Taking Bigger Steps
In 2007, the Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute (ICPI) took a big step in creating Hardscape North America (HNA). The first and second year shows saw over 2,000 attendees each. The first two shows were held in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, a state and recording industry capital and a city designed for conventions and entertainment. - On page 4

Miami Twice
First introduced as a Phase I project in the May 1997 issue of this magazine, the City of Miami recently completed Phase II of a huge pedestrian promenade along Biscayne Boulevard using over 1 million sf (100,000 m 2 ) of interlocking concrete pavement. - On page 8

Contractor Focus
Geotextiles are a subset of a much larger group of products used in site and pavement construction called geosynthetics. These materials have several desirable characteristics for building on, in or with aggregates and soils. The key is choosing the geosynthetic material with characteristics most desirable for the application. - On page 14

Industry News
The newly integrated HNA-GIE EXPO show enables HNA attendee access to the GIE EXPO show with one admission price. Set within the GIE EXPO, the two combined venues enable participants to visit over 700 product and service exhibits indoors and test the latest outdoor power equipment on 19 acres of outdoor demo space. - On page 20

Industry News
The American Society of Civil Engineers Transportation Development Institute (ASCE TDI) announces the release of new standard, ASCE/TDI 58-10, Structural Design of Interlocking Concrete Pavement for Municipal Streets and Roadways. - On page 22