Mayor Richard Brunst, of the City of Orem, Utah, has brought infrastructure to the forefront of his attention in a recent interview. He says that to "continue in the future to have good roads, clean water, efficient sewer service, and excellent police and fire service, it is imperative that we …
China – Urbanization and Infrastructure Management Growing Pains
China has been undergoing a remarkable level of growth and urbanization over the past few decades, with just over half of China's population now urban. Urbanization in China is predicted to continue to about 70% of the population, so there is a lot of urban growth still to come. The …
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NY Offers “Infrastructure Bank” to Address Aging Infrastructure Issues
Sewage and Wastewater treatment facilities are fast deteriorating in the State of New York due to aging infrastructure and outdated technology. The majority of the State's residents rely on these facilities and if change doesn't happen soon, State waters will likely become tainted. However, …
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Asset Management Webinar – Geospatial Transportation Mapping Association, USA
This asset management seminar has ended and we would like to encourage our readers to read related blog posts below. Thank you. The Geospatial Transportation Mapping Association, USA is running an infrastructure asset management related webinar on January 29 on the subject of Finding Roadside …
Dancing Traffic Light, Using Non-Asset Solution to Fix a Real Problem
I came across this short video the other day and thought I might share it, as it illustrates some 'out of the box' thinking that can help us as we consider infrastructure asset management. Traditionally, when a problem is presented to be solved in an infrastructure field, we will engineer a …
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Infrastructure Innovation – Crowd Sourcing Your Urban Utilization Data
Fortune Magazine has a very interesting article on "Improve Urban Infrastructure? There's an app for that." Using crowdsourced GIS and other data from fitness applications such as Strava, city governments can track usage of city cycleways, footpaths, and tracks. This data can be …
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Biker Bar in Florida, Welcome to the Scooter Zone
This lighthearted image popped up on my Facebook wall this afternoon, and it made me smile. Welcome to the future - coming to a Western Country near you. The demographics profiles make it almost inevitable. If you are interested in the subject we have published a number of previous blog …
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Transportation Asset Management Paper of Theuns Henning and Ross Waugh
On 28-30 April 2014, Dr. Theuns Henning and Ross Waugh attended the TRB 10th National Conference on Transportation Asset Management at Miami, Florida. They also had the opportunity to present the paper "The Evolution from a Simple Planning Document to an Integrated Asset Management Plan" An …
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Asset Management Practice – Service Level Trade-Offs Diagram
In April 2014, Ross Waugh and Heather Himmelberger held the Ask the Expert Asset Management Webinar. Inframanage.com is organizing blog posts out of the learning Ross and Heather shared with the participants—Asset Management practitioners around the USA. In asset management, it is important for …
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Colombia’s Infrastructure Investment – Asset Management Implications
It will not be a surprise to anyone observing international infrastructure investment trends that Colombia is currently planning massive investments in road, port and airport infrastructure, particularly roads. Colombia through the National Infrastructure Agency (ANI), and using Public-Private …
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Infrastructure Asset Management Thoughts on America’s Infrastructure
A recent article in the Economist Magazine, "For a country where everyone drives, America has shoddy roads" examined the funding gap with America's Infrastructure. The article canvassed the build periods of US transport infrastructure - the 1930's during the Great Depression and the 1950's and …
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Infrastructure Asset Management – How to Fund Roads?
If there is ever a question to start a discussion in infrastructure asset management circles it is how to fund roads. The Economist Magazine has an article on Taxing Motorists: Roads Less Travelled relating to Vehicle Miles Travelled Fees being trialed in the US State of Oregon. Paying for …
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