New Capital Plan: $32.8 billion for New York’s Transportation Infrastructure
Albany, New York might see better transportation infrastructure in the following years with the passage of the new state budget – $32.8 billion of which is allocated for the projects of the New York State Department of Transportation. The focus on public transit and...
US DOT to Cover 33% of the $5.9 Billion Purple Line Project
US DOT has alloted $1.76 billion for the Purple Line Light Rail Transit Project in Maryland. The loan will finance 33% of the total costs of the $5.9 billion project. The 16.2-mile east-west light rail Purple Line, with 21 stations, will extend from Bethesda...
Biden Budget Allocates $100 Million for NYC/NJ Subway Tunnel
President Biden's latest budget proposal slates $100 million in funds for the Hudson Tunnel project, which would construct a new tunnel between New York City and New Jersey (replacing and re-building the existing tunnel, which was damaged by flooding in 2012). As...
Pittsburgh Passes Measures to Investigate Infrastructure Failures, Fund Fixes
Several measures were adopted in recent weeks by the Pittsburgh City Council which aim to refine the city's process of reporting, inspecting, and providing funds for its infrastructure needs. The measures come shortly after the collapse of Fern Hollow Bridge in...
Take-Offs vs. Turn-Offs: Air Traffic at 40 Large U.S. Airports (Jan ’22 Update)
CivMetrics collects key travel and tourism data for the largest cities in the United States. We’re posting some of our insights here. In this installment, we look at deplanements at major US airports. For questions about our data, or to request data, please contact...
Can An Algorithm Tell You When A Road Needs to Be Re-Paved?
As cities get smarter and more data-oriented, a big question looms: how effectively can data be used for infrastructure asset management, where data is often limited and low-quality, especially in smaller municipalities? A recent paper in the Journal of Transportation...
DATA: States With the Best Roads
CivMetrics collects key infrastructure data for the largest cities in the United States. We’re posting some of our insights here. In this installment, we look at the US states with the best roads. For questions about our data, or to request data, please contact...
DATA: Where Toll Revenues Plummeted During COVID
CivMetrics collects key infrastructure data for the largest cities in the United States. We’re posting some of our insights here. In this installment, we look at the the largest highway authorities and the impact of COVID on their toll revenues. For questions about...
DATA: Every Major Infrastructure Failure Since 2020, Mapped
CivMetrics collects key infrastructure data for the largest cities in the United States. We’re posting some of our insights here. In this installment, we look at U.S. infrastructure failures since 2020. For questions about our data, or to request data, please contact...
DATA: Ports Where Revenues Dropped (and Rose) in 2020
CivMetrics collects key infrastructure data for the largest cities in the United States. We’re posting some of our insights here. In this installment, we look at the the largest port authorities in the US and the impact of COVID on their revenue. For questions about...