Transportation Engineers to Bring Green Ideas to the Mile High City

Reston, Va. — The Transportation and Development Institute (T&DI) of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) will hold its first Green Streets and Highways Conference in Denver from November 14-17. The conference will bring together experts in sustainable transportation to share information on leading-edge environmental management and sustainability principles and practices. 

During the four day conference, numerous sessions will look at sustainability for transportation projects, the complete street approach to development, practical applications and case studies. Some highlights include: 

• Climate Change Adaptation Strategies for Infrastructure Managers 
• Evolution of Innovative Highway Design-Colorado Canyons 
• Carbon Nano Fiber Reinforced Cement Composite for Energy Harvesting Road 
• Stormwater Retrofitting to Restore Ecosystems Along Linear Projects 
• The Beneficial Use of Paper Industry By-Products in Road Construction and Related Applications 
• Implementing a Walkable City: Denver’s First Pedestrian Priority Zone 

The conference will also include two field-trips to Denver area examples of highway design: the Interstate 70 Mountain Corridor featuring Glenwood Canyon and the I-25 HOT Lanes, US 36 and Boulder Sustainable Improvements. 

For more information, please visit: www.green-streets-highways.org. If you are interested in a press pass, please contact Leikny Johnson at ljohnson@asce.org or 703-295-6413. 

Founded in 1852, the American Society of Civil Engineers represents more than 140,000 civil engineers worldwide and is America’s oldest national engineering society. For more information, visit www.asce.org.