High-Resolution Aerial Imagery: Crucial Data for YourDigital Twin
Todd Danielson, Informed Infrastructure's editorial director, interviewed Jeff Saunders, Nearmap solution product manager for commercial business, via webcam.
Video: Using the Equity Imperative to Integrate Transportation Systems
At the 2022 AASHTO Spring Meeting, Diana Mendez, HTNB’s corporate president for infrastructure and mobility equity, served as moderator for a comprehensive panel discussion on how transportation departments can better understand and implement policies to create equity across the transportation landscape. The session’s speakers included Stephanie Pollack, deputy administrator at the Federal Highway Administration; Roger Millar, AASHTO vice president and secretary of the Washington State DOT; Toks...
A Life’s Work in Sustainability
Todd Danielson, Informed Infrastructure's editorial director, interviewed Dr. Christy Slay, the CEO and vice president, Science and Impact, The Sustainability Consortium (TSC), via webcam.
Climate Change Necessitates ‘Safe to Fail’ Engineering
Todd Danielson, Informed Infrastructure's editorial director, interviewed Mikhail Chester, associate professor, School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, Arizona State University, via webcam.
Video: Rail Safety
A new video issued jointly by the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) and Operation Lifesaver Inc. (OLI) highlights the importance of highway-rail crossing safety.
Special Report: Integrating Resilience into Decision-Making: The Need for Metrics and Methods
AASHTO Transportation TV presents a Special Report on the Knowledge Session, Integrating Resilience into Decision-Making: The Need for Metrics and Methods, sponsored by RS&H. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, in 2021, the U.S. experienced 20 separate billion-dollar weather and climate disasters. Dave Sweeney, Chief Executive Officer at RS&H, served as session moderator--leading the panel discussion on what can be done to make the nation’s transportation infrastruc...
Video: Animated Maps: U.S. National Bridge Inventory, 2022
There is perhaps no more powerful a symbol of the nation’s crumbling infrastructure than a bridge that isn’t safe to cross. Very occasionally, the worst happens. Earlier this year, the Fern Hollow Bridge in Pittsburgh collapsed, on the same day President Joe Biden was scheduled to deliver a speech in the city about infrastructure funding. How big is the problem? Maps and data can help us understand its scale and distribution. We used Department of Transportation data to examine the nation’s...
Artificial Intelligence Can Transform the AEC Industry
Todd Danielson, Informed Infrastructure's editorial director, interviewed Mehdi Nourbakhsh, Ph.D., the CEO of YegaTech, a technology consulting company in the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry, via webcam.
Video: Why TRAC Matters
TRAC (Transportation and Civil Engineering) & RIDES (Roadways In Developing Elementary Students), AASHTO’s educational outreach programs, are designed for use in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) classes. The hands-on activities introduce students in grades K-12 to the work world of transportation and civil engineering and inspire them to consider careers in those fields. Both programs are aligned with national standards and are currently being aligned with the Core Curriculu...
Extensive Planning Leads to More Grants, Better Research
Todd Danielson, Informed Infrastructure's editorial director, interviewed Dr. Sarah Orton, an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Missouri College of Engineering, via webcam.