Transportation Telephone Seminars

How to Revitalize an Impoverished Neighborhood: Thirty Years of Successful Green Urbanism ...siness activity and reduce crimes. He will show how green transportation means greater economic prosperity for the community by getting people to reduce car usage and walk or bike to work. In one university neighborhood, he will show how adding bike infrastructure and culture will increase spending on local goods by $68 million dollars a year. Dr. Gilderbloom has written numerous books and  more...

Bikeway Design Principles, Planning, and Best Practices ...ates as a recreational activity and a utilitarian mode of transportation. By expanding their bikeway networks, cities throughout the US have increased bicycle ridership and broadened the transportation options available in their community. However, significant barriers to bicycling keep many could-be riders off of their bikes. Additionally, limited transportation funding hinders the  more...

Perpetual Pavement Design and Sustainability BenefitsEnvironmental sustainability in road construction is becoming increasingly important as the public demands more sustainable practices and economic considerations make sustainable solutions more attractive. Asphalt pavements are widely recognized as being sustainable because they can be recycled easily and effectively, but an even more sustainable practice is to ensure the long life of a  more...

Metadata Scrubbing and Mining: Legal, Ethical and Practical Implications ...rtment. Avoid the metadata fates that befell not only the Transportation Security Administration in December 2009 but also the U.N. Secretary General, the British Prime Minister, the Federal Trade Commission, the Social Security Administration, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, the N.D. Cal. U.S. Attorney's Office Criminal Division, the Democratic National  more...

Emerging Trends in Infrastructure Finance - The Stimulus and Beyond ...o look for alternative ways to develop and construct both transportation and social infrastructure (schools, hospitals, prisons, etc.), but this concept is just starting to gain some acceptance in the United States. This teleconference will look at emerging trends - both policy measures and financing tools - that are becoming to be discussed, and even implemented in some areas, for meeting our  more...

Understanding LEED for Existing Buildings Operations and Maintenance ...g chemical use), recycling programs, purchasing activity, transportation integration and exterior maintenance programs. LEED EB helps building owners and operators assess the performance of their buildings and assists in the identification of goals and strategies that allow uniform consideration of improvements. This teleconference will help you understand how the U.S. Green Building Council  more...

Access Management Design and Development ...vate and public roadway or site development project. As a transportation engineer and/or planner, understanding the basics of access design and access development is crucial in delivering a successful project to your client. Driveway access to a site can have positive or negative consequences on the amount of potential business a retail site can expect, and at the same time, elimination of a  more...

Practical Transportation Design and Solutions: Concepts and Implementation ...transportation infrastructure, in conjunction with the increasing demand for travel, the need for ongoing road preservation, safety and mobility projects has continually increased. However, the long term availability of funds for such improvements continues to diminish. Typical planning and design approaches may prioritize projects at the planning and programming stage in order to best address  more...

Performance Evaluation and Rehabilitation of Constructed Bridges BenefitsThe deterioration of constructed bridges is one of the most critical problems facing the infrastructure of the United States. According to a recent survey (ASCE 2005), an overall grade of D has been given to our infrastructure systems. Typical sources of bridge deterioration include increased live load, environmental attack and physical damage such as collision of heavy trucks. This  more...

Concrete Structural Repair Methods BenefitsInterested in learning more or in refreshing your knowledge about the nuts and bolts of concrete? Besides being the most popular and versatile building construction material, concrete can also be the most complicated to work with. As such, anyone involved in the construction process should have a working knowledge of concrete material issues. This teleconference is a comprehensive overview  more...

Utilizing Congestion Pricing to Reduce Traffic Congestion and Generate Infrastructure Revenue ...asing traffic congestion along with inadequate sources of transportation revenue to address transportation investment needs. After completing this teleconference, you will improve your understanding of the ability of congestion pricing to address both congestion reduction and revenue generation objectives. You will be able to describe some of the basic congestion pricing models used for  more...

Key Provisions of Two New EJCDC Contract Documents ...rastructure projects, including bridge, highway and other transportation projects, water and wastewater treatment facilities, utilities, processing facilities, pipelines, landfills, and other engineer-designed facilities. This teleconference will provide a focused discussion of key provisions of the new editions of two principal EJCDC publications: the standard form of agreement between owner  more...

On-Site Power Generation: Challenges, Opportunities and New Developments ...s; airport air traffic control towers; and other critical transportation centers. The common theme of these facilities is the need for highly reliable and stable power systems to support critical functions. n nMission critical actually refers to any enterprise that needs total continuity of operations regardless of any disruptions due to loss of grid power, severe weather, equipment failure or  more...