Proposed Livingston Road gravel mine pushes ahead Nov 21, 2009
Visscher said that according to the New York state Department of Transportation s design manual, a road like Livingston Road is capable of sustaining 200 to 300 of any type vehicle per hour. Even if a gravel truck s weight is factored to equal eight cars, the proposed six trucks an hour would equal 48 cars, easily sustainable by Livingston Road, according to the analysis. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
Big Dig firm settles charge in US case Sep 19, 2009
Nonetheless, prosecutors alleged, Powers failed to disclose this in a 1999 design manual that it provided to Modern Continental Corp. of Cambridge, the general contractor, during the $15 billion highway project. Jeffrey Powers disputed the account by prosecutors yesterday. (Boston Globe)
Wahpeton making strides to meet goals Sep 12, 2009
Improving the look of the community continues to be a concern for city officials too, as they've created and approved both the Dakota Avenue Appearance Program and the Downtown Design Manual. In addition, the city has issued 142 building permits with a total valuation of 4. (Wahpeton Daily News, ND)
GSO will discuss design manual changes Aug 18, 2009
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Carroll threatens to scrap $130M in downtown plans over GSO manual May 30, 2009
Developer Roy Carroll says he is considering scrapping plans for $130 million in downtown investment if a new design manual takes effect in Greensboro. City planning officials worked with center-city developers and supporters, including , on uniform design guidelines to help developers know what s expected of their projects and keep the area pedestrian-friendly. (Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area)
COMBRI, a research project for designing bridges of the future May 21, 2009
The COMBRI research project and the dissemination project "Valorisation of Knowledge for Competitive Steel and Composite Bridges COMBRI", the latter being an adjunct of the former, have come together to issue the COMBRI Design Manual in order to improve the competitiveness of steel and steel and concrete composite bridges through helping to implement the most recent methodologies in structural design in the European Union using Eurocodes ... The COMBRI Design Manual is divided into two parts,... (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
GSO prepares downtown design manual Apr 3, 2009
The city of Greensboro plans a public meeting later this month to introduce a draft for a design manual that will guide future development downtown. The plan, known as the Downtown Greensboro Design and Compatibility Manual, will release a draft from 6 to 8 p.m. April 28 in the community room of the J. Douglas Galyon Depot, 230 E. Washington St.. (Triad Business Journal, NC)
Williams files for reelection Feb 13, 2009
as a nuclear analyst, a nuclear designer, and an editor and writer for the naval nuclear design manual. Williams and his wife Winifred returned to Brenham in 1998. (Brenham Banner, TX)
