Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/the-big-picture-on-infrastructure-investment/">The Big Picture on Infrastructure InvestmentThe Big Picture on Infrastructure Investment
January 28, 2013
With our final report in the Failure to Act series released this week, we saw the big picture consequences of failing to invest in our nation’s infrastructure. With this report, ASCE set out to answer this key question: What is impact on America’s economic future if we do not invest in our infrastructure today? With......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/driving-off-the-fiscal-cliff/">Driving Off the Fiscal CliffDecember 12, 2012
Congressional leaders and Obama Administration officials continued to meet behind closed doors the past several weeks in order to come to a compromise on the fiscal cliff. Many in Washington are speculating the possibility that the federal gas tax may be reexamined as a revenue option during discussions. Incoming House Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Bill......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/save-americas-infrastructure-gives-thanks/">Save America’s Infrastructure Gives ThanksSave America’s Infrastructure Gives Thanks
November 21, 2012
This Thursday, families across the country will sit down and give thanks for good fortunes they’ve encountered this past year. Members of our office and the infrastructure community in general have reason to be thankful for a great many things that occurred this past year or exist as a part of America’s infrastructure as a......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/2012-november-ballot-initiatives/">2012 November Ballot Initiatives2012 November Ballot Initiatives
November 09, 2012
This past Tuesday, voters across the country went to the polls and let their voices be heard. Voters in 39 states were asked to decide 188 ballot propositions – the most since 2006. ASCE members in 5 states -Alaska, Arkansas, Hawaii, Maine and Oklahoma were sent Key Alerts in regards to state-wide ballot initiatives dealing......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/get-out-the-vote-for-infrastructure-initiatives/">Get Out The Vote (for Infrastructure Initiatives)Get Out The Vote (for Infrastructure Initiatives)
November 05, 2012
Voting is the most important part of the election process. On Election Day, elected officials find out if their constituents believe they’re doing a satisfactory job, or not. This year on Election Day make sure you get out to vote. On November 6, as you cast your vote for public officials at the national and......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/clean-water-act-turns-40/">The Clean Water Act Turns 40!October 18, 2012
The Clean Water Act is 40 years old this week, and we are all so much better for it because it. As we near the end of 2012, we can look back and say we’ve made remarkable progress on cleaning up the nation’s waters. Forty years ago, people were afraid to swim or fish in our......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/pikes-peak-rural-transportation-authority-up-for-renewal-on-november-6th/">Pikes Peak Rural Transportation Authority Up For Renewal on November 6thPikes Peak Rural Transportation Authority Up For Renewal on November 6th
October 15, 2012
On November 6th, our country will face many difficult decisions about its future. However, one issue in Colorado Springs, CO is not difficult whatsoever: the renewal of the Pikes Peak Rural Transportation Authority (PPRTA). Question 5A asks voters in El Paso County, Colorado to approve the extension of the PPRTA, a one percent tax to......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/4-billion-in-state-bond-issues-up-in-general-election-november-6/">$4 Billion in State Bond Issues Up in General Election November 6$4 Billion in State Bond Issues Up in General Election November 6
October 10, 2012
That $4 billion dollar figure is up from the $1.9 billion in infrastructure bonds that were on the ballot just 2 years ago according to the National Conference of State Legislators. From transportation bonds in Alaska to a dam repair initiative in Hawaii to a clean water question in Rhode Island, infrastructure has come back......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/new-mexico-releases-new-state-infrastructure-report-card/">New Mexico Releases New State Infrastructure Report CardNew Mexico Releases New State Infrastructure Report Card
October 01, 2012
On September 21, the New Mexico Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers released the 2012 Report Card for New Mexico’s Infrastructure(Report Card). In its newest report, the New Mexico Section graded the state’s infrastructure a C overall, with aviation, rail, road, and solid waste infrastructure worsening since the last report in 2005. The......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/senate-passes-temporary-spending-bill/">Senate Passes Temporary Spending BillSenate Passes Temporary Spending Bill
September 26, 2012
Early last Sunday, the Senate voted to pass a continuing resolution (CR) that funds the government for the first half of Fiscal Year 2013, which begins October 1. The bill expires March 27, 2013 and will provide $1.047 trillion in discretionary spending, which matches the cap set in the Budget Control Act (BCA) signed in......
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