Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/this-week-in-infrastructure-federal-funding-proposals-outline-roadmap-for-the-future/">This Week in Infrastructure: Federal Funding Proposals Outline Roadmap for the FutureThis Week in Infrastructure: Federal Funding Proposals Outline Roadmap for the Future
February 06, 2015
Between the USDOT’s 30-year transportation funding plan, Obama’s 2016 budget featuring the GROW AMERICA act and testimonies of transit needs in the media, our nation’s beleaguered infrastructure is getting some much-needed attention. One blaring example of the our nation’s urban transit needs is evident in James Robertson’s now viral story of walking 21 miles as......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/asce-endorses-an-update-to-the-gas-tax/">ASCE Endorses an UPDATE to the Gas TaxASCE Endorses an UPDATE to the Gas Tax
February 05, 2015
Twenty-two years ago ‘I Will Always Love You’ was the top song on the Billboard charts, a loaf of bread cost $0.75, and Unforgiven won the Oscar for Best Picture. A lot has changed since then, yet the gas tax rate that funds our transportation system has remained the same. Yesterday, the American Society of......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/usdot-proposes-we-move-beyond-traffic/">USDOT Proposes We Move Beyond TrafficUSDOT Proposes We Move Beyond Traffic
February 03, 2015
With the frequency of short-term funding and authorization patches for the Highway Trust Fund lately, it may seem that a long-term outlook for our transportation system is not top-of-mind. However, the U.S. Department of Transportation yesterday started a conversation to get Americans talking about where our transportation network should go in the next 30 years.......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/obama-budget-goes-big-on-infrastructure/">Obama Budget Goes Big on InfrastructureObama Budget Goes Big on Infrastructure
February 02, 2015
Transportation Today’s fiscal year 2016 (FY16) budget release by President Obama was particularly generous to infrastructure programs. The President is proposing a $478 billion, six-year surface transportation (MAP-21) reauthorization proposal titled the GROW AMERICA Act paid for by taxing companies’ overseas profits. The bill length is historically similar to other long-term highway & transit bill......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/advocate-profile-steve-randolph/">Advocate Profile: Steve RandolphAdvocate Profile: Steve Randolph
January 30, 2015
Steve Randolph P.E. is an active member of ASCE’s St. Louis section, where he is currently the section president. He is an Environmental Project Manager at Horner & Shifrin, Inc., a multidisciplinary engineering firm in St. Louis, Mo. As a project manager, he is responsible for planning and executing environmental engineering projects according to schedules......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/states-head-to-the-hill-to-talk-transportation/">States Head to the Hill to Talk TransportationStates Head to the Hill to Talk Transportation
January 29, 2015
Among several transportation-related Congressional hearings this week, the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works hosted U.S. DOT Secretary Anthony Foxx, the governors of Alabama and Vermont, and the South Dakota DOT secretary to discuss the need to fix the Highway Trust Fund. Sec. Foxx told the committee, “Gridlock in Washington is now creating......
Senator’s 2020 Vision For America’s Infrastructure
January 27, 2015
Aging infrastructure, graded at a D+ national GPA, is no secret. In fact, it is the news each and every day. From a water main break that hindered a morning commute in DC, to the potholes that inhibit safe driving, Americans across the country are experiencing inconveniences and challenges because of deficient roads, bridges, water......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/the-power-of-a-coalition/">The Power of a CoalitionJanuary 26, 2015
The following is a guest post by Kevin M. Burke, President and CEO of Airports Council International-North America. Prior to joining Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA) as its president and CEO in January 2014, I spent 13 years at the helm of the American Apparel & Footwear Association. In my role at AAFA, I traveled......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/virginias-infrastructure-struggle-for-status-quo/">Virginia’s Infrastructure Struggle for Status QuoVirginia’s Infrastructure Struggle for Status Quo
January 23, 2015
With a state that’s growing as fast as Virginia, you’re bound to have growing pains, but none are as striking or obvious as the traffic gridlock across the state. So, would you be surprised that the Virginia Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers gave roads a D grade in their new 2015 Report......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/capitol-hill-buzzing-with-infrastructure-funding-proposals/">Capitol Hill Buzzing with Infrastructure Funding ProposalsCapitol Hill Buzzing with Infrastructure Funding Proposals
January 23, 2015
Between President Obama addressing infrastructure needs in his State of the Union Address, the Virginia Report Card release and additional infrastructure funding legislation being proposed at the federal level, ASCE is optimistic that a long-term, sustainable funding solution for our nation’s infrastructure is within grasp. As both parties of Congress struggle to agree on how......