Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/advocate-profile-shawn-kelley-ph-d-p-e-m-asce/">Advocate Profile: Shawn Kelley, Ph.D., P.E., M. ASCEAdvocate Profile: Shawn Kelley, Ph.D., P.E., M. ASCE
December 11, 2014
Shawn Kelley Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE is an active member of the Vermont section. He works as a firm shareholder for GeoDesign, Inc. a consulting firm headquartered in Middlebury, CT, providing geotechnical, construction, and environmental engineering consulting services to the design and construction industry. He works in the Windsor, VT office managing civil engineering projects related......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/this-week-in-infrastructure-final-push-in-2014-for-highway-trust-fund-fix/">This Week in Infrastructure: Final Push in 2014 for Highway Trust Fund FixThis Week in Infrastructure: Final Push in 2014 for Highway Trust Fund Fix
December 05, 2014
Power failures, drivers frustrated with abysmal road conditions and increased media attention to our nation’s aging infrastructure have rattled Americans and driven more states to pursue raising their gas tax as a way of fixing the Highway Trust Fund. This past Tuesday, a massive power failure left large sections of Detroit in darkness. According to......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/higher-gas-taxes-will-help-michigan-build-a-21st-century-infrastructure/">Higher Gas Taxes Will Help Michigan Build a 21st Century InfrastructureHigher Gas Taxes Will Help Michigan Build a 21st Century Infrastructure
December 04, 2014
In 1997, Dolly was cloned, we were excited by the release of IE 4, and ASCE hadn’t yet released its first Report Card for America’s Infrastructure. It is also the last time Michigan increased its gas tax to the current 19-cents per gallon. The diesel tax rate has been in effect since 1984. The time......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/sky-high-air-travel-traffic/">Sky High Air Travel TrafficNovember 25, 2014
Whether your amount of air travel rivals that of George Clooney in Up in the Air, or you are a casual flier who takes a plane for an annual vacation, the newly-released data from the U.S. Travel Association will give you pause. In the new report, Thanksgiving in the Skies: A Look at the Future......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/asce-past-president-flies-over-pittsburgh-on-60-minutes/">ASCE Past President Flies Over Pittsburgh on 60 MinutesASCE Past President Flies Over Pittsburgh on 60 Minutes
November 24, 2014
ASCE Past President Andy Herrmann flew over the “city of bridges” with 60 Minutes’ Steve Kroft to highlight America’s aging bridges in a segment that aired Sunday, Nov. 23. Falling apart: America’s neglected infrastructure Herrmann was among several experts interviewed for the piece, including former Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood and Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR).......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/this-week-in-infrastructure-thankful-for-ramped-up-media-interest-in-infrastructure-renewal/">This Week in Infrastructure: Thankful for Ramped-Up Media Interest in Infrastructure RenewalThis Week in Infrastructure: Thankful for Ramped-Up Media Interest in Infrastructure Renewal
November 21, 2014
With holiday travel underway and harsh weather already arriving in some regions, the state of our nation’s highways will become even more apparent as thousands of Americans take to the roads to visit family and friends during the Thanksgiving holiday. However, our current D+ in infrastructure and lack of sufficient funding for the Highway Trust......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/6-asce-past-president-andy-herrmann-to-talk-infrastructure-with-60-minutes/">ASCE Past President Andy Herrmann To Talk Infrastructure with 60 MinutesASCE Past President Andy Herrmann To Talk Infrastructure with 60 Minutes
November 21, 2014
This Sunday, Nov. 23, ASCE Past President Andrew W. Herrmann, P.E. SECB, F.ASCE, will discuss the state of our nation’s bridges during primetime TV on CBS’ 60 Minutes via a helicopter tour of Pittsburgh. 60 Minutes Video – The roads and bridges Americans drive on every day are in dire need of repair or replacement......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/8-things-worth-knowing-about-montanas-infrastructure/">8 Things Worth Knowing About Montana’s C- Infrastructure8 Things Worth Knowing About Montana’s C- Infrastructure
November 19, 2014
Montana’s Water Pipes Could Stretch From Billings to Miami – Roundtrip Montana has approximately 700 public water systems and over 5,300 miles of water distribution and transmission piping, a longer stretch than driving roundtrip from Billings to Miami. Some Pipes Under Original Montana Plots Might Be Original Too Some of the older and more established......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/this-week-in-infrastructure-bipartisanship-needed-to-get-infrastructure-improvements-rolling/">This Week in Infrastructure: Bipartisanship Needed to Get Infrastructure Improvements RollingThis Week in Infrastructure: Bipartisanship Needed to Get Infrastructure Improvements Rolling
November 14, 2014
With the midterm elections completed and the Congressional lame duck session underway, Americans are looking for a fresh approach to infrastructure investment at the federal level. ASCE hopes that the new Congress will respond to our nation’s infrastructure needs with compromise and urgency before May, when the Highway Trust Fund will once again become insolvent.......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/election-results-signify-shift-in-americans-willingness-to-invest-in-infrastructure/">Election Results Signify Shift in Americans’ Willingness to Invest in InfrastructureElection Results Signify Shift in Americans’ Willingness to Invest in Infrastructure
November 07, 2014
In light of the recent elections, infrastructure investment has now moved from a topic of discussion into a plan for action in many states. With the nation’s pressing infrastructure needs and limited federal funds available, ASCE is pleased that many states are finding creative ways to pay for infrastructure improvements through other means. With six......
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