February 16, 2017
Energy is one of the most expensive costs for wastewater treatment, but DC Water’s Combined-Heat-and-Power (CHP) facility is setting out to change that. DC Water’s largest recycling project will “pressure cook” the leftover organic matter, introduce bacteria to spur the anaerobic digestion of the solids, then the resulting methane will be captured to create electricity......
February 16, 2017
The Federal Highway Administration worked with officials in Defiance County, Ohio, on a form of accelerated bridge construction that uses geosynthetic-reinforced soil. Rather than drilling a deep foundation, the reinforced soil method builds up the substructure in a faster, simpler way, described as akin to building a layer cake. For this type of bridge, there......
February 16, 2017
In the Gila River Indian Community south of Phoenix, they employed a “bridge slide,” the first of its kind in Arizona, to place the pre-manufactured sections of bridge in position. It was done with minimal traffic disruptions and shrunk the construction period from four months to nine days. The previous 140-foot bridge was built in......
February 16, 2017
The Kittery Route 1 Overpass bridge was over 70 years old and located in a tourist destination area. Using accelerated bridge construction saved the Maine Department of Transportation in construction costs and shaved significant time off the project. The precast concrete elements were delivered on time, and the town of Kittery was pleased with the......
February 16, 2017
San Francisco is one of a handful of cities in the U.S. using embedded sensors in parking lots to communicate with smartphones, directing drivers to the nearest spot. The San Francisco Metropolitan Transportation Authority manages 20 public parking garages across San Francisco. With their SFpark program, the agency uses demand-responsive pricing to improve parking and......
February 16, 2017
The City of Seattle developed e-Park to improve and promote short-term parking in Seattle’s downtown area. The electronic parking guidance system uses dynamic message signs to provide shoppers, visitors and tourists with real-time space availability and directions to available parking spaces. E-Park data also feeds into a mobile website to serve as a downtown parking......
February 16, 2017
The Colorado Department of Transportation is leading a project that will bring 18 miles of Bus Rapid Transit service between Downtown Denver and Boulder along U.S. 36. The Flatiron Flyer is the official name of Denver’s Regional Transportation District’s (RTD) new Bus Rapid Transit service that is being added as part of the FasTracks program,......
Bus Rapid Transit Brings Investment
February 16, 2017
Cleveland’s HealthLine, a BRT project completed on Cleveland’s Euclid Avenue in 2008, has generated $6.3 billion in development – $126 for each transit dollar invested. The HealthLine route runs 7.1 miles from Downtown to East Cleveland, connecting the city’s cultural and educational institutions, medical and business centers, and retail stores. It has 36 stations to......
Alleys that Drink Stormwater Runoff
February 16, 2017
The city of Boston recently completed a new 508-square-foot “porous alley” that absorbs stormwater and filters it into the ground, rather than allowing it to make its way into the sewer system where it has to be treated. Construction of the alley is part of a larger effort to boost the quality of water in......
February 16, 2017
On a four-mile section of Virginia’s I-81, a major north-south freight corridor, the pavement was 43 years old, well past its intended design life, and heavier volumes of truck traffic were taking a toll. The Virginia Department of Transportation moved forward with a $10 million project that reused existing materials from the underlying road structure,......
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