by cityworks | Oct 18, 2013 | Big Projects, Commentary
163.4 miles per hour is the speed of a world record set by Samuel Groth of Australia. This is not the speed of a stock car in a NASCAR race or a high speed train, but that of the fastest serve of a tennis ball by a male. The 25-year old Groth shattered the world...
by cityworks | Oct 11, 2013 | Big Projects, Commentary
All it takes is one BIG idea. That’s how the world’s most iconic projects got their start. While we continue our focus on the BIG projects of the world, we wanted to share some projects that caught our attention. One is already a modern engineering marvel,...
by cityworks | Oct 4, 2013 | Interviews, Big Projects
Colorado’s Denver region is on track to gain up to a million people by 2025. Keeping the region moving and accommodating this future growth is the mission of the Regional Transportation District (RTD). The solution – a multi-billion dollar comprehensive...
by cityworks | Sep 27, 2013 | Interviews, Big Projects
The San Francisco Bay area has another impressive icon to add to its skyline. The East Span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge officially opened to traffic Labor Day weekend. After 11 years of around-the-clock construction, the previous cantilever portion of...
by cityworks | Sep 20, 2013 | Interviews, Big Projects
In 2001, an earthquake rocked Seattle for a terrifying 45-second span, causing hundreds of injuries and $1 billion to $4 billion in damage. One structure that withstood the earthquake was the Alaskan Way Viaduct. While still standing, this double-deck highway that...
by cityworks | Sep 12, 2013 | Big Projects, Commentary
Here at Collaborative Services, so much of what we do involves creating meaningful connections between big public infrastructure projects and the communities in which they’re being built. So when Labor Day comes around, it lends us the opportunity to honor workers...
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