Abstract: Over the last 20 years, municipalities have experienced serious erosion in their ability to fund highway improvements using conventional funding sources, and are turning to private sources. Local officials have often sought ...

Abstract: The redevelopment of former industrial sites can have positive impacts on the environment, economic development, and quality of life in a given community. The federal brownfields initiative of the 1990s was intended to ...

Abstract: Although transportation agencies in the United States have been developing asset management systems (AMS) as decision-support tools for specific types of infrastructure assets, there are several barriers to the implementation ...

Abstract: This paper explores the impact of the reduced vertical separation minimum (RVSM) implementation on the airside of a large-airport system infrastructure. The hypothesis is that the frequencies of aircraft operations at the ...

Abstract: The extent of degradation and decay of transportation infrastructure has created new demands on maintenance management systems. This, in turn, has emphasized the need for accurate condition assessment data for use in ...

Abstract: Rail continues to be an important transportation mode. Like other transportation infrastructure, maintenance and replacement are critical to ensure safe, efficient operation. Research and development of technologies for ...

Abstract: Infrastructure agencies worldwide develop and continue to refine quantitative decision support systems for performance and investment projections. In the earlier stages of the creation of infrastructure decision support ...