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Infrastructure Inspections and Awareness

July 10, 2014 Mike Thomas 1 Comment

Or – Why Inspections are Fundamental to Asset Management Two engineering departments in the City of Honolulu have very different…

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Posted in: Cities, Civil Engineering, Construction, Governance, Sustainability, Transportation Filed under: roads, streets

Little Pieces

October 8, 2013 Mike Thomas

Little pieces of road looking for some loving. #asphalt #paving #roads

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Posted in: Photos Filed under: asphalt, paving, roads

A Changed World

August 22, 2011 Mike Thomas 2 Comments

Communities around North America are waking up to a changed world. Our expectation for continuous improvement of the systems that…

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Posted in: Cities, Construction, Sustainability, Transportation, Urban Planning Filed under: bridges, Montreal, Peak Car Use, roads, streets, Strong Towns, Transportation, VMT

The Future of Potholes

January 11, 2011 Mike Thomas 3 Comments

It’s around this time of year that the potholes start to open up again around the Kootenays and probably must…

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Posted in: Cities, Civil Engineering, Community, Construction, Design, Governance, Sustainability, Transportation Filed under: asphalt, costs, financial crisis, municipal, municipalities, pavement, roads, Roads and Highways, Transportation

Castlegar Dims the Streetlights

September 29, 2010 Mike Thomas 3 Comments

Castlegar, a rural City in the Kootenay Region of British Columbia (and our home) is getting smart street lights. “The…

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Posted in: Castlegar, Energy, Sustainability, Technology Filed under: Castlegar, dark sky, Fortis, lighting, roads, Safety, streetlight, Transportation

Google Street View Now in the Kootenays

February 22, 2010 Mike Thomas 1 Comment

The Street View is only available on the Highways throughout the West Kootenays, but in larger centres such as Kelowna, Spokane, WA and Cranbrook, (as well as all the big cities), all streets have been photographed and input into the software.

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Posted in: Internet, Kootenays, Technology, Transportation Filed under: Google, highways, images, Kootenays, roads, Street View, Technology

Fredericton Roads and Streets Masterplan – 2009

December 9, 2009 Mike Thomas 3 Comments

Infrastructure masterplans are at the backboneof a community’s capital spending plan. While not addressing every possible outcome or required project,…

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Posted in: Cities, Construction, Transportation, Urban Planning Filed under: Canada, engineering, infrastructure, masterplan, municipal, municipality, planning, roads, streets

SeeClickFix for Rossland

March 30, 2009 Mike Thomas 6 Comments

As the Engineer for the City of Rossland, I want to gather input from residents on non-emergency issues around the…

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Posted in: Civil Engineering, Construction, Kootenays, Rossland, Technology Filed under: engineering, Google Maps, maintenance, mashups, potholes, pubic works, roads, Rossland

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