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Builders Of Bridges – 1928 Bridge Construction Educational Documentary
Thursday, September 27th, 2012The Innovative DOT: A Handbook of Policy and Practice
Wednesday, September 19th, 2012
SMART GROWTH AMERICA
State officials across the country are facing the same challenges. Revenues are falling and budgets are shrinking while transportation demands grow. The traditional means of funding and delivering transportation services are no longer adequate, jeopardizing the path to tomorrow’s economy. The only answer is innovation.
Confronting the Reality of Declining Federal Transportation Funding
Tuesday, September 18th, 2012Innovation NewsBriefsVol. 23, No. 24 “There is no appetite in Congress to increase the gas tax and stakeholders will have little influence to change the congressional minds.” This was one of several sober— and sobering— conclusions reached by a panel of experts at a recent meeting convened by the Bipartisan Policy Center and the Eno […]
View this complete post...High-Speed Rail Can Reduce Environmental Impacts in California’s Future
Friday, September 7th, 2012
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
Deployment of new and more fuel-efficient transportation modes is expected in the coming decades. Next generation automobiles and aircraft are already entering the market.
How Transit-Oriented Development Can Help Get America to Work
Tuesday, September 4th, 2012LOW INCOME INVESTMENT FUND
Faced with rising poverty rates, high unemployment, and a fragile economic recovery, more and more families are struggling to hold on to the American Dream — the fundamental belief that here, in the “land of opportunity,” anyone willing to work hard can get ahead, save for the future, and build a better life for themselves, their families and the next generation. Policymakers and the public alike are focused intently on what has always been the very linchpin of achieving that dream — jobs, jobs, jobs. Yet, in that pursuit, there is one critically important element that is often overlooked: the fact that today, simply getting from home to work and back again has become a growing challenge for many Americans.
Contest: Support HSR and Win a Trip to Europe!
Tuesday, September 4th, 2012US HSR is hosting a contest in anticipation of the High Speed Rail Around the World TV Series, which will show America the benefits of high-speed rail by highlighting worldwide HSR successes.
1) Make a PayPal donation of $5 or more to help fund the HSR TV series.
2) Submit a video about why you support high speed rail and why you want to win the trip to Europe. Anyone who enters a video is automatically entered in the contest for free.
View this complete post...Guest on The Infra Blog: Scott Paul, Executive Director, Alliance for American Manufacturing
Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012
Scott N. Paul is the founding executive director of the Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM), which was launched in April 2007. AAM, a unique partnership between the United Steelworkers union and leading U.S. manufacturers, has rapidly developed into an effective research and advocacy organization, publishing reports on the effectiveness of domestic trade laws and the […]
View this complete post...After the Dust Has Settled… Some Reflections on the New Transportation Law (MAP-21) Update
Wednesday, July 18th, 2012Innovation NewsBriefsVol. 23, No. 21 (Rev) By a vote of 373-52 in the House and a vote of 74-19 in the Senate, the lawmakers approved a two year reauthorization (October 1, 2012 through September 30, 2014) of the federal surface transportation program, just one day before the program was set to expire on June 30. […]
View this complete post...REMINDER: July 10th, Washington DC – International Infrastructure Reception
Monday, July 9th, 2012From Quarles & Brady LLP:
Domestic and International infrastructure takes center stage this week as industry and government officials gather in Washington, DC.
After the Dust Has Settled… Some Reflections on the New Transportation Law (MAP-21)
Monday, July 9th, 2012Innovation NewsBriefsVol. 23, No. 21 By a vote of 373-52 in the House and a vote of 74-19 in the Senate, the lawmakers approved a two-year reauthorization of the federal surface transportation program on June 29, just one day before the program was set to expire. In so doing, Congress passed the first multi-year reauthorization […]
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