Resilience and Sustainability: Now and Later
By Subrata Bandy There is no question the pandemic has shifted priorities for a lot of individuals and entities. This past year has forced us to become resilient, as businesses, communities, and people. Resilience is the ability to recover quickly and bounce back from difficult situations. But the trend we are seeing is that we’re… Read More »
Tags: Complete Streets, Conference, Housing Trends, Mobility, Planning, Quality of Life, Resiliency, Resilient Design, Safety, Sustainability
How to Design a Better Parking Lot
By Scott Maier, PE Parking lots are not generally known as the most orderly environment in modern society. A poorly designed parking lot could easily be compared to the bumper cars at the county fair. But a well-designed, well-maintained parking lot helps people get in efficiently, find their way to a stall, walk safely to… Read More »
Tags: ADA, Parking Lot Design, Parking Lots, Pavement Maintenance, Pedestrians, Safety, Snow Removal
Lawful Remediation: Enlisting U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Assistance
By Jeff Steiner, PG, PH, CPG All environmentally contaminated sites are not created equal. Don’t misunderstand; they’re all complicated in their own way, but some can prove particularly challenging when it comes to environmental cleanup. Certain scenarios are so potentially toxic that they warrant involvement by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the federal entity… Read More »
Tags: Conservation, Contaminants, Elemental Mercury, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, PCB, Pollution, RCRA, Remediation, Toxic Chemicals, Waste Disposal