August 2021 Trends
In this section, Informed Infrastructure compiles infographics from trusted sources that reveal insight on infrastructure spending. We also compile some of the top infrastructure stories that shouldn’t be missed. For ongoing news coverage, turn to Informed Infrastructure online (www.informedinfrastructure.com), our Twitter feed (@IInfrastructure) and our weekly e-newsletter. USDOT Awards Nearly $1B In INFRA Grants Across 18 States The U.S Department of Transportation (USDOT) plans to award...
China to lead deployment of electric vehicles during 2021 to 2030 period, says GlobalData
China continues to be the largest electric vehicles market in terms of fleet size and annual sales as of 2020. The country is expected to maintain its dominant position during the 2021–2030 period as well, deploying more than 50 million electric vehicles in the next ten years, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Growth in the Chinese electric vehicles market is attributed to strong policy support from the government and the presence of various local and international electr...
Margaret Newman and John Bachmann join Stantec’s Urban Places
Key hires will grow urban planning and smart cities practice in New York City, Washington, D.C. areas NEW YORK, NY - NYSE, TSX:STN Global integrated design firm Stantec has hired industry veterans Margaret Newman and John Bachmann to lead its growing Urban Places practice in the New York City and Washington, D.C. areas. The two additions bolster the firm’s capabilities in smart infrastructure, designing livable communities, and mobility, bringing decades of experience in North America and...
SPH Engineering announces the update of UgCS for UAV-based LIDAR mapping
Riga, Latvia - SPH Engineering announces the release of UgCS update, introducing LIDAR toolset to unlock the full potential of LIDARs making remote sensing most effective with no human errors. Key features include precise calibration, flight patterns for route planning, anti-shake turns, and constant line spacing and buffer. UgCS LIDAR toolset allows to optimize time and cost-effectiveness at all stages of data collection and processing. At the flight planning stage time could be saved on mi...
Americans Riding Public Transportation in Greater Numbers
Some Areas Seeing More Than 80 Percent of Pre-Pandemic Ridership WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced today that transit ridership is rebounding in communities across the nation. Thanks to the Biden-Harris Administration's actions to tackle the pandemic, more Americans are on the move. As Americans are going to work, shopping and visiting friends and loved ones they are returning to transit. In some communities, transit ridership...
HDR Experts Explain How PEL Studies Can Improve Decision-Making and Efficiency on Transportation Projects
HDR’s Latest Experts Talk Interview Explores the Benefits and Details of Planning and Environmental Linkage Studies Increasingly popular with state and local transportation agencies, planning and environmental linkage studies provide a streamlined process to help decision-makers engage stakeholders, identify critical environmental issues and analyze potential transportation solutions. But their chief benefit is to remove duplication between planning studies and environmental reviews, bringing...
Water is Life: Protecting Water Resources and Infrastructure With Purpose-Built Cloud Technology
Water is life. This is a statement of fact—and a daily reminder of the responsibility our team at Innovyze, now an Autodesk company, has carried with us each day for thirty-five years. Therefore, we innovate, relentlessly, to ensure we provide the best technology to support our customers and the billions of people who depend on them to thrive worldwide. The technology we develop is purpose-built and helps our customers provide clean drinking water, treat wastewater, and enable cities and muni...
NWiR and NCCER announce collaboration to promote roofing industry
NWiR is pleased to announce an agreement with the National Center for Construction Education & Research (NCCER) to mutually support each other’s organizations as they both seek to promote the roofing industry. NWiR will communicate information about NCCER and its offerings to the Board of Directors and also to NWiR Council Leaders from across the country, encouraging Council Leaders to work with their local accredited organization and training centers. NCCER will invite NWiR members to contribut...
Missouri S&T researcher wins NSF CAREER Award for 2D metals research
Dr. Chenglin Wu, assistant professor of structural engineering at Missouri S&T, has won a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award for his work in 2D metals. Photo by Michael Pierce, Missouri S&T. ROLLA, Mo. – As electronic devices get smaller and faster, computer chips must get thinner to save space and improve performance. Dr. Chenglin Wu, an assistant professor of structural engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, has won a $500,000 CAREER Award from the Nationa...
America’s Engineering Industry Urges the Senate to Continue Working Towards a Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill
Washington, DC - ACEC President and CEO Linda Bauer Darr released the following statement urging the Senate to continue its work towards a bipartisan solution on infrastructure: "The American people expect their leaders to work together to solve problems. That’s what the engineering industry is doing every day - designing safer roads and bridges, producing cleaner water, and developing more reliable and sustainable energy sources. We know there are thoughtful and dedicated Senators on both...
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