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How 4 Communities, a DOT, a Rail Authority, a Utilities Commission & a Taconite Mine Moved a Highway
Per a 1960 agreement, the State of Minnesota had to move Highway 53 so a nearby taconite mine could exercise its right to continue operations.
How to Reconstruct a Downtown Business District without Shutting Down Access
Here's how Minneapolis reconstructed an urban thoroughfare with hundreds of businesses, 130,000 pedestrians and 120,000 cars.
How the Urban Water Cycle Works
This fundamental system keeps fresh, clean water coming into our houses, and takes away the dirty stuff. But people might not realize what actually goes ...
Past to Present: How Technology Changed the Architecture Industry
The technology available to architects today is much different than what was available during the 1960s.
What Stinks? Making Sense of Your Community's Smells
Odors can come from many sources including industrial processes, animals, vehicles, nature and human activities. So what happens when a smell is reported ...
This is how a team replaced a Historic Bridge with a 305-Foot 1-6 Million Pound Innovative Truss Span Bridge
The historic St. Anthony Parkway Bridge in northeast Minneapolis, built in 1925, was in dire need of replacement.
Here's Why Water Mains Break
It’s a fact of life: water mains break.
Water Wizard Tests Water Treatment Solutions Before Cities Invest Millions
John Thom has been investigating water for 53 years to help cities test drive which water treatment solutions might work before they invest millions in ...
Driverless Vehicles Set to Change the Way We Design Our Roadways?
While their aerial counterparts are still primarily in the conceptual phase, the technology to not only build, market and sell but put driverless cars on ...
5 Ways Remote Operating Vehicles Are Changing Water Tank Inspections
Water tank inspection can be cumbersome, time consuming and expensive, but remote operating vehicle (ROV) technology, are changing that.
One Method to Identify Inflow and Infiltration (I/I): Flow Monitoring.
They brave the depths of hundreds of miles of sewers beneath our cities.
How Drones, Webcams and Construction GIS Can Help Accelerate Your Project
We all know technology moves at breakneck speed. In turn, our lives get easier and easier. That’s the idea, at least.
Major Trends Shaping Modern Fire Station Design
The biggest impact on fire station design over the past four decades is perhaps the most obvious – construction costs.
9 Types of Utility Pipes Explained
Pipe technology has changed over the years.
Cell Phone Data Makes Traffic Analysis and Transportation Planning Easier
Traffic studies and transportation plans may have gotten easier. A digital traffic engineering and planning solution offers a new approach.