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This volume teaches readers how to sort through the vast mountain of climate and environmental science data to extract actionable insights. With the advancements in sensing technology, we now observe petabytes of data related to climate and the environment. While the volume of data is impressive, collecting big data for the sake of data alone proves to be of limited utility. Instead, our quest is for actionable data that can drive tangible actions and meaningful impact. Yet, unearthing actionable insights from the accumulated big data and delivering them to global stakeholders remains a burgeoning field. Although traditional data mining struggles to keep pace with data accumulation, scientif...
The Continuing Legacy of the Milwaukee Freeway Revolt This case study examines the history of freeway politics in Milwaukee City and County from public policy, legal, social, and environmental perspectives. It looks at the choices which were made in the 1960s and 1970s, how the options were framed, and why certain decisions were made. It also looks at the consequences of these decisions to provide a historical context for understanding the transportation policy choices facing today's urban cities.
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On Friday, January 28, 1977, it began to snow in Buffalo. The second largest city in New York State, located directly in line with the Great Lakes’ snowbelt, was no stranger to this kind of winter weather. With their city averaging ninety-four inches of snow per year, the citizens of Buffalo knew how to survive a snowstorm. But the blizzard that engulfed the city for the next four days was about to make history. Between the subzero wind chill and whiteout conditions, hundreds of people were trapped when the snow began to fall. Twenty- to thirty-foot-high snow drifts isolated residents in their offices and homes, and even in their cars on the highway. With a dependency on rubber-tire vehicl...
This Report to Stakeholders reviews some of our transportation research efforts in Wisconsin during the past four years. A few of these studies are already complete and have made a significant impact on the way we do business. Many of the projects will be finished in the coming months. For all of us interested in Wisconsin's transportation future, the report provides an overview of these diverse and laudable investigations.
This book covers a century of public works progress from 1894-1994 and features, in a single volume, nearly two hundred biographical articles that have appreared in the Association's monthly magazine over a span of 20 years. This unusual book references nearly 600 public works movers and shakers.