The Infrastructure Show's Links of Interest
Links
The following are links to on-line sources of information and news on infrastructure topics.
Blogs/News:
The Transportationist
Transport Research Association for NSW (TRANSW)
The Transportist: September 2018 - Welcome to the September 2018 issue of The Transportist, especially to our new readers. As always you can follow along at the blog or on Twitter. Posts A Political...
When pushing the pedestrian button works and when it doesn’t | SMH - Nigel Gladstone of The Sydney Morning Herald answers: When pushing the pedestrian button works and when it doesn’t. (The answer is it doesn’t work in the...
The City Fix
Need New Ideas to Advance Public Transport? Look to Vienna - European cities by and large have a sterling reputation when it comes to walkability and public transportation. Recent data compiled by Ralph Buheler, John Pucher...
In Las Vegas, Ride-Hailing Is Eating Away at Taxis. The Effect on Public Transit Is Less Clear. - Ice hockey isn’t the only recent addition to the desert city of Las Vegas achieving major success. Prior to the arrival of the Golden Knights,...
4 Questions on the Future of Dockless Bike Sharing, From Its Birthplace - Just three years ago, dockless bike sharing was operating at a small, university-scale in China. By the end of 2017, there were more than 20...
Podcast Topic Information: (in order of related podcast date)
The following links contain information related to the podcast interviews on this website.
San Francisco County Transportation Authority
https://www.sfcta.org/Federal Highway Administration video on bridge inspection standards
https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/federal-aidessentials/catmod.cfm?id=87Bus Rapid Transit Works: Countering the Myths, by S.L. Zimmerman and H.S. Levinson
http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/trnews/trnews303.pdfpages 23-27
Regional Plan Association, "How Sea Level Rise Threatens the Tri State Region."
http://library.rpa.org/pdf/RPA-Under-Water-How-Sea-Level-Rise-Threatens-the-Tri-State-Region.pdfHigh Rise Fires and the Choice of Building Materials
http://www.nfpa.org/exteriorwallsDC Water’s Environmental Impact Bonds
https://www.dcwater.com/sites/default/files/project/documents/2017%20Fall%20PR-A%20Factsheet.pdfElevators and building design
http://www.press.uillinois.edu/books/catalog/45fqq6ze9780252037542.htmlNew York City Water Supply System
http://www.bonelevine.net/water-works/CREATE
http://www.createprogram.org/Pennsylvania transportation funding
http://www.penndot.gov/about-us/Pages/Act-89-Funding-Plan.aspxASCE Report Card
https://www.infrastructurereportcard.org/Nuisance Flooding
http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/publications/NOAA_Technical_Report_NOS_COOPS_073.pdfSavannah Harbor Expansion Project
http://www.gaports.com/shep/Sea level rise
http://www.georgetownclimate.org/adaptation-tool-kit-sea-level-rise-and-coastal-land-useSt. Croix Crossing Project
http://www.dot.state.mn.us/stcroixcrossing/Second Avenue Subway
http://www.mta.info/capconstr/sas/The Eagle P3 East Rail Line
http://www.rtd-fastracks.com/main_189Golden Gate Bridge 75th Anniversary
http://www.goldengatebridge75.org/Alternative Fuels
http://cta.ornl.gov/data/index.shtmlChallenging Inspections
http://www.wje.com/Transportation Data
http://dc.streetsblog.org/2012/03/20/no-data-big-problem/Panama Canal (I)
http://theinfrastructureshow.com/images/57.jpg
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Panama Canal (II)
http://theinfrastructureshow.com/images/58.jpg
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The Dulles Airport Metrorail Project
http://theinfrastructureshow.com/images/53.jpg
Structural Failures
http://www.amazon.com/Essential-Engineer-Science-Global-Problems/dp/0307272451/ref=pd_rhf_shvl_2New Materials
http://www.transstudio.comInland waterways – I
http://www.ittsresearch.org/adobe/ITTS-presentation-WCI-inland-navigation.pdfInland waterways – II
http://www.ittsresearch.org/adobe/ITTS-TRB-preformance-measures-conference-challanges-of-applying-freight-preformance-measures.pdfRecycled Plastic Bridges
http://theinfrastructureshow.com/audio/downloads/Worlds-First-Thermoplastic-Bridge.pdfPower Infrastructure
http://mydocs.epri.com/docs/CorporateDocuments/SectorPages/PDU/1017894TransmissionEfficiencyWorkshop11-09.pdf91 Express Lanes
http://www.octa.net/uploadedfiles/Files/pdf/cmp05.pdfI-580 Ramp
http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/mazedamage/(scroll down to “Project Data”)
New I-35W Bridge
http://www.figgbridge.com/new_I-35W_bridge_book.html
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Descriptions of photos at top of page, from left to right:
bicycle riders in a bike lane in the Chelsea District of New York, NY;
Nellis Solar Power Plant, Clark County, NV;
towboat and barge on the Chicago River in Chicago, IL;
VIA Metropolitan Transport bus in San Antonio, TX.
All photos courtesy of Wikipedia.