state public transportation investments as well as how state departments…
USDOT Provides $500M Loan to Port of Long Beach
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Build America Bureau said on May 4 it will provide a Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act or TIFIA loan to the Port of Long Beach for up to $500 million to help finance construction of the Gerald…
Transportation Fallout from COVID-19 Pandemic Continues
State departments of transportation, along with toll authorities and even public-private partnerships or P3s, continue to be affected by the massive decline in travel spurred by COVID-19 stay-at-home orders across the country. [Above photo by the Minnesota…
