Low & Slow Across America

ENR's Aileen Cho and author Dan McNichol set off across America in a vintage 1949 Hudson to inspect the nation's crumbling infrastructure.

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Checking In: Taking Off On An Airport Infrastructure Tour

Flying frequently through America's aviation infrastructure

Aileen Cho

July 12, 2016

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An ENR editor is up in the air with runway hopes of good stories

Low & Slow: Folsom Dam's Watershed Agreement

Two federal agencies formed a first-ever $900-million partnership to upgrade Folsom Dam and protect Sacramento from potential floods

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Aileen Cho

October 30, 2015

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It may seen ironic at first glance that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation are fasttracking a $900-million effort to address flood-risk and dam-safety issues at Folsom Dam, located near Sacramento, Calif., amid a headline-making, ongoing drought.

Low & Slow Series Is Making Its Mark

Tudor Van Hampton

October 30, 2015

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ENR’s “Low & Slow Across America’s Infrastructure” tour started with a basic idea: Drive a car as old as the interstate highway system across the U.S. to identify infrastructure progress and critical needs.

Mark Shaw

June 5, 2015

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ENR's "Low & Slow" tour stopped in Denver in early June to see first-hand some of the key public-private transportation infrastructure partnerships that are transforming the Denver area.

Low and Slow: Missouri—A State's Transportation Funding In Misery

May 30, 2015

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Missouri Diary, part 1: After Memorial Day, the intensity of the road trip accelerated to NASCAR-like conditions, even as Mrs. Martin continued to mosey along at about 60 mph on the highway. After our tour of the St. Louis arch park project (story to come soon), we hustled to Kansas City for two jam-packed non-stop days,

Tudor Van Hampton

May 23, 2015

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We were in a parking lot, and in that lot I was ordered to stay.

Low and Slow: A Rocky Start

May 19, 2015

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Monday, May 18: T his was actually the first day that Dan and I truly spent a whole day together on our road trip - and it was hard. Really, really hard. Mrs. Martin got stuck in traffic in Philly, on our way to a visit with the local DPW. It was hot – exactly the kind of weather we were trying to

Low And Slow Across America: Starting Out Is Above and Bayonne Expectations

May 14, 2015

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People have been confused about the start of our road trip. I’ve been walking into my neighborhood watering holes and they go: “Wait, what? I thought you were on the road!” (Hopefully with pleasantly surprise, as in "Oh, glad you're still here" and not disappointed surprise, as in "Why the hell are you

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Checking In: Taking Off On An Airport Infrastructure Tour

Low & Slow: Folsom Dam's Watershed Agreement

Low & Slow Series Is Making Its Mark

Low & Slow: Mrs. Martin Meets the Mile-High City

Low and Slow: Missouri—A State's Transportation Funding In Misery

Low & Slow: Driving Mrs. Martin

Low and Slow: A Rocky Start

Low And Slow Across America: Starting Out Is Above and Bayonne Expectations

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