John Hennessy III,
P.E.
From BTEA: Construction industry experts agree that the current financial downturn is severely affecting future construction in New York City. Many projects are delayed and heavy job loss in the construction industry is expected to continue. Meanwhile, possible future government stimulus and investment in public infrastructure may mean billions of dollars in construction spending and […]
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THE AMERICAN JOBS ACT
The American people understand that the economic crisis and the deep recession weren’t created overnight and won’t be solved overnight. The economic security of the middle class has been under attack for decades. That’s why President Obama believes we need to do more than just recover from this economic crisis – we need to rebuild the economy the American way, based on balance, fairness, and the same set of rules for everyone from Wall Street to Main Street.
From PEI: Investors in infrastructure are looking for more sophisticated investments, many exploring a direct platform, co-investments or secondary positions. Entering into these large scale investments can be intimidating, particularly in the Americas where the opportunities are great but the deal flow is sluggish. In response to this, Infrastructure Investor: Americas returns to New York […]
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SPHERE CONSULTING
-Jointly public and private investment in infrastructure can create millions of jobs. The private sector is already largely responsible for designing, building, and financing our nation’s infrastructure and can do more.
-Over $250 bn of private capital has been raised, and some additional legislative and administrative changes could accelerate infrastructure projects and enhance funding.
-Private investment in infrastructure frees government dollars for allocation to other troubled areas of the economy and transfers risk away from the public partner to the private entity.
Transportation Issues Daily The House draft appropriations bill (read the Subcommittee’s summary) was published late Wednesday and is scheduled to be acted on Thursday at 4pm (Eastern). The proposal reduces Amtrak operating subsidies by about 40%, provides zero funding for high-speed and intercity passenger rail capital grants, zero funding for a new TIGER program, and […]
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Laura Barrett is the Executive Director of the Transportation Equity Network and National Policy Director for the Gamaliel Foundation. She been a community organizer for more than 20 years. Laura previously worked as a Field Organizer for the Center for Community Change, and has served as Director of Housing Comes First, the Missouri Public Interest […]
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Lexer Quamie is a Counsel in the Public Policy Department of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights. At The Leadership Conference, she helps facilitate the development of a federal policy agenda for a broad coalition of civil and human rights groups and analyzes federal current civil rights issues and legislation in the areas […]
View this complete post...So this is the second Part of a a several part video project. Over the next few years I will be recoding the progress of the New Dallas Love Field Terminal from the Continental United gates. (On a side not I’m sitting next to Continental Airlines 4th most senior flight attendant. She been with them […]
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BROOKINGS INSTITUTION
Americans possess a well-documented dependency on the automobile—and nowhere is that clearer than in how Americans travel to work. Over three-quarters of commuters drive alone to work, with another 10 percent carpooling. Considering that Americans registered over 133 million private and commercial vehicles in 2009, it makes sense that so many people would drive. However, there remain over 10 million American households who do not own a private vehicle.
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