Transportation Troubleshooting: YARD Work: Harnessing Advanced Technologies for Efficient Transit Operations
Transit agencies across the United States continue to face major budget restraints and staffing shortages. This is why opportunities for innovative research and development are becoming even more crucial, such as the greater implementation of automated vehicles (AVs). In April 2025, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy unveiled the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s new AV Framework. The first actions of this framework are meant to accelerate the modernization of Federal...
Engineering the Future: Does Civil Engineering Have the Courage to Change?
About a year ago, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) executive committee established the task committee on “Transforming our Workforce.” It was to be a “blue-sky” exercise, first to use a blank sheet of paper to design how we would approach outreach, multiple pathways toward becoming a civil engineer, what the undergraduate curriculum should look like and how we would tackle licensure. After we had a vision, the committee was to plot the course to achieve the vision. It has been a...
From the Editor: Contemplating the Interconnected Role of Humans and Nature
I’ve been reading about the role the environment plays in our society—past, present and future—and it’s raising questions I don’t know the answer to, but questions that absolutely need answers. Many of our readers know more about this topic than me, but I want to review some of the roles our environment plays, at least so I can frame some of the questions that come to mind. Our Journey Long ago, people settled near rivers as a water source. They chose the geography to better plant and harv...
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How Cloud-Based Data Management Benefits Large Infrastructure Projects
All graphics: Credit Donatsch + Partner AG. Cloud technology is unlocking the value of huge reality capture datasets by enabling stakeholder collaboration and all-digital field-to-office-to-field workflows. Data sharing and collaboration among multiple stakeholders, including government agencies, contractors, engineers and environmental experts, is a significant challenge for large infrastructure projects. Subsequent delays, miscommunications and inefficiencies can add to costs...
How BIM Integration Enhances Infrastructure Design and Construction
Imagine having all the essential details about your building at your fingertips. From proactive design to maintenance schedules and all other necessary information. This imagination meets reality with the help of Building Information Modeling (BIM), which is used to create a digital representation of the basic characteristics for an infrastructure. It’s a collaborative process that involves architects, engineers and contractors working together to design a complete 3D model of a project. T...
Back to Basics: Delivering Major Capital Infrastructure Projects In Complex Times
Figure 1. Activity-level plans provide the necessary information to enable execution and problem solving. The industry has certainly changed since brilliant Scottish engineer Thomas Telford stated that major infrastructure projects (such as his famous Menai Suspension Bridge design in Wales) can be accomplished with “a moderate degree of skill and perseverance.” Planning, developing and delivering modern infrastructure grows more challenging with each passing day. Our once-stable sector i...
Future Forward (Powered by ACEC): The Tax Debate: A Pivotal Moment
Powered by: The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) ushered in substantial changes to the American tax code, promoting economic growth and providing businesses with the tools needed to invest, expand and innovate. It has been a catalyst for the engineering industry’s stratospheric growth in recent years, which, in turn, has supported millions of direct and indirect jobs and injected billions of dollars into the overall U.S. economy. To paraphrase an often-misquoted line: what’s good for...
Infrastructure Outlook: Engineering Future-Ready and Stormwater-Resilient Infrastructure Projects with Porous Pavers
The challenges posed by urban flooding and stormwater issues continue to weigh heavily on the shoulders of engineers, planners and their clients. Water, flowing rapidly over impervious surfaces such as concrete and asphalt, causes more than just ecological damage. In extreme weather events, the sheer volume of uncontrolled water can severely damage infrastructure by cracking foundations, flooding basements and accelerating soil erosion. These issues compromise the structural longevity of buildin...
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