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Archive for the ‘Public Opinion’ Category

Building the Will to Invest: A Progress Report from the Value of Water Campaign

Wednesday, February 27th, 2019
Value of Water Campaign Progress Report

The Value of Water Campaign’s public opinion research and focus groups test and identify messages that resonate with target audiences, so all of our supporters have a more nuanced understanding of how to effectively communicate. Our polling results also provide the water sector with data to make the case to local and national decision-makers that there is broad support for investing in water.

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The Transformation of the American Commuter

Monday, January 7th, 2019
APTA - The Transformation of the American Commuter

Ride-hailing and ridesharing companies have expanded mobility options. Autonomous vehicles will bring new opportunities for consumers as public transit agencies and other service providers integrate autonomous technology into their service offerings, potentially reducing operational costs. Technological change and generational change will make people more likely to use multi-transit options and will allow the transit industry to reach new users.

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Consumer Trends Report: Transportation

Tuesday, November 6th, 2018

As long as humans are alive, they will always need to be able to get from one place to another. That’s why transportation is so critical. Without it, how can people go to work, run errands, travel to fun destinations, or return home? No matter what the situation is, consumers share their commutes on social media: it runs the gamut from delayed subways to what kind of car to buy to which ridesharing app to use to where they are biking to.

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Portland, OR: 122nd Avenue Plan – Safety, Access and Transit

Wednesday, September 12th, 2018

Over 1,000 people responded to our survey about 122nd Ave in the summer of 2018. Find out what our community members had to say about the project and learn about PBOT’s plans to for improvements.

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The Future of Infrastructure: Expert Opinions from Around the World

Monday, February 5th, 2018
The future of infrastructure - key findings

We find an industry that is unified in its belief that infrastructure will play an important role in shaping the society of the future. Over 80 percent of the more than 500 professionals surveyed agree that national prosperity depends on civil infrastructure

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U.S. News Ranks the Best States for Infrastructure

Friday, January 19th, 2018
Best States for Infrastructure

U.S. News and World Report recently released a comprehensive list ranking infrastructure across the fifty states. The list focuses on three key items: energy, transportation and internet. These infrastructure rankings are part of a series of similar lists authored by the same organization, including Best States Overall, Health Care Rankings and Economy Rankings. According to Brian Kelly, editor and chief content officer at U.S. News, “The value of a ranking like this is we use our judgment to say, it’s not just one thing that makes a state great. It’s a combination of things.”

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October 12, 2017–Nationwide Event: Imagine a Day Without Water

Monday, October 9th, 2017
Water Infrastructure - Image a Day without Water

The good news is that the American people are already widely supportive of increased investment in nation’s water infrastructure. Above any other pressing political issue, Americans name rebuilding our nation’s infrastructure as the issue they most want our elected officials to address. Americans view water infrastructure investment as an even greater priority than infrastructure generally, with 82 percent of voters saying that they view the issue as either important or very important. No other issue facing our public officials enjoys such a broad consensus.

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Delaware DOT: Innovation in Motion

Wednesday, September 20th, 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQLWCSLaBTs The Delaware Department of Transportation (Delaware DOT) discusses their comprehensive, long-range plan for transportation in The First State, called “Innovation in Motion.” Video from delawaredot on YouTube

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Making Infrastructure Investment Relevant Again

Wednesday, June 28th, 2017
Rating infrastructure systems "A" or "B"

Rarely has a need with such bipartisan support gone under-funded for so long despite the diligent efforts of many organizations to break the logjam – from labor to business and even political and policy organizations on the right and left…To support an effort on what is, perhaps, one of the biggest economic challenges facing this country, Brodeur Partners invested in a study of the American electorate. Our goal was to gain insight on what voters find relevant in the infrastructure discussion, along with ideas on how to move things forward.

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Public, private stakeholder input sought on infrastructure regulatory reform

Thursday, June 15th, 2017

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) recently announced it has published a Federal Register notice seeking public input on regulatory reform regarding infrastructure projects, including the identification of hurdles that currently exist and how to alleviate them. Those interested in offering comments have until July 24 to respond.

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