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Middle School Students Design Future Cities

Some people don't give teenagers and preteens much credit for intelligence and creativity. But those folks have never seen the Future City Competition that is part of the activities of National Engineers Week. All of the entries in the national competition held in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 22 and 23, 2000, displayed amazing creativity and design.

A Lifeline Link

After the wake-up call of the Loma Prieta earthquake, which rocked the San Francisco Bay area in 1989, Caltrans is building what may be the strongest bridge in America.

The Partnership Initiative: A Unified Agenda for Highway Research and Technology

Advancing innovation is the mainstay of our continued journey toward creating the safest and most efficient and effective highway and intermodal transportation system in the world. Research and technological advances can ultimately make the difference between success and failure, and indeed, when safety is concerned, between life and death.

How NCDOT Is Building A Recycling Culture

In 1999, the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) decreased landfill waste by nearly 4,000 tons (3,628 metric tons) through recycling and waste-reduction activities.

Vermont Rest Area Uses Green Wastewater Treatment System

When the sewage treatment system failed at Vermont's busiest interstate highway rest area, "up from the ground came a bubblin'" something that was crude and smelly, but it wasn't oil. State officials had a serious problem that had to be corrected quickly.

An Australian Road Review

In November 1999, I was a keynote speaker at an Australian national conference on transport corridor management. Speaking at the conference gave me the opportunity to take a 2,500-kilometer road trip while I was in Australia.

Advantages of The Split Intersection

This article is adapted from a paper presented by the authors at the 79th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board in January 2000 in Washington, D.C.