May
19
2009
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 [...]
Tags: clean water, drinking water, wastewater
May
13
2009
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 [...]
May
12
2009
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. [...]