Innovation NewsBriefsVol. 23, No. 22 On July 18, at a site pregnant with symbolism— the future location of what HSR advocates hope will become San Francisco’s terminus of the state’s bullet train — California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill to fund construction of the first section of the high-speed line. Earlier in the day, […]
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The Uncertain Future of the California Bullet Train
Monday, August 6th, 2012Guest on The Infra Blog: Geoffrey Anderson, President & CEO, Smart Growth America
Monday, July 30th, 2012
Geoffrey Anderson is the President and CEO of Smart Growth America. Recently named by Partnership for Sustainable Communities as “One of the 100 Most Influential Leaders in Sustainable Community Planning and Development,” Geoffrey came to his current position after eight years heading the Smart Growth Program at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Geoffrey is a […]
View this complete Infra Blog post...Infrastructure Bank: Tricky, But Just Do It
Friday, July 27th, 2012Transportation Issues Daily Can’t we stop wringing our hands about the concerns of establishing a National Infrastructure Bank and just do it? For years a National Infrastructure Bank has been touted as the “next greatest idea” for financing our most pressing infrastructure needs. But we don’t seem to get to the next step. I’ve been […]
View this complete Infra Blog post...Secretary Ray LaHood at the UIC High Speed Rail Conference
Thursday, July 26th, 2012Steven CF Anderson, Managing Director of InfrastructureUSA, attended the UIC 8th World Congress on High Speed Rail, hosted by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA). The conference was held from July 11th to July 13th in Philadelphia, PA, in the days following the historic vote by the California legislature approving high speed rail. U.S. Secretary […]
View this complete Infra Blog 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. […]
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Monday, July 16th, 2012
Steven CF Anderson, Managing Director of InfrastructureUSA, attended the UIC 8th World Congress on High-Speed Rail, hosted by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA). The conference was held from July 11th to July 13th in Philadelphia, PA, in the days following the historic vote by the California legislature approving high speed rail.
View this complete Infra Blog post...Great American Infrastructure: Seven-Mile Bridge, FL
Friday, July 13th, 2012
This is the twenty-first in a series of entries celebrating infrastructure achievements in the United States. What: The Seven-Mile Bridge is one of the longest bridges in America and was at the time of its completion (in 1982), the longest continuous concrete segmental bridge in the world. When: There are two bridges in the same […]
View this complete Infra Blog 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.
US High Speed Rail Association Applauds the California Legislature for Voting ‘Yes’ to Move Forward with High Speed Rail
Monday, July 9th, 2012
US HIGH SPEED RAIL ASSOCIATION
Washington, DC – The US High Speed Rail Association (USHSR) commends the California Legislature for their vision, leadership, and commitment to the state’s new high speed rail project. USHSR and its 250 members fully support this visionary transportation project, and commend the legislature and Governor Brown for leading the way in getting America to think big again.
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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