Video: TRB Panel Discusses $1.2T IIJA
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials recently released video of a Transportation Research Board panel discussion regarding the potential benefits of the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act or IIJA signed into law in November 2021.
Study: Transit-Oriented Development Can Save Money
A new report by the Mineta Transportation Institute examines how transit-oriented development or TODs could be an effective tool to ease the housing affordability problem by increasing housing supply and reducing transportation costs in transit-rich neighborhoods. [Above photo by Caltrans] According to the Federal Transit Administration, TODs include “a mix of commercial, residential, office and entertainment” centered around or located near a transit station – creating hubs that lead to t...
DOT Lays Out Actions to Strengthen Supply Chains and Revitalize the Economy
Thursday, February 24, 2022: Today, on the one-year anniversary of President’s Executive Order on Supply Chains, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is publishing a report that lays out vulnerabilities in our freight and logistics supply chain and clear-cut actions needed to speed up the movement of goods from ships to shelves. Building a resilient and efficient supply chain that can withstand the shocks of future large-scale weather, health or other events that will spur economic growth...
City of Fremont Selects LYT Smart Traffic Solution for Faster and Safer Emergency Vehicle Transportation
Artificial intelligence and machine learning are keeping communities safer Santa Clara, Calif., - LYT, a leader in intelligent connected traffic technology solutions is integrating its LYT.emergency smart traffic solution into the Fremont Boulevard Safe and Smart Corridor project. Average daily traffic volumes on Fremont Boulevard range between 25,000 and 40,000 vehicles per day and was identified as a Safety Priority Street in Fremont’s Vision Zero Action Plan. The LYT.emergency Emergen...
Video: Understanding Construction Loads
The Short Span Steel Bridge Alliance (SSSBA) presents a topic-based video series on short span steel bridges. In this series, Dr. Gregory Michaelson (Co-Director, SSSBA Bridge Technology Center & Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering at Marshall University) discusses how to understand construction loads for short span steel bridges.
Philippine National Railways Modernizes Communication System For Improved Work Efficiency
Picture credit: Philippine National Railways MANILA, February 17th, 2022 – Hytera (SZSE: 002583), the global leading provider of professional communications equipment and solutions, announced today that it has completed the construction of a new digital TETRA network for the Philippine National Railways (PNR). The PNR railway system spans 78 kilometers and serves countless passengers daily across 15 train crossings and 17 stations, making it one of the Philippines’ most used public tr...
Invention addresses the problems of running a red light at traffic intersections
Howell Li, principal research analyst, Joint Transportation Research Program, Lyles School of Civil Engineering, Purdue University. (Purdue University photo/Vincent Walter) WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – An invention from Purdue University and the Indiana Department of Transportation that uses wireless communication devices could save lives at high-speed traffic signals. Principal research analyst Howell Li and transportation research engineer Jijo Mathew of the Joint Transportation Research...
Jacobs to Design First Inductive Charging Project on a U.S. Public Road
Electreon-led consortium to deliver innovative wireless vehicle charging route DALLAS – Jacobs (NYSE:J) is part of a consortium selected by the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) to develop and implement an inductive vehicle charging pilot – the first of its kind in the United States. The project team will be led by Electreon, a leading provider of wireless charging solutions for electric vehicles (EVs). NextEnergy, a Detroit-based clean energy accelerator, will head up stake...
Data Study Reveals The Most Innovative and Sustainable Global Cities for Mobility
Study reveals the global cities that are leading the way in sustainable transportation and improving the lives of their citizens through mobility innovation. Barcelonais the world’s leading city for mobility innovation with a population of over 3 million people, followed by Berlin and Copenhagenranks as the world’s best city for mobility innovation with a population of between 600,000 and 3 million people, followed by Dortmund and Lund (Sweden)is the best ranking city for mobilit...
Video: National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program
Secretary Buttigieg and Secretary Granholm announce the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program.
Video: Crashes Drop Measurably After Rural Road Safety Improvement Project on US 521 in Lancaster County
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