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Riding a bike can offer significant health benefits. It can reduce physical inactivity, a leading cause of a million deaths yearly in Europe. Cycling can also reduce air pollution and mitigate climate change. According to UCLA, stepping out of your car and shifting to biking can reduce a …
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Extreme events from climate change will continue to cause disruption and damage to road networks. Despite the vulnerability of our infrastructure networks to natural disasters and climate events, they also play a critical role in boosting our resilience to these impacts. Low-income countries and …
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Are Americans driving less, and if so, what is the implication for the future of its infrastructure? An article in For Construction shows that despite the projection of increased driving miles for Americans in 2022, the actual data shows a decrease in vehicle miles traveled (VMT), especially in …
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Three years of planning to add bike and bus lanes on Washington DC's K Street and Connecticut Avenue is at risk of going down the drain. The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) originally planned to remove the street's service lands to make room for two dedicated bus lanes in the center, …
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Diversity Works New Zealand says that one of the biggest challenges facing the construction industry is the need for more people and skills, slowing down the pipeline of construction projects. The agency is the country's body for workplace diversity, equity, and inclusion. It notes that the …
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Flooding in the United States is its most expensive natural disaster, costing them an annual US $32.1 billion loss under a 2020 climate. Analysis from the study, Inequitable patterns of US flood risk in the Anthropocene, shows that flood risk will rise by 26% in 2050 due to climate change. …
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In Vermont, USA, the state-mandated lead testing revealed that 98% of its public schools and childcare facilities have lead in their drinking water. Act 66, passed in 2019, requires all public school and childcare facilities in the state to test their drinking and cooking water for lead …
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Hamilton City, Ontario, discovers a 26-year-old sewage leak flowing into the Hamilton Harbour. The spillage happened near Burlington Street and Wentworth Street due to a hole placed by a contractor from a sewer line into a stormwater line in 1996. Speaking to reporters, Nick Winters, …
Statistics from Malaysia’s police recorded 402,626 road accidents from January to September 2022, resulting in 4,379 deaths. The number is 58% higher than the previous year’s 255,532 road accidents and 3,324 fatalities. Free Malaysia Today notes that the recent deaths from road accidents …
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Australia is significantly expanding its rail network for passenger and rail use, and the work will continue for many years. But integrating the old and existing rail infrastructure with new ones poses a challenge in construction and operation. According to Infrastructure Magazine, an October …
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CNN reports a biking accident that killed a wife and a mother of two just weeks after she and her husband returned from Ukraine. The couple worked as diplomats in Ukraine for a year and a half and were part of a small group of US government employees who stayed behind after Russia invaded …
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Although we live in the 21st century, we still use most twentieth-century water infrastructure. The aging infrastructure, population growth that raised the water demands, and climate change pose challenges to water infrastructure. Yet, many communities in the United States still lack access to …
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