Elevators Coming to Historic Stations in Chicago

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Your daily industry news update: www.elevatorworld.com/industry-news/january-11-2017/ The first edition of Elevator Engineering by Ben Abbaspour became well-known for being a complete guide regarding practical engineering. The newly released second edition is sure to do the same. This new edition includes the latest code revisions and information on new technologies. Elevator Engineering is available in both print and digital formats. To order your copy and for more information, visit http://www.elevatorbooks.com/Products/ELEVENG2/elevator-engineering-2nd-edition.aspx. L.A. SEEING BIGGEST CONSTRUCTION BOOM SINCE 1920s Metropolis, a megaproject with four towers; Wilshire Grand (the West Coast's tallest building) and Circa, a pair of 35-story luxury apartment towers: All are part of the largest construction boom downtown Los Angeles has seen since the 1920s, when 155 projects of at least 50,000 sq. ft. were completed, the L.A. Times reports. Fueled in large part by Chinese investment, the boom includes more than 40 developments of at least 50,000 sq. ft. If it continues at its current pace, it could surpass the 1980s, which saw 64 large projects completed, notably office towers on Bunker Hill. ELEVATORS COMING TO HISTORIC CTA STATIONS Elevators are coming to four Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) Red Line stations built in the 1920s, thanks to more than US$1.1 billion in federal funds plus local tax dollars, the Chicago Sun Times reports. On Chicago's North Side, the Red Line accounts for approximately 30% of CTA ridership. A flyover for where lines intersect, overhaul of approximately a mile of track and signal upgrades are included in the project, scheduled to begin in 2018. The historic stations to be rebuilt with elevators are Lawrence, Argyle, Berwyn and Bryn Mayr. Completion is anticipated in 2025. NYC LAW WOULD EXPAND CONSTRUCTION FATALITY REPORTING A proposed law would require the New York City (NYC) Department of Buildings to count construction deaths involving workplace safety, rather than only those involving city construction code violation or a threat to public safety, Crain’s New York Business reports. OSHA currently regulates and counts fatalities involving workplace safety, and State Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal, who submitted the legislation, believes the city should count them, too. Crain’s found that six of the 17 construction deaths in NYC in 2015 were excluded from the city’s count. Submit your best industry photos to our 2017 Photo Contest! You could win one of several great prizes and be published in ELEVATOR WORLD magazine. www.elevatorworld.com/photocontest Subscribe to ELEVATOR WORLD magazine: http://www.elevatorbooks.com/Products/CategoryCenter/SUBS/Subscriptions.aspx Online bookstore: www.elevatorbooks.com Blog: www.elevatorworldunplugged.com Website: www.elevatorworld.com Photograph via Sun Times