Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/statement-on-president-obamas-state-of-the-union-from-the-american-society-of-civil-engineers/">Statement on President Obama’s State of the Union from the American Society of Civil EngineersStatement on President Obama’s State of the Union from the American Society of Civil Engineers
January 28, 2014
Washington, D.C. — The following is a statement from Randall S. Over, P.E., president of The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), regarding President Obama’s 5th State of the Union address this evening: “Tonight, President Obama reminded us all that ‘America does not stand still.’ Regrettably, for too long, the same cannot be said of......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/georgias-c-infrastructure/">Georgia’s C InfrastructureJanuary 13, 2014
Georgia’s infrastructure has failed to improve over the last five years. In a new report, titled the 2014 Report Card for Georgia’s Infrastructure, the Georgia Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) awarded the state’s infrastructure a “C,” a grade unchanged from their 2009 Report Card. The lowest grade awarded was a “D-”,......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/georgias-infrastructure-is-on-our-mind/">Georgia’s Infrastructure Is On Our MindGeorgia’s Infrastructure Is On Our Mind
January 08, 2014
The 2014 Report Card for Georgia’s Infrastructure will be released next Monday, January 13th, in the South Wing of the State Capitol on the very first day day of Georgia’s legislative session. Highlighting the infrastructure needs across the state, the Report Card will provide a new GPA for Georgia’s infrastructure as well as new grades......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/whats-the-missing-ingredient-to-healthy-school-lunches-infrastructure/">Infrastructure Is the Missing Ingredient to Healthy School LunchesInfrastructure Is the Missing Ingredient to Healthy School Lunches
December 30, 2013
The Kids’ Safe and Healthful Foods Project lead by The Pew Charitable Trusts and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation released a report this December titled, Serving Healthy School Meals: U.S. Schools Need Updated Kitchen Equipment. They found that 55% of school food authorities (SFAs) need kitchen infrastructure changes at one or more schools to meet......
Celebrating Infrastructure Successes in 2013
December 27, 2013
Looking back over 2013, we have many successes in making infrastructure a priority to celebrate. Here are a few that really made our year: 1. The 2013 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure was launched in March as a tablet and smartphone app gaining more traction with the media and decision makers than ever before and......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/meet-ip3-the-new-p3-where-citizens-are-the-owners/">Meet IP3, the New P3 Where Citizens Are the OwnersMeet IP3, the New P3 Where Citizens Are the Owners
December 19, 2013
If you follow the infrastructure financing debate about how America is going to fund our future infrastructure needs, you have probably heard the term P3 or public-private partnership discussed as an innovative financing structure to utilize private investment in public infrastructure. However, with the release of the American Enterprise Institute’s new report, Road Pricing and......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/the-countdown-begins-our-federal-funding-for-transportation-may-run-dry-next-year/">The Countdown Begins – Our Federal Funding for Transportation May Run Dry Next YearThe Countdown Begins – Our Federal Funding for Transportation May Run Dry Next Year
December 18, 2013
Transportation is a key issue in 2014 as the Highway Trust Fund will be insolvent by 2015 and MAP-21 is set to expire in September. In some states, transportation projects are already being put on hold because of the uncertainty of future federal funding. The UPDATE Act introduced by Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) is just......
An Invitation: ASCE’s Congressional Fellow Program Accepting Applications
December 16, 2013
“Democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried,” said Winston Churchill. It’s safe to say the man had a point. For the past 18 years, ASCE has selected a member as part of ASCE’s Congressional Fellow program and allowed them to work and learn on Capitol Hill. A year later,......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/lighting-airports-runways-with-leds-saves-big-for-raleigh/">Lighting Airports Runways with LEDs Saves Big for RaleighLighting Airports Runways with LEDs Saves Big for Raleigh
December 09, 2013
America needs solutions to our infrastructure issues that can work today, and what if it’s as simple as switching out the lights? The replacement of the entire airfield electrical system at Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) represents the first major air carrier airport in the United States to complete a full airfield conversion to FAA-certified LED......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/congress-headed-for-a-fight-on-science/">Congress Headed for a Fight on ScienceCongress Headed for a Fight on Science
December 05, 2013
Congress appears ready to start of new fight on what until recently has been a largely non-partisan issue. House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chair Lamar Smith (R-TX) has circulated draft legislation to reauthorize and replace the America COMPETES Act. Entitled the “Frontiers in Innovation, Research, Science, Technology Act of 2013” or FIRST Act, the......