National Parking Association Announces Sponsorship of The Hill's "Future of Mobility Summit"
Washington, DC — The National Parking Association (NPA) will be featured as a contributing sponsor for this week’s “Future of Mobility Summit” hosted by The Hill. The summit will convene mobility thought leaders, policymakers, and researchers to discuss the issues currently affecting transportation and mobility, as well as their predictions for how these issues will affect the cities of the future. Featured speakers at this year’s event include Michelle Bohm, director of transportation for th...
Gannett Fleming Executive, Former California Department of Transportation Director, WSP USA & Two College Students Honored with ARTBA’s Women Leaders Awards
WASHINGTON - Two senior transportation industry executives, two Ph.D. candidates, and a global engineering professional services firm are the 2019 recipients of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Foundation’s “Women Leaders in Transportation Design & Construction” awards. The awards were presented in three categories at a Sept. 23 luncheon held during ARTBA’s National Convention in Savannah, Ga. Ethel A. Birchland Lifetime Achievement Award ...
$11.5M available through Nov. 8 for Transportation Alternatives funding
Nearly $11.5 million in funding is available through Nov. 8 from the Idaho Transportation Department for community Transportation Alternatives Program funding and Safe Routes to School Education and Infrastructure projects. Both programs offer a competitive grant for communities, schools and regional agencies to fund pedestrian and bicycle facilities, historic preservation, complete streets, Safe Routes to School materials and more. Eligible projects include pedestrian and bicycle faciliti...
Ground Penetrating Radar: The Unlikely New Hero of Autonomous Vehicles
GSSI, the world’s leading manufacturer of ground penetrating radar (GPR) equipment, announces TerraVision™, the first-to-market localizing ground penetrating radar (LGPR) technology that improves navigation for autonomous vehicles (AVs). The LGPR technology was originally developed at MIT Lincoln Laboratory for military applications and is designed to help navigate even in the worst driving conditions on the planet. It works by sending radio waves into the ground, creating a digital fingerpri...
Skanska USA Conceives Solution for Calculating Embodied Carbon in Construction Materials, Announces Transition to Open-Source Tool
New York - Skanska USA, alongside the Carbon Leadership Forum and partners in industry, today announced the creation of the Embodied Carbon in Construction Calculator (“EC3”) tool, a ground-breaking solution for calculating and evaluating the carbon emissions embodied within a wide array of building materials. The EC3 tool, which was initially conceived by Skanska and developed with C Change Labs, was jointly seed-funded by Skanska and Microsoft—who determined that a collaborative, open-source s...
New Climate Investment Platform Targets Increase in Flow of Capital to Clean Energy Projects
New York, NY – In response to country needs to mobilize low-carbon, climate-resilient investments, a new global public good announced today will aim to increase the flow of capital in developing countries to meet climate ambitions. The Climate Investment Platform (CIP) is an inclusive partnership welcoming all stakeholders from governments and international organizations to the private sector to scale-up climate action and translate ambitious national climate targets into concrete investments o...
Trimble Announces New Release of Advanced Wastewater Monitoring and Analytics Software for Municipalities and Utilities
CHICAGO - Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) introduced today the latest version of its Trimble Unity™ Remote Monitoring software for water, wastewater and stormwater utilities. Version 4.7 provides new analytics and visualization capabilities, enabling utilities to make informed decisions on capital improvements, capacity planning and real-time collection system operations and maintenance activities. The announcement was made at WEFTEC, the world's largest annual water quality technical conference and e...
AASHTO Opens Nomination Window for 2020 Fellowships
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials is now accepting nominations from all of its member state DOTs for its 2020 Transportation Management Fellowship program. AASHTO’s 2019 fellows: L-to-R Marlon Spinks, Martin Krebs, and Chris Hall. This one-year fellowship provides mid-level transportation professionals with roughly eight to 15 years of experience with the opportunity to interact with engineers, policy-makers, and other transportation professionals from acro...
Gannett Fleming Secures Multiple ENR Regional Awards
Gannett Fleming recently landed three projects on the regional Engineering-News Record (ENR) 2019 Best Projects winners list. Sept. 23, 2019 (Harrisburg, Pa.) Global infrastructure and engineering firm Gannett Fleming recently landed three projects on the regional Engineering-News Record (ENR) 2019 Best Projects winners list. The 2019 ENR MidAtlantic Best Projects winners include Gannett Fleming’s Route 30 Landslide Remediation project, which won Best Small Project, and Mt. Soma Rese...
Five New Stops Added to Virgin Hyperloop One U.S. Roadshow
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 23, 2019 - Following successful visits to Ohio, Texas, and Kansas, Virgin Hyperloop One (VHO) today announced five new stops on its national roadshow. The roadshow across the country gives local communities a first-hand look at the historic test pod and showcases the science and promise of this futuristic transit technology. “The level of enthusiasm we saw in Columbus, Arlington, and Kansas City shows that there is a real demand for this technology from the very people who...