Oct 27 2009
Could you be the next infrastructure TV star? A nationwide search is underway to find a host for a new major cable network series that will focus on exposing the nation’s failing infrastructure and advocating for restoration and repair. ASCE is sending out a casting call for potential hosts because who better to teach [...]
Oct 16 2009
The Virginia Section of ASCE this week released its 2009 Report Card for Virginia’s Infrastructure. The Old Dominion’s infrastructure rated a D+ overall. The section’s first Report Card graded 13 infrastructure categories: aviation facilities, bridges, dams, drinking water systems, energy, parks and recreation, ports and navigable waterways, rail and transit, roads, schools, solid waste [...]
Oct 08 2009
The contributors on the National Journal’s Transportation Experts Blog this week are debating how transportation improvements and transformations can make communities more livable. As one of the key goals of the Obama administration, livability is sure to be a hot topic for the next few years. Already, the administration has announced a partnership between the Departments [...]