This Week in Infrastructure: Transportation Investment Has a Promising Moment
February 27, 2015
Two state report cards releases, legislation passed to raise Iowa’s state gas tax, and promising discussions on federal transportation funding, give us reasons to be optimistic about the future of our nation’s infrastructure. After a week-long recess, House Republicans Reid Ribble of Wisconsin, Tom Reed (NY) and Democrats Dan Lipinski (Ill.) and Bill Pascrell Jr.......
Utah and Iowa Poised to Tackle Transportation
February 25, 2015
On Tuesday, two ASCE Infrastructure Report Cards were released in two very different states – Iowa and Utah. Iowa’s Report Card showed one good B grade, seven mediocre Cs, and three poor Ds for the state’s infrastructure. Iowa’s roads earned a C- while bridges earned one of the lowest grades of D+. Utah’s Report Card......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/utahs-infrastructure-gets-a-report-card/">Utah’s Infrastructure Receives First Report CardUtah’s Infrastructure Receives First Report Card
February 23, 2015
Join the Utah Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) for the release of the 2015 Report Card for Utah’s Infrastructure on Tuesday, Feb. 24. The report includes evaluation of Utah’s bridges, canals, dams, drinking water & supply, hazardous waste, levees, roads, solid waste, transit, and wastewater & stormwater. WHAT: Press Release of......
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February 20, 2015
A bus tour sharing the message we need to invest in infrastructure to “Grow America”, increased momentum towards state-level gas tax increases and new transportation innovations are all building momentum towards improving our nation’s infrastructure. On Wednesday morning in Los Angeles a water main broke that was installed in 1926, causing flooding and damage to nearby......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/what-does-the-foxx-say/">What Does the Foxx Say?February 19, 2015
While it might not be as amusing as this, this week U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said that a quality transportation network is important to the future of the nation and he urged Congress to quickly adopt a multi-year surface transportation bill. Secretary Foxx did so as he rolled through a few southern states in......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/2015-report-card-for-iowas-infrastructure-arrives-next-tuesday/">2015 Report Card for Iowa’s Infrastructure Arrives Next Tuesday2015 Report Card for Iowa’s Infrastructure Arrives Next Tuesday
February 19, 2015
The Iowa Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) will release the inaugural 2015 Report Card for Iowa’s Infrastructure on Tuesday, February 24. The report includes evaluations of Iowa aviation, rail, inland waterways, roads, bridges, dams, levees, drinking water, wastewater, electrical energy, and solid waste. News conference on release of the 2015 Report......
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February 13, 2015
Sign up to get our infrastructure news and show some love to America’s infrastructure this Valentines Day! Since we launched our Infrastructure Friends network with the release of ASCE’s 2013 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure we’ve seen a wave of new momentum on infrastructure issues in every state and in DC. We hope you’ll join......
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February 13, 2015
It is not a news flash that America’s infrastructure needs serious attention and investment. In light of increased attention to our nation’s surface transportation needs, many states are proposing increasing the gas tax to fund transportation. In addition, there has been an uptick in the number of news stories highlighting the need to be more......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/moving-goods-moves-the-economy/">Moving Goods Moves the EconomyMoving Goods Moves the Economy
February 11, 2015
On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate Commerce Transportation subcommittee held a hearing on the role of U.S. ports, titled “Keeping Goods Moving.” Recently, the west coast ports have experienced major backups. These delays and their economic impact could be a glimpse of things to come if we fail to modernize our freight transportation network to meet......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/chime-in-on-wednesday-to-fix-the-trust-fund/">Chime in on Wednesday to Fix the Trust FundChime in on Wednesday to Fix the Trust Fund
February 09, 2015
As Congress continues the debate on the best way to #FixTheTrustFund and modernize America’s roads, bridges, and transit, USDOT Sec. Foxx and Transportation & Infrastructure Chairman Bill Shuster are heading to Twitter for a bipartisan “townhall” to discuss surface transportation. The town hall, a first of its kind, will be Wednesday, Feb. 11 after Sec.......