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Webuild and Carlo Ratti propose replacement for Baltimore’s collapsed Key Bridge following tragedy

Archinect

Today, the Webuild group advanced a proposal designed in collaboration with architect and MIT professor Carlo Ratti and French structural engineer Michel Virlogeux for a new bridge in Baltimore that would replace the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge.

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California's high-speed rail project receives $202 million in federal funding for critical juncture

Archinect

Department of Transportation through the 2022 Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) program — part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law passed in 2021. The $202 million grant was made by the U.S.

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The Need for Visionary Thinking

SW Oregon Architect

The presented scheme is typical public works engineering and is not DESIGN; it is engineering. This public works engineered solution could be dropped into any city and probably has. This public works engineered solution could be dropped into any city and probably has.

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San Francisco's bridge authority is finally moving forward to amend the Golden Gate's noisy new feature

Archinect

The maddening hum of safety slats on the pedestrian handrails of the Golden Gate Bridge will finally be silenced under a recently released proposal by the Bridge District. The haunting acoustic hum is the direct result of a $12 million wind retrofit project authored by the Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District.

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Los Angeles looks to crack down on street takeovers and climbing at its new Sixth Street Viaduct

Archinect

His proposal is as follows (h/t Urbanize Los Angeles ): The Bureau of Engineering to report on the resources and timeline to install cameras, fencing, signage, and traffic control mitigations to increase public safety. LAPD and the Department of Transportation to report on t.

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Three Myths Which Misled Transportation Policy for Decades

Community Architect

But with the increasing cost of maintaining such high mobility, other divisions have appeared, such as rural versus urban, environment versus freedom, safety versus speed, or health versus convenience. Traffic and transportation defines in a big way how we live in America. have made traffic a much more contentious topic.

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Precast concrete projects take top prize at annual 2023 PCI Design Awards

Archinect

Projects from around the country, the UK, and Canada were selected by a panel of engineers, architects, and precast concrete producers in three categories. The Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute has announced 25 winners and 8 Honorable Mention projects as part of this year’s PCI Design Awards , now in its 60th year.

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