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US transportation secretary announces $293 million for new transit solutions
CE News
A $293 million investment announced by U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood means that residents in dozens of communities nationwide will soon enjoy major transit improvements, including new streetcars, buses, and transit facilities. It is being made through two competitive grant programs — the Urban Circulator Grant Program and the Bus and Bus Livability Grant Program.More
Bicycling isn't recreation, it's transportation
The L Magazine
When was the last time someone you know began a story with, "I just biked to the airport and...?" Never, right? Well, it's for a really good reason. The lack of inter-modal — using several forms of transportation to get from point A to point B — infrastructure and support for non-automobile travel in the United States.More
Nanomaterials in the construction industry and resulting health and safety issues
Nano Werk
Tailing after emerging nanotechnology applications in biomedical and electronic industries, the construction industry recently started seeking out a way to advance conventional construction materials using a variety of manufactured nanomaterials. The use of these materials should be considered not only for enhancing material properties and functions but also in the context of energy conservation.More
Evaluation of lane reduction "road diet" measures on crashes
Highway Safety Information System
A road diet involves narrowing or eliminating travel lanes on a roadway to make more room for pedestrians and bicyclists. While there can be more than four travel lanes before treatment, road diets are often conversions of four-lane, undivided roads into three lanes — two through lanes plus a center turn lane. The fourth lane may be converted to a bicycle lane, sidewalk, and/or on-street parking.More
Auto safety bill is scaled back in face of industry opposition
Los Angeles Times
The sweeping legislation that grew out of Toyota Motor Corp.'s sudden-acceleration crisis — heralded as the most important auto safety bill in a decade — has been scaled back significantly in the face of auto industry opposition. The bill originally gave federal officials the power to levy unlimited fines against automakers for safety violations, which regulators said could have resulted in multibillion-dollar penalties. More
DOT employees give the department a thumbs-up
Department of Transportation
Every day, DOT employees are working hard to make life better for Americans across the country through safer, cleaner, and more efficient transportation. That goal for the nation cannot be fulfilled unless DOT team members feel good about the DOT workplace. According to the 2010 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey, DOT employees are feeling a lot better about what goes on around the department.More
National Research Council renews support for hydrogen vehicle research
Sustainable Business
The public-private partnership to develop vehicles that require less petroleum-based fuel and emit fewer greenhouse gases should continue to include fuel cells and other hydrogen technologies in its research and development portfolio, says a new report by the National Research Council. More
Iowa: Madison bridges will get laser scan
Telegraph Herald
Laser technology will be used to record four of Madison County's six remaining covered bridges for historical reference and so they can be rebuilt if any more are destroyed. Initially the 19th century timber bridges numbered around two dozen, but over the years wear and tear has caused most of them to fall apart, and at least one burned to the ground.More
A new program takes a scientific approach to choosing the best erosion control materials for the job
CE News
As it nears its 20th anniversary as an industry group, the not-for-profit Erosion Control Technology Council is launching another important, forward-driving step on the path to both full maturity of the erosion and sediment control products industry, and security in product selection for users of the materials.More
