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Monthly Archives: January 2011
Three Remarkable Little Words by President Obama
President Obama implicitly endorses public private partnerships for infrastructure in State of the Union Continue reading »
Obama’s State of the Union Emphasizes Infrastructure Spending
In his State of the Union speech last night, President Obama laid out an ambitious plan to “out-innovate, out-educate, and out-build the rest of the world.” In the minutes that followed, Mr. Obama discussed a laundry list of infrastructure priorities … Continue reading »
Infrastructure News 1/21
FTA signs TIGER grant agreements for five transit-rail projects http://www.progressiverailroading.com/ Yesterday, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced it signed Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) program grant agreements with local governments regarding four streetcar and streetcar-related projects, and one light-rail … Continue reading »
Water, Water, Everywhere…
Last month, we looked at the state of our nation’s aging water infrastructure and the importance of having a reliable water supply. While it is critical for our nation’s infrastructure to provide clean and safe water when needed, it is … Continue reading »
Infrastructure News 1/14
Republican agenda takes aim at high-speed passenger rail funding http://www.allheadlinenews.com/ The new session of Congress resumes its normal schedule of hearings and debates with an agenda nearly certain to halt Obama administration transportation projects.Among them is President Obama’s plan for … Continue reading »
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Infrastructure News, January 7th
Light Rail Transforming Cities, Guiding Development http://www.npr.org/ It’s hard to find a city in America that isn’t planning, proposing, studying or actually building a light rail system. Cities as diverse as Dallas, Seattle and Washington, D.C., all see light rail … Continue reading »
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The Value of Cities
Jay has previously discussed our newly urban world, and reflected on the importance of urban infrastructure to it. Why do we choose to organize ourselves in cities? What do cities offer us? It isn’t too much of a stretch to … Continue reading »
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