Special Report: Integrating Resilience into Decision-Making: The Need for Metrics and Methods
AASHTO Transportation TV presents a Special Report on the Knowledge Session, Integrating Resilience into Decision-Making: The Need for Metrics and Methods, sponsored by RS&H. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, in 2021, the U.S. experienced 20 separate billion-dollar weather and climate disasters. Dave Sweeney, Chief Executive Officer at RS&H, served as session moderator--leading the panel discussion on what can be done to make the nation’s transportation infrastruc...
Video: Animated Maps: U.S. National Bridge Inventory, 2022
There is perhaps no more powerful a symbol of the nation’s crumbling infrastructure than a bridge that isn’t safe to cross. Very occasionally, the worst happens. Earlier this year, the Fern Hollow Bridge in Pittsburgh collapsed, on the same day President Joe Biden was scheduled to deliver a speech in the city about infrastructure funding. How big is the problem? Maps and data can help us understand its scale and distribution. We used Department of Transportation data to examine the nation’s...
Artificial Intelligence Can Transform the AEC Industry
Todd Danielson, Informed Infrastructure's editorial director, interviewed Mehdi Nourbakhsh, Ph.D., the CEO of YegaTech, a technology consulting company in the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry, via webcam.
Video: Why TRAC Matters
TRAC (Transportation and Civil Engineering) & RIDES (Roadways In Developing Elementary Students), AASHTO’s educational outreach programs, are designed for use in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) classes. The hands-on activities introduce students in grades K-12 to the work world of transportation and civil engineering and inspire them to consider careers in those fields. Both programs are aligned with national standards and are currently being aligned with the Core Curriculu...
Extensive Planning Leads to More Grants, Better Research
Todd Danielson, Informed Infrastructure's editorial director, interviewed Dr. Sarah Orton, an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Missouri College of Engineering, via webcam.
A Forgotten Disaster - Episode 5: Haiti Moves - Against All Odds
An unprecedented massive damage assessment has been completed in Haiti for the purpose of starting the reconstruction process. In the aftermath of the devastating 7.2 magnitude earthquake of August 2021, the Haitian Ministry of Public Works (MTPTC) initiated earthquake damage and repair assessments across the affected regions south of the island in partnership with UNOPS (United Nations Office of Project Services) and Miyamoto International as technical partners. The project was financed by the...
Water Infrastructure Needs New Policies To Match New Technology
Todd Danielson, Informed Infrastructure's editorial director, interviewed Colby Manwaring, a vice president at Autodesk and the former CEO of Innovyze, via webcam.
Use Technology to Achieve a ‘Digital Transformation’
Todd Danielson, Informed Infrastructure's editorial director, interviewed Brad Barth, the chief products officer at InEight, via webcam.
Meet Paula Hammond: 40 Years of Engineering Experience to Share
Todd Danielson, Informed Infrastructure's editorial director, interviewed Paula Hammond, senior vice president and national transportation market leader, WSP USA, via webcam.
Video: Animated Maps: Electric Vehicle Charging Stations and U.S. Interstates, 2022
Fewer than one percent of the cars currently registered in the U.S. are electric, but the number is expected to grow by orders of magnitude by 2030. Full-scale adoption will require a vigorous and exhaustive network of charging stations. To get a big-picture sense of the current state of this network, we imagined a series of cross-country drives on the nation’s interstate highway system. We found that with the right amount of planning, it’s possible to traverse the country without spending a dim...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
February Issue 2026
