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Smart Planning Boosts Seattle To #1 City For Pedestrians

Business Facilities

Liberty Mutual Insurance releases pedestrian safety index with top 15 safest U.S. Smart Planning Boosts Seattle To #1 City For Pedestrians appeared first on Business Facilities (BF) Magazine. Archives Articles By Location Articles By Topic Daily News Featured Post Online Features Quality Of Life Transportation Infrastructure U.S. -

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3 affordable housing projects that serve as social catalysts

BD+C

Photo © Sarah Mechling, courtesy Perkins Eastman Yomo Toro Apartments in New York City, Cedar Crossing in Seattle, and Harrison Plaza Senior Tower in Philadelphia are among the examples conceived as more than just a roof overhead. Easy access to mass transportation and City Hall, where many residents seek services, are additional benefits.

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Bertha's Back!

Construction Equipment

. . Seattle Tunnel Partners (STP) has been given conditional permission to restart the massive tunnel boring machine, known as Bertha, and resume digging as long as STP adheres to new safety protocols. STP received a 'suspension for cause' from the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT). Digging on the $3.1

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Top Railway Projects in the US

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Data cited by Amtrak indicates that 75% of US consumers believe we should shift more trips to passenger rail to reduce transportation’s impact on climate change. Seattle, Washington: Sound Transit. It will operate on closed tracks and will be fully dedicated to transporting passengers. Check them out!

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Construction Safety. a Seattle-based company that tracks and reports government spending, the report card reads like this: Aviation, D; Drinking Water, D-minus; Energy, D-plus; Roads, D-minus; Transit, D; and Wastewater, D-minus. invest only $85 billion annually in our transportation infrastructure. construction safety.

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Seattle Mechanical Contractor Adds Facilities Management to Its In.

ENR Construction

Transportation. Safety & Health. Seattle Mechanical Contractor Adds Facilities Management to Its In-House Services. Here, team members install a mechanical unit of the roof of a Seattle-area data center. Employees at Seattle-based McKinstry Co. SUBSCRIBE TODAY & receive immediate web access. Environment.

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My Kingdom for a Horse

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

We figured incoming production metrics would give us an accurate fix on whether the traditionally dominant aero hubs in Metro Seattle and Wichita are in the process of being usurped by rising contenders in Charleston, SC and Mobile, AL. One look at photos the National Transportation Safety Board took of the battery container from a Jan.