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Infrastructure News December
Golden Valley approves fourth light-rail route http://minnesota.publicradio.org/ Early plans for what could be the Twin Cities’ fourth light-rail transit spoke are moving ahead, with the blessing of the city of Golden Valley. The city council in the first-ring suburb on … Continue reading »
Infrastructure News November 2012
How to Soften Future Storm Blows? http://citiwire.net/ HurricaneSandydelivered New York, America’s premier world city, a devastating blow. Literally millions of lives were affected. Damage estimates for the city and its environs – exclusive of New Jersey and Connecticut – run … Continue reading »
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Infrastructure News – Update to 9/16 post
Two law firms hired to handle Vikings stadium legal issues http://www.minnpost.com Two Minneapolis law firms have been hired to handle legal issues for building the Vikings stadium in downtown Minneapolis. The Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority, the newly created organization that … Continue reading »
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Infrastructure News, September 14th
Report Warns of ‘Devastating Impact’ of Cuts http://www.sfgate.com/ PresidentBarackObama’s budget advisers, in the almost 400-page report, said its calculations were preliminary and subject to change. Even so, the budget office said, there’s “no question” that paring the budget to this … Continue reading »
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Infrastructure News June 11th issue
House Bill Would Maintain Highway Spending, Cut TIGER Grants http://www.joc.com Federal highway spending in fiscal 2013 would remain the same as the prior year, but there wouldn’t be funding for TIGER grants or high-speed rail, through a bill introduced in … Continue reading »
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Infrastructure News, May 3rd
Could public-private funding improve U.S. transportation? http://minnesota.publicradio.org Our roads are crumbling and Congress is still battling over the transportation bill. Canada and Europe routinely fund transportation projects with public-private partnerships, also known as PPPs. What are PPPs and why is … Continue reading »
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Radio Program on Public Private Partnerships for Transportation
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Infrastructure News, March 28th
ND: Williston Basin oil study due next year predicted to spur infrastructure http://www.cnbc.com/ Sen. John Hoeven says a re-evaluation of the amount of recoverable oil in the Williston Basin is slated to be completed late next year by the U.S. … Continue reading »
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Infrastructure News March 16th
Senate passes bipartisan overhaul of highway, transit programs; House urged to act quickly http://www.washingtonpost.com The Senate voted Wednesday to overhaul transportation programs and keep aid flowing to thousands of construction projects while strengthening highway and auto safety. The 74-22 vote … Continue reading »
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Infrastructure News, March 1st
Does Light Rail Really Alleviate Highway Congestion? http://www.theatlanticcities.com Transit advocates take for granted that public rail transportation relieves congestion on the roadways, but experts consider the question far from settled. Take two influential studies published in the last few years … Continue reading »