Innovation NewsBriefs
Vol. 22 No. 25
With Congress in session for only 11 days during the month of September, there is not enough time to act upon substantive transportation legislation which expires at the end of the month. Consequently, both the Senate and House transportation leaders have agreed to support a temporary extension of the existing transportation [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Senate’
The Senate Transportation Bill Lacks Political Momentum
Monday, July 25th, 2011Innovation NewsBriefs
Vol. 22 No. 20
The release by the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee of its reauthorization proposal and its July 21 hearing on “Legislative Issues for Transportation Reauthorization” were greeted with a muted reaction. Despite Sen. Boxer’s official optimism, we have encountered widespread skepticism about the bill’s chances of gaining political momentum.
The opening [...]
What’s NOT to get?
Tuesday, November 16th, 2010Infra repairs = jobs.
Long-term investment will result in generations of improved roads, safer bridges, more efficient transportation systems and so much more.
Some Frank and Unscripted Comments from Capitol Hill
Thursday, June 3rd, 2010We have noted before in these pages that there seems to be no sign of a popular outcry about the stalled transportation authorization and no willingness on the part of the public to tax themselves to support a larger program of infrastructure modernization. Warnings by advocacy groups about “crumbling infrastructure” seem to fall on deaf ears. Nor is the Administration showing any desire to move a multi-year transportation bill this year.
View this complete post...What Can We Expect from Congress in September?
Thursday, August 13th, 2009“Congress has adjourned for the summer recess with neither house taking action to extend the federal surface transportation program. Understandably, the transportation community is rife with speculation about what is likely to happen in September when the existing program authority is scheduled to expire.”
View this complete post...     |
Follow InfrastructureUSA
CATEGORIES
- Accountability (49)
- Aging Infrastructure (257)
- Aviation (25)
- Biking (75)
- Bipartisan (132)
- Bridges (150)
- Broadband (17)
- Buses (58)
- Carbon Tax (10)
- Clean Air (58)
- Climate Change (34)
- Competitiveness (114)
- Congestion (146)
- Dams (28)
- Democrat (62)
- Drinking Water (41)
- Economic Stimulus (92)
- Employment (100)
- Energy (141)
- Environment (149)
- Equity (70)
- Funding (271)
- Global (37)
- Great American Infrastructure (2)
- Green (113)
- Hazardous Waste (13)
- High Speed Rail (129)
- Highway (237)
- Inland Waterways (52)
- Jobs (131)
- Land Use (53)
- LEED (9)
- Levees (19)
- Local (446)
- National (511)
- Policy (345)
- Pollution (61)
- Private Investment (53)
- Public Opinion (66)
- Public Parks & Recreation (38)
- Public Transportation (304)
- Racism (6)
- Rail (203)
- Recession (57)
- Recovery (160)
- Republican (49)
- Roads (322)
- Schools (30)
- Seaports (20)
- Smart Grid (33)
- Smart Growth (171)
- Solid Waste (10)
- Sustainability (164)
- Tax (61)
- Technology (76)
- Telecommunications (12)
- Transit (424)
- Urban Planning (268)
- Wastewater (37)
- Water Treatment (30)
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.