Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/mexico-ramps-up-infrastructure-investment-over-the-next-5-years/">Mexico Ramps Up Infrastructure Investment Over the Next 5 YearsMexico Ramps Up Infrastructure Investment Over the Next 5 Years
July 18, 2013
This week Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto announced an initiative to fund $300 billion dollars (4 trillion pesos) worth of infrastructure projects through 2018. The money will be used to extend highways, revitalize and extend both passenger and freight rail, and upgrade ports in Mexico to increase capacity and efficiency of handling. “Nobody can doubt......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/mr-civil-engineer-goes-to-washington/">Mr. Civil Engineer Goes to WashingtonMr. Civil Engineer Goes to Washington
July 17, 2013
Happy 4th of July, America! Baseball’s All-Star break is this week. These and more serve as reminders that we have reached the “mid-point” of the summer. Are your summer advocacy plans in place? If you are an ASCE member, you should start your advocacy plan by signing up for the next Key Contact Briefing Conference......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/house-approves-bill-to-fund-corps-of-engineers-in-fy-2014/">House Approves Bill to Fund Corps of Engineers in FY 2014House Approves Bill to Fund Corps of Engineers in FY 2014
July 15, 2013
The House approved a bill late last Wednesday that would fund the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works programs for Fiscal Year 2014. The bill, (H.R. 2609), calls for spending a total of $4.899 billion for Civil Works for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2013. It includes $1.573 billion for construction, $23 million......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/rough-time-for-state-activity/">Rough Time for State ActivityJuly 12, 2013
It’s been a rough couple weeks in state capitols for infrastructure advocates as four states – Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Washington – are struggling to enact major transportation funding proposals. Particularly disappointing is that in each state seems so close to the finish line. In Texas, the high profile filibuster over abortion legislation during a......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/electrical-transmission-101/">Electrical Transmission 101July 11, 2013
…..On Tuesday, electrical transmission and distribution experts gathered for what they termed “Electric Transmission 101”. Emphasized in the presentations were the system limitations faced by our electrical grid, as well as issues regarding generation, transmission, and supply. Currently, our electrical grid is lacking in many areas. It is inadequate to connect rich sources of renewable......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/u-s-conference-of-mayors-water-council-is-looking-for-every-drop/">U.S. Conference of Mayors’ Water Council Is Looking For Every DropU.S. Conference of Mayors’ Water Council Is Looking For Every Drop
July 03, 2013
We joined the US Conference of Mayors last week to promote our 2013 Report Card, and being in sunny, dry Las Vegas, water was top of mind for many of the mayors in attendance. Besides being confident that their water is the best tasting in the nation, mayors at the U.S. Conference of Mayors Water......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/45-cities-join-to-launch-resilient-communities-for-america-initiative/">45 Cities Join to Launch Resilient Communities for America Initiative45 Cities Join to Launch Resilient Communities for America Initiative
July 02, 2013
Last week, the National Press Club hosted the launch of the Resilient Communities for America campaign. Forty-five mayors and county leaders have signed the agreement, pledging to invest to make towns and communities more resilient in the wake of increasingly severe weather. Mayors of many prominent cities such as Denver, San Diego, Washington, D.C., Sacramento,......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/sprawl-is-no-joke/">Sprawl is No JokeJuly 01, 2013
I recently caught this article from The Atlantic, The Devastating Impact of 30 Years of Sprawl, As Seen From Space. Pretty crazy stuff, huh? Sprawl is one of those things that happen so gradually it is hard to notice in your day-to-day life. This article shows the use of GIF’s just what is happening not......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/infrastructure-policy-leaders-come-together-in-oklahoma-city/">Oklahoma Infrastructure Business and Policy Leaders Come TogetherOklahoma Infrastructure Business and Policy Leaders Come Together
June 28, 2013
Today, June 28th, co-chair of Building America’s Future and former Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell joined Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett, ASCE and the Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce to praise efforts at the state and local level in addressing infrastructure challenges. At the policy forum in Oklahoma City, Rendell and Cornett noted that while leadership......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/phoenix-joins-cities-nationwide-trying-out-bike-share-programs/">Phoenix Joins Cities Nationwide Trying Out Bike Share ProgramsPhoenix Joins Cities Nationwide Trying Out Bike Share Programs
June 18, 2013
On June 5th, the Phoenix City Council awarded a contract to CycleHop, LLC, to manage the city’s new bike share program that is expected to be rolled out by December 2013. This announcement comes shortly after New York City implemented its own bike sharing program, known as Citi Bike. New York has spread 6,000 bikes......