Originally posted on Faster Better Safer, the blog of Americans for Transportation Mobility Listen to the 14-minute podcast The message from National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) President & CEO Michael Johnson is diplomatic, but also direct: Americans have always rallied around building a better country for their children and their children‘s children, and today […]
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America is inching closer to a monumental investment and policy framework for modernizing our transportation system and building next-generation infrastructure.
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In advocating for the California project specifically, Moulton noted that the San Francisco to L.A. line would offer much more frequent—and affordable—service than the airlines.
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At least 580,000 people experienced homelessness on a given day in January 2020. That number has increased significantly since then. Today, reporting organizations say there is no recent accounting and gathering the data will be more difficult in the months to come. However, data does point to increases in America’s homeless population over the past […]
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Smart City competition continues, and benefits are coming not only to citizens at the local level of government but also to the entire country as new initiatives are launched, tested, and perfected. Recognition for exemplary effort is now more prevalent than ever as states and national organizations seek out and reward public agencies for visionary […]
View this complete Infra Blog post...Earlier this month, the country celebrated another annual Infrastructure Week. For the last nine years, leaders have convened from across America to highlight the critical role infrastructure plays in the economy, job creation, public health, and national security. But, for many years the celebrations have been rather mild since there has been little to celebrate. […]
View this complete Infra Blog post...For some highlights of the Infrastructure Week 2021, check out the below videos from the kickoff and other keynote events. Visit the United for Infrastructure Vimeo page for all of the great panel conversations, video spotlights, and interviews the made this 9th annual United for Infrastructure a week to remember!
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Cities, counties, school districts, colleges, universities, health-care facilities, and public transit authorities are all on stand-by awaiting billions in new funding from the American Rescue Plan (ARP). Surprisingly, a few states are still holding federal revenue received through the CARES Act for COVID relief, often to the frustration of local public leaders. Contractors, taxpayers, […]
View this complete Infra Blog post...There is no disagreement — water is a precious asset. Without water, there is no path to survival or sustainability on the planet. Cities, counties, states, industry, trees, plants, crops, animals, and individuals cannot survive without adequate water resources. In America’s overall drive to sustainability, water is one of the most critical components. Yet, […]
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Industry leaders, investors, regulators, rating agencies, and governmental entities are all watching a strong trend that will likely become a competitive factor in government contracting in the future. The significance of the trend’s impact cannot yet be calculated, but it could be substantial.
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