Bloomberg and Rendell talk infrastructure.
View this complete post...
Archive for the ‘Tax’ Category
NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg and former Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell discuss Building America’s Future’s latest report “Falling Apart and Falling Behind:”
Friday, August 12th, 2011Why We Need Infrastructure Investment
Thursday, August 4th, 2011UNITED STATES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Written by: Bruce Josten
For the sake of near- and long-term job creation, stronger economic growth, and enhanced U.S. competitiveness, the Chamber strongly supports robust surface transportation reauthorization legislation that addresses revenue shortfalls and includes necessary and urgent policy and program reforms.
View this complete post...
State Infrastructure Banks
Monday, July 18th, 2011THE COUNCIL OF STATE GOVERNMENTS
State infrastructure banks can help states stretch their state and federal dollars and meet the demands of financing large, impactful, long-term infrastructure projects. When government agencies and authorities must seek yearly grants and allocations to finance projects, the completion of those projects can be delayed for months or years.
View this complete post...
Interactive Map: Taxed at the Pump
Monday, June 27th, 2011Autobloggreen has put together an interactive map detailing the amount of money a consumer is charged in taxes whenever they fill up at the pump. With a 70 cents per gallon tax on gasoline, Connecticut ranks highest among the 50 states, while Alaska ranks lowest with a 26.4 cents per gallon. “…gas tax is – [...]
View this complete post...
Adjusting to Fiscal and Political Realities
Monday, June 20th, 2011The practical implications of this policy for the federal-aid transportation program are unambiguous: federal budget authority in FY 2012 and beyond will be limited to tax receipts flowing into the Highway Trust Fund. Those revenues (plus interest) will amount to an estimated $36.9 billion in 2011 according to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO)— $31.8 billion will be credited to the Highway Account and $5.1 billion to the Transit Account. Over the next ten years, CBO estimates these revenues will grow at an average rate of a little more than one percent per year, largely reflecting expected growth in motor fuel consumption. (“The Highway Trust Fund and Paying for Highways,” testimony of Joseph Kile, Asst. Director of CBO, before the Senate Finance Committee, May 17, 2011).
View this complete post...
Repair Priorities: Transportation spending strategies to save taxpayer dollars and improve roads
Thursday, June 2nd, 2011SMART GROWTH AMERICA & TAXPAYERS FOR COMMON SENSE
By underfunding repair and allowing roads to fall out of good condition, state leaders are choosing the most expensive type of repair possible, as rehabilitating a road that has completely deteriorated is substantially more expensive than keeping that road in good condition in the first place…Adding further urgency to these budget concerns is that with every dollar spent on new construction, states add to a road system they are already failing to adequately maintain. As a result, states face a large and growing financial burden.
View this complete post...
WHAT DO AMERICANS THINK ABOUT FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION TAX OPTIONS? PRELIMINARY RESULTS FROM YEAR 2 OF A NATIONAL SURVEY
Thursday, May 19th, 2011MINETA TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE
This report presents the preliminary results of the second year of a random-digit-dial public opinion telephone survey investigating support among members of the public for a variety of transportation tax options at the federal level. The survey results show that a majority of Americans would support higher taxes for transportation—under certain conditions.
View this complete post...
Potential Impact of Gasoline Price Increases on U.S. Public Transportation Ridership, 2011 -2012
Thursday, March 31st, 2011AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION
Experience over the past decade, backed by several notable research studies, shows that price increases in gasoline cause related increases in public transportation ridership. Based on that information, this report provides a model that projects future increases in public transit ridership that will accompany rising gasoline prices.
View this complete post...
Alternative Approaches to Funding Highways
Tuesday, March 29th, 2011CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
By themselves, fuel taxes cannot provide a strong incentive for people to avoid overusing highways-that is, to forgo trips for which the costs to themselves and others exceed the benefits. This study examines broad alternatives for federal funding of highways, focusing on fuel taxes and on taxes that could be assessed on the basis of the number of miles that vehicles travel.
View this complete post...
     |
Follow InfrastructureUSA
CATEGORIES
- Accountability (65)
- Aging Infrastructure (328)
- Aviation (27)
- Biking (81)
- Bipartisan (158)
- Bridges (180)
- Broadband (17)
- Buses (67)
- Carbon Tax (11)
- Clean Air (66)
- Climate Change (37)
- Competitiveness (119)
- Congestion (165)
- Dams (32)
- Democrat (78)
- Drinking Water (50)
- Economic Stimulus (122)
- Employment (108)
- Energy (155)
- Environment (164)
- Equity (70)
- Funding (307)
- Global (43)
- Great American Infrastructure (18)
- Green (126)
- Hazardous Waste (14)
- High Speed Rail (138)
- Highway (287)
- Inland Waterways (66)
- Jobs (143)
- Land Use (54)
- LEED (11)
- Levees (20)
- Local (539)
- National (576)
- Policy (381)
- Pollution (71)
- Private Investment (58)
- Public Opinion (74)
- Public Parks & Recreation (46)
- Public Transportation (376)
- Racism (6)
- Rail (229)
- Recession (59)
- Recovery (172)
- Republican (62)
- Roads (389)
- Schools (33)
- Seaports (20)
- Smart Grid (40)
- Smart Growth (200)
- Solid Waste (12)
- Sustainability (193)
- Tax (64)
- Technology (78)
- Telecommunications (14)
- Transit (494)
- Urban Planning (298)
- Wastewater (46)
- Water Treatment (38)
Show us your infra!
Show us your infra!
Video, stills and tales. Share images of the Infra in your community that demands attention. Post your ideas about national Infra issues. Go ahead. Show Us Your Infra! Upload and instantly share your message.
Polls
Polls
Is the administration moving fast enough on Infra issues? Are Americans prepared to pay more taxes for repairs? Should job creation be the guiding determination? Vote now!
Views
What do the experts think? This is where the nation's public policy organizations, trade associations and think tanks weigh in with analysis on Infra issues. Tell them what you think. Ask questions. Share a different view.
Blog
The Infra Blog offers cutting edge perspective on a broad spectrum of Infra topics. Frequent updates and provocative posts highlight hot button topics -- essential ingredients of a national Infra dialogue.
Home |
Show Us Your Infra! |
Infra Views |
The Infra Blog |
Infra Polls |
About |
Resources |
Contact |
RSS Feed
RSS Feed
© InfrastructureUSA | Terms of Use | Site developed by Andigo New Media
InfrastructureUSA is a project of the non-profit Open Space Institute, Inc. as part of its Citizen Action Program.