Connecting the DOTs: How State Departments of Transportation are Laying the Groundwork for Connected and Automated Vehicles

by WCORE | Jul 29, 2022 | Insight

Scott Marler, the Director of the Iowa Department of Transportation and Chair of the AASHTO Committee on Transportation System Operations, shared his insights on how state governments are forging ahead to lay the groundwork for the safe deployment of Connected and...

A New Way of Thinking about Materials Management: the Oregon Story

by WCORE | Jul 15, 2022 | Insight

Concerns about environmental damage from the rising tide of plastic waste are rising around the world, and governments are finally beginning to take substantial mitigation actions. The state of Oregon is at the forefront of proactive materials management policy in the...

From waste management to clean materials: Striving for Balance between the Environment and the Economy in the Pacific Northwest

by WCORE | Oct 30, 2021 | Insight

Mr. Rhys Roth, Director of the Center for Sustainable Infrastructure (CSI) is working toward solutions for persistent infrastructure-based environmental challenges in the Pacific Northwest. CSI’s latest study aims to redefine how governments look at waste, and to...

Finger on the Pulse: Infrastructure outlook under the Biden Administration with “Mr. Infrastructure” (Norman Anderson, CG-LA Infrastructure)

by WCORE | Jul 16, 2021 | Insight

Washington CORE interviewed Norman Anderson, Chairman and CEO of CG-LA Infrastructure about the infrastructure outlook under the Biden administration. The discussion explored the political considerations surrounding Biden’s ambitious proposal, the American Jobs Plan,...

Interview with Scott Seaman of International Business-Government Counsellors on expectations for a closer U.S./Japan relationship under the Biden administration, and opportunities for trade and collaboration in Asia-Pacific

by WCORE | Jun 1, 2021 | Insight

Washington CORE CEO Chiyo Kobayashi interviewed Scott Seaman, Vice President, International Business-Government Counsellors (IBC) about the expected evolution of the U.S./Japan relationship under the Biden administration’s new policy staff and priorities. The...