12
Dec
2018
Private Bike-share Systems: Promising or Problematic?
Posted On December 12, 2018  By Trey Barrineau  And has No Comment

Many municipalities across the U.S. have implemented publicly financed bike-sharing systems, but private companies are also accelerating adoption of this flexible, affordable transportation solution. However, as the trend expands into electrically powered pedal-assisted e-bikes and e-scooters, safety and clutter issues are cropping up in cities nationwide. […]

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14
Nov
2018
Viewpoints: CRE’s Take on Amazon’s HQ2 Decision
Posted On November 14, 2018  By Marie Ruff  And has 1 Comment

After more than a year of speculation and fierce competition, Amazon has officially selected the location for its second headquarters – or, as it turned out, two locations for headquarters in Long Island City in New York City, and National Landing in Northern Virginia. Amazon describes […]

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16
Oct
2018
Growing Freight Traffic Sparks Inland Port Development
Posted On October 16, 2018  By Linda Strowbridge  And has No Comment

Large and ongoing increases in freight traffic to the U.S. are driving the development of a different kind of industrial property: the inland port. Intermodal traffic is up 400 percent since the 1980s. Containerized traffic has grown 290 percent since 2010. And the U.S. Department of […]

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10
Oct
2018
New Concepts for Moving Freight Gain Ground
Posted On October 10, 2018  By Ron Derven  And has No Comment

Better, cheaper, smarter ways to move freight will likely change the way first-mile to last-mile deliveries are made. Putting these concepts into widespread use, however, may still be years off due to obsolete rules and government regulations. Robert T. Dunphy, transportation consultant; adjunct professor, Georgetown University […]

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01
May
2018
How Electric Bike Share Will Change the Commuting Game
Posted On May 1, 2018  By Rachel Karitis  And has No Comment

If you live in an urban area like Washington, D.C., or San Francisco, then you’ve probably seen the Skittles rainbow-colored bikes taking over the sidewalks. What you might not know is the specifics of how they work, and how this service could revolutionize the office commute. […]

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09
Feb
2018
Corporate Buses and Other Strategies to Ease Stressful Commutes
Posted On February 9, 2018  By Ron Derven  And has No Comment

Companies are trying to reduce the stress of long employee commutes, which have become worse as the economy has improved from the dark days of the Great Recession. Indeed, a traffic congestion study, which was produced by INRIX, a big data tech firm, and the Texas […]

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02
Feb
2018
Ugly Duckling No More, Industrial Emerges as CRE Darling in 2018
Posted On February 2, 2018  By Craig S. Meyer  And has No Comment

The start of 2017 was characterized by uncertainty about the economic and political outlook, which never seemed to abate as the year went on. After an eventful year, which included a series of frequent and intense natural disasters, the U.S. economy came out on top. In […]

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31
Jan
2018
Accommodating Autonomous Vehicles in the Built Environment
Posted On January 31, 2018  By C. Kat Grimsley, Ph.D. cantab  And has No Comment

Alternative, autonomous and electric vehicles were hot topics on the agenda at the 97th meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB), which took place in Washington, D.C., earlier this month. This annual meeting brings together more than 8,000 transportation professionals from industry, academia and government to […]

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21
Jun
2017
Infrastructure Investment Can Pave the Way for Growth
Posted On June 21, 2017  By Rich Tucker  And has No Comment

America has earned a D+ for infrastructure conditions and needs after decades of underinvestment, according to the 2017 Infrastructure Report Card issued by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). The condition of infrastructure, ASCE says, “has a cascading impact on our nation’s economy, impacting business […]

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08
Jun
2017
Bigger, Better, Faster: The Port of Long Beach
Posted On June 8, 2017  By Brielle Scott  And has No Comment

The second-busiest port in the nation is actively preparing for the future of cargo movement around the world. At the I.CON: Trends and Forecasts conference this week in Long Beach, California, an on-boat tour of the Port of Long Beach provided an inside look at the […]

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