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States Seek to Become More Self-Reliant

Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013

Innovation NewsBriefs
Vol. 24, No. 5
During his March 29 visit to the privately built and financed PortMiami tunnel project, President Obama unveiled a new infrastructure plan. His latest proposal—costing $21 billion— includes a renewed call for a National Infrastructure Bank capitalized at $10 billion, a $7 billion “America Fast Forward Bonds” program modeled after the former Build America Bonds; and a sum of $4 billion in direct loans and loan guarantees. The White House announcement did not make it clear whether this latest infrastructure initiative…

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Tags: American Society of Civil Engineers, ASCE, C. Kenneth Orski, FIx-It-First, President Obama, Report Card
Posted in Aging Infrastructure, Economic Stimulus, Guest Post, Highway, Innovation Newsbriefs, National, Policy, Roads, The Infra Blog

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Obama’s $50 Billion Fix-It-First Program

Friday, February 22nd, 2013

Innovation NewsBriefs
Vol. 24, No. 3
Reactions to President Obama’s $50 billion “Fix-It-First” infrastructure initiative continue to pour in. While the transportation industry and liberal advocacy groups publicly applaud the President, “insider reaction among the major transportation stakeholder groups amounts to profound disappointment on a private level,” wrote the influential Washington Letter on Transportation (WLT) in its latest issue.

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Tags: C. Kenneth Orski, FIx-It-First, Gary Hoitsma, President Obama, State of the Union Address, Washington Letter on Transportation
Posted in Accountability, Aging Infrastructure, Bipartisan, Economic Stimulus, Funding, Guest Post, National, Private Investment, Public Opinion, Public Transportation, Rail, Recovery, The Infra Blog, Transit

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Infrastructure Advocacy and Public Credibility

Tuesday, February 19th, 2013

Innovation NewsBriefs
Vol. 24, No. 2
Last week, infrastructure was in the news again. President Obama, in his State of the Union address, proposed a $50 billion infrastructure initiative, $40 billion of which would be devoted to a “fix-it-first” program targeted at urgent improvements such as “structurally deficient” bridges. The following day, the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure held a hearing on “The Federal Role in America’s Infrastructure,” focusing on the importance of infrastructure for the U.S. economy and the federal role in its preservation and expansion.

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Tags: C. Kenneth Orski, FIx-It-First, President Obama, State of the Union Address
Posted in Accountability, Aging Infrastructure, Bipartisan, Bridges, Economic Stimulus, Guest Post, Highway, Innovation Newsbriefs, National, Policy, Public Transportation, Rail, Recovery, Roads, The Infra Blog

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Reactions to President Obama’s State of Union

Monday, February 18th, 2013

Transportation Issues Daily A number of transportation interests issued a news release offering a reaction to the President’s State of the Union. Here are excerpts from ones I could find. We republished Senator Boxer’s statement in full earlier. Gregory E. DiLoreto, president of The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE): “President Obama’s ‘Fix-It-First’ plan is a great step toward [...]

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Tags: AASHTO, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, American Public Transportation Association, American Road & Transportation Builders Association, American Society of Civil Engineers, APTA, ARTBA, ASCE, Bud Wright, David Goldberg, Earl Blumenauer, FIx-It-First, Gregory DiLoreto, House Transportation Committee, International Bridge, John Robert Smith, MAP-21, Michael Melaniphy, Patrick Jones, Pete Ruane, Peter DeFazio, President Barack Obama, Reconnecting America, State of the Union Address, Transportation for America, Transportation Issues Daily, Tunnel and Turnprike Association
Posted in Accountability, Aging Infrastructure, Biking, Bipartisan, Bridges, Buses, Competitiveness, Congestion, Dams, Democrat, Economic Stimulus, Employment, Equity, Funding, Guest Post, High Speed Rail, Highway, Jobs, Local, National, Policy, Public Opinion, Public Parks & Recreation, Public Transportation, Rail, Recovery, Roads, Schools, Sustainability, The Infra Blog, Transit

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The Fix-it-First Approach

Friday, February 15th, 2013

BROOKINGS INSTITUTE
In his recent State of the Union address, President Obama proposed a “Fix-it-First” approach to investing in our nation’s ailing infrastructure. This approach recognizes the value of the well-traveled network of roads and bridges that make up our nation’s existing highway system, and prioritizes the maintenance and rehabilitation of our deteriorating system.

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Tags: Barack Obama, Brookings Institute, FIx-It-First, State of the Union, The Hamilton Project
Posted in Accountability, Aging Infrastructure, Congestion, Economic Stimulus, Highway, Infra Views, Jobs, National, Policy, Rail, Roads, Transit

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President Obama’s State of the Union Address, 2013

Wednesday, February 13th, 2013

Transportation Issues Daily
Surprising many of us, President Obama proposed two new infrastructure programs in his State of the Union speech earlier this evening.

A “Fix-It-First” program would focus on putting “people to work as soon as possible on our most urgent repairs” like deteriorating bridges and roads. A “Partnership to Rebuild America” would attract private capital to upgrade port infrastructure, pipelines, schools, and likely other infrastructure.

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Tags: FIx-It-First, Partnership to Rebuild America, President Obama, State of the Union, Transportation Issues Daily
Posted in Accountability, Aging Infrastructure, Economic Stimulus, Employment, Funding, Guest Post, Highway, Jobs, National, Policy, Private Investment, Public Parks & Recreation, Public Transportation, Rail, Recovery, Roads, Sustainability, The Infra Blog, Transit

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