Infrastructure Lab

Forum for ideas, research & advocacy to close the infrastructure gap, create a strong market, and deliver greater value in Canada from @GPAinsights

[InfraOntariofr @InfraOntariofr]

Ce mois-ci, les responsables du conseil commercial et de la mise en œuvre de projets d’IO ont participé à l’atelier « Unlocking Digital Twins in Canadian Infrastructure », organisé par le Future ofInfrastructure Group @TheInfraLab.

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[Infrastructure Ontario @InfraOntario]

This month, IO’s Commercial Advisory and Project Delivery leaders participated in the “Unlocking Digital Twins in Canadian Infrastructure” workshop, organized by the Future of Infrastructure Group @TheInfraLab.

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[Jennifer McKelvie @mckelvieAJAX]

With wilder and wetter weather on the horizon, we need to build a city that can not just stand up to climate change, but be part of a sustainable future that works for everyone. Thank you to the Transforming Infrastructure Performance Summit for hosting me and my fellow panelists to discuss how we can develop our infrastructure for the climate of the future.

[National Post @nationalpost]

New housing starts mean $100,000 per home needed to fund infrastructure: report https://t.co/F6FNEWVm5J

[Infrastructure Magazine @inframagoz]

The New South Wales and Victorian Governments have undertaken an Australian-first trial to adopt a standardised product approvals system for rail and road projects.

https://t.co/d8VlV4fRTj

[The Globe and Mail @globeandmail]

Ottawa has announced an ambitious plan to transform “every possible piece” of underused federal land into the affordable housing that Canada desperately needs.

So how much is out there, and can it be used to help solve the housing crisis?
https://t.co/0ZjMVoeA01

[Ontario Ministry of Transportation @ONtransport]

The Ontario government is delivering on its promise to bring back northeastern passenger rail service!

We’ve awarded 3 contracts to design and manufacture nine new station shelters, enhance rail safety and complete warning system upgrades.

Learn more: https://t.co/8HFu87FbHa

[Bennett Jones @BennettJonesLaw]

Québec faces a "perfect storm" in infrastructure with soaring demand and workforce shortages. Bill-61 and Bill-62 aim to streamline public transit management and diversify procurement strategies, promising a shift in project efficiency and collaboration. https://t.co/hddkP7VFwy

[Arpit Gupta @arpitrage]

One of the biggest puzzles with housing affordability is why construction productivity growth is so low.

This paper by an all-star team suggests an answer: housing regulation lowers scale of builders, limiting incentives to invest in innovative technologies.

[Public Accounts Committee @CommonsPAC]

🚨 We've published a report into delivering value from government investment in major projects

🦺 Failure to build market capacity could result in higher prices for scarce skills

Read the full report ��️
https://t.co/a8NeQLeqjE

[New Scientist @newscientist]

The US may finally have figured out how to do high-speed rail. The Brightline West project linking Las Vegas and Los Angeles could act as a blueprint for projects across the country. https://t.co/tMpU1rpQxq

[Transportation and Economic Corridors @ABTransComm]

The Passenger Rail Master Plan will lay the track for the optimal passenger rail system for Alberta.

Our vision includes regional & commuter rail, and high-speed services between Calgary and Edmonton, with connections at @flyYYC and @flyYEG.

Learn more: https://t.co/AOI7tg77yr

[Adam MacVicar @AdamMacVicar]

NEW: Premier Danielle Smith announces the province is launching a passenger rail master plan to prepare for a rail network across Alberta.

[Bloomberg @business]

Every day, more than 230,000 vehicles in the US cross "fracture critical" bridges rated in poor condition. Here's where they are https://t.co/EIF2XbedQN

[Metrolinx @Metrolinx]

EXCITING NEWS in Etobicoke! A two-year tunnelling journey reached the finish line 🏁

Tunnel boring machine “Rexy” has emerged, breaking through the final wall after carefully excavating one of two 6.3-kilometre tunnels bringing more rapid transit to Toronto and Mississauga. 🚇

[Cities Today @Cities_Today]

Transforming intersections from analogue to digital in the gigabit age:

How the future of the traffic intersections is shifting from hardware-centric to a more flexible, software-centric model 👉 https://t.co/YiS9uGslJO

#PartnerContent by @Miovision

#smartmobility #ITS

[Jennifer Jacobs @JenniferJJacobs]

Biden admin is laying out more of its vision for decarbonizing the freight industry, including plans for standardizing charging infrastructure for electric trucks and accelerating the adoption of emission-free big rigs, per @jendlouhyhc
https://t.co/jkwIuPl36H

[The Wall Street Journal @WSJ]

More Gen Z workers are going into trades as disenchantment with the college track continues, and rising pay and new technologies shine up plumbing and electrical jobs https://t.co/dY1BTp5bzq https://t.co/dY1BTp5bzq

[BNN Bloomberg @BNNBloomberg]

There is great emphasis put on the supply side of Canada’s housing crisis, but we can’t forget the need to grow Canada’s construction capacity and productivity. That’s according to Robert Hogue, assistant chief economist at RBC. https://t.co/SKwrHptdKc

[Kenneth Chan @iamkennethchan]

In addition to transit-oriented development, the federal government will require higher density within 800 metres of post-secondary institutions. A condition of the Permanent Transit Fund.

It'll help reduce rental housing pressures near universities.
https://t.co/2Ii9xIauTs