Davis is the first city in California to install a protected bicycle intersection, which many cyclists believe is part of the necessary infrastructure to expand cycling to the general public. This article includes a great video explaining the benefits of the protected intersection. It will be interesting to see how Davis reacts to the intersection. Source: http://www.vox.com/2015/8/12/9139771/protected-intersection-bike-davis… Continue Reading
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High speed rail lessons from France and Germany
Posted in Infrastructure News, TransportationI recently came across an interesting podcast on some lessons learned regarding high speed rail from France and Germany, focusing primarily on station planning issues. Worth a listen if you have 38 minutes. http://usa.streetsblog.org/2015/07/16/talking-headways-podcast-high-speed-rail-lessons-from-france-and-germany/ … Continue Reading
Fascinating tunnel project plans to connect Denmark and Germany under the Baltic Sea
Posted in Infrastructure News, TransportationThe Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link project would create a new 11 miles tunnel under the Baltic Sea, which would be the longest undersea tunnel in the world. Check out the video in the attached link for 4 minute overview of how the construction will be done. http://www.citylab.com/commute/2015/03/the-tunnel-project-that-could-reshape-the-european-map/388652/?utm_source=SFTwitter … Continue Reading
Bay Bridge Construction: Don’t Put Your Party Dress On Just Yet . . .
Posted in Infrastructure News, TransportationThe Labor Day Bay Bridge celebration for the opening of the eastern span may be postponed. In the last few weeks, concern about issues with the Self Anchored Suspension Span (SAS) of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, and specifically the cracked anchor bolts, has greatly increased from Governor Jerry Brown’s enlightened comment on May 7,… Continue Reading
A Renaissance for Rail? President Obama Releases a New Plan for High-Speed Rail
Posted in Legislation, TransportationOn April 16, 2009, President Obama unveiled his new High-Speed Rail Strategic Plan. Until this year, rail transportation has received less than three percent of all federal investment in intercity transportation infrastructure and the Northeast has the nation’s only high-speed rail corridor. In contrast, throughout the 20th century the United States has invested $1.8 trillion… Continue Reading
One Step Closer to the “Grand Central Station of the West”
Posted in TransportationOn September 20, 2007, the Transbay Joint Powers Authority (“TJPA”) selected Pelli Clark Pelli Architects and the Hines development firm to design and develop the new Transbay Transit Center and Transit Tower.… Continue Reading