Topic
Infrastructure
542 published works
Federal Eminent Domain Blog
Financial Stability Agreement Holds Promise for Detroit’s Redevelopment
The Financial Stability Agreement is more than simply the ceding of control of power from the City of Detroit to the State of Michigan To the contrary, it is recognition…
Federal Eminent Domain Blog
Obtaining DRIC Drones On
Judge Avern Cohn, one of the many sophisticated and responsible judges on Detroit’s Federal Bench, provided a 45 page opinion clarifying and verifying the rational environmental review process which occurred…
Latin American Blog
Mexico Continues to Entice Private Investment in Infrastructure With a New Public-Private Partnership Act
By Bram Hanono On January 16, 2012, Mexico enacted the Law on Public-Private Partnerships (Ley de Asociaciones Público Privadas) ("PPP Law"). The new PPP Law is intended to regulate the…
Ahead of Schedule
Another Interesting Project in Seattle
By Karl Oles
I previously told you about some upcoming Seattle tunneling projects. Here now is a link to artist renderings of the new SR 520 floating bridge project, which will raise the existing…
Al-Mirsal
Iraq: Opportunities Despite Ongoing Uncertainty
By Andrew Tarbuck, Oliver Simpson
Few countries in the world have come close to matching Iraq in terms of contradictory media coverage in recent years. Stories of economic growth and opportunity are tempered by reports…
Ahead of Schedule
Lots of Tunnels in Progress
By Karl Oles
Drivers from Ballard to West Seattle are familiar with the Alaskan Way Viaduct replacement tunnel project. As they drive to and from downtown, they notice that the southern end of…
The Right Coast
Your tax dollar at work Tom Smith
So at the same time we are cutting off water to the Central Valley to protect a little fish hardly anybody cares about and hardly anybody would miss, we are…
PropertyProf Blog
Ten Record Setting Bridges
By propertyprof
Budget Travel magazine puts together a fun piece on ten record setting bridges. The article includes squibs on the longest, tallest, and oldest bridges in the world.Steve Clowney[photo: Millau Viaduct,…
Environmental Law Prof Blog
President Obama’s State of the Union Address, Energy, and Climate Change
Last night, President Obama delivered his annual State of the Union Address. Like last year, he focused on the potential for unity over energy independence, transition to cleaner energy, and…
Land Use Prof Blog
Olympics, Marathons, and Parades
Last year I posted about the Houston Marathon, and my observations about how the route did a good job of taking the runners through a diverse set of neighborhoods, from…