Archive for May, 2009

May 19 2009

Report Card on the Road: Kansas City

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I’m blogging today from the World Environmental and Water Resources Congress  sponsored by the Environmental and Water Resources Institute of ASCE in Kansas City, Missouri. Over 800 engineers from around the world have gathered to share the latest advances in their field and to network with peers.   As part of the program, ASCE is [...]

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May 13 2009

The Future of PPPs? & Michigan Gets a D

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the National Journal has a great new feature, the Transportation Expert’s Blog, that brings together experts in the transportation policy field to discuss a wide range of topics and issues relating to transportation. This week’s topic questions the future of Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) given the recent collapse of a deal to privatize Midway Airport [...]

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May 12 2009

Report Card Experts Say: Build in Resilience

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Yesterday afternoon, ASCE participated in a Congressional briefing on the Homeland Security aspects of the 2009 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure. The briefing was part of a series hosted by the Security for a New Century Coalition that brings together Hill staffers and experts in a bi-partisan forum to discuss new challenges to national security. [...]

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