Did you know that in America, over 4,095 dams are declared unsafe by the American Society of Civil Engineers? Even dams like the ones in Canada that were supposed to help control major water damage and flooding ended up sending…
Environmentalists and energy facilities all over the country are trying to figure out how to use alternative forms of energy to decrease our carbon footprint. Using water power energy is on the list of many other forms of energy that…
More than one-third of major roads in the U.S. are in poor condition. Fortunately, transportation infrastructure is expected to change over the next few decades to fit the country's needs for environmental sustainability and increased road capacity. Quality transportation planning…
The focus in transportation infrastructure is often placed on traffic engineering, urban development, and transportation planning. This is because substandard road conditions are responsible for up to one-third of all fatalities on American highways. However, the importance of transportation planning…
The United States has a dam problem. According to the American Society of Civil Engineers, more than 4,095 dams in the U.S. were deemed "unsafe." What's more, over a third of the nation's dam failures since 1874 have occurred in…
Approximately half of all U.S. interstate roads are at 70% traffic capacity. Traffic congestion is more than just an unfortunate circumstance. Increased traffic can also increase wear and tear on the roads as well as threaten lives (a third of…
When it comes to the importance of transportation planning, many Americans often focus on the construction of highway systems and city roads. However, transportation planning also includes school transportation. In recent years school transportation has been lagging behind. This is…
Catastrophic flooding affects multiple communities around the globe every year, but after this year's hurricane season, this natural disaster seems particularly relevant. Coastal regions, in particular, are often the victims of flooding caused by hurricanes and the surrounding ocean waters.…
In the United States, up to 46,876 miles make up the groundbreaking U.S. interstate highway system, one of the marvels of the modern world. Inspired by the high-speed roads seen in Germany in the 1940s, Dwight D. Eisenhower urged the…
The first yellow stripe was painted on an American highway in 1917 by a woman named June McCarroll. Ever since, roads have become safer and have stretched across the country for thousands of miles. Not only are these roads important…