Aug
26
2010
ASCE’s Infrastructure Solutions Roundtable tour rolled into Sacramento last week to learn about the challenges the state of California faces and how they are implementing solutions for failing infrastructure. This is a second stop in a five city tour ASCE is hosting with Governing magazine on ASCE’s 5 Key Solutions for Infrastructure. The first roundtable…
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Jul
30
2010
After a busy day spent touring notable infrastructure in the Houston Area, ASCE hosted on Thursday a roundtable discussion on the 5 Key Solutions for infrastructure. Participants included Houston Mayor Anise Parker, Houston City Council member Stephen Costello, P.E., M.ASCE, and State Representative William Callegari, P.E. Similar to the solutions roundtables ASCE held earlier…
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May
10
2010
After a week of water problems and some publicized accidents during the Big Dig, some in Boston are wondering if the people in charge of the infrastructure: the politicians, the municipal managers, and yes, even the civil engineers, know what they’re doing. It’s especially worrying that the disruptions came from relatively new infrastructure installments. …
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