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Illinois Transportation by the Numbers: Meeting the State’s Need for Safe, Smooth and Efficient Mobility

Thursday, April 5th, 2018

Illinois’ roads, highways and bridges form vital transportation links for the state’s residents, visitors and businesses, providing daily access to homes, jobs, shopping, natural resources and recreation. Modernizing Illinois’ transportation system is critical to quality of life and economic competitiveness in the Prairie State. Inadequate transportation investment, which will result in deteriorated transportation facilities and diminished access, will negatively affect economic competitiveness and quality of life in Illinois.

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Tags: Gas tax, IL, Illinois, TRIP
Posted in Aging Infrastructure, Bridges, Economic Stimulus, Employment, Funding, Highway, Infra Views, Local, Roads

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President supports funding non-essential California infrastructure project …but fights funding for critical New York project impacting 800,000 motorists a day and 20% of GDP

Wednesday, April 4th, 2018

President Trump, without any fanfare this week, again declared that it is “Infrastructure Week.” Who knows why he did that since official activities planned for Infrastructure Week are scheduled for May. There are other significant unanswered questions. If Trump wants to make U.S. infrastructure a priority, why did he threaten to shut down government last week over attempts to include funding for an infrastructure project in the spending bill?

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Tags: California, Gateway Project, Mary Scott Nabers, McCloud River, Shasta Dam, Strategic Partnerships Inc., Trump Infrastructure
Posted in Aging Infrastructure, Funding, Guest Post, National, Policy, The Infra Blog

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Infrastructure funding in the new budget bill – here’s where it will go

Monday, March 26th, 2018

Infrastructure experts are calling the $21.2 billion in new federal infrastructure funding in the omnibus federal spending bill “a good first step.” But, they know all too well that it’s only a “tip of the iceberg” solution. Sadly, the additional funding for infrastructure projects is woefully short of what’s needed.

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Tags: Mary Scott Nabers, PPPs, Public-Private Partnerships, Strategic Partnerships Inc., WIFIA
Posted in Drinking Water, Funding, Guest Post, National, Policy, Wastewater, Water Treatment

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Guest on The Infra Blog: Congressman Peter DeFazio (D-OR)

Tuesday, March 20th, 2018

DJ Gribbin, and others gathered at the White House, want to devolve the burden onto the local governments and the states, pretend they did something, and that’s it. It’s all ideology, and part of Paul Ryan is ideology. All the people are fighting against real investment. They’re doing it from the ideology, including the hypocrisy of Grover Norquist who blessed the five cent increase in the inland diesel tax and called it a user fee. But, if we want to increase the diesel or gas tax on trucks and cars, “No, that’s a tax, you can’t do that.” What a bunch of shit.

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Tags: Infrastructure Bill, Paul Ryan, Peter DeFazio, President Trump, Representative DeFazio
Posted in Democrat, Funding, Guests on The Infra Blog, National, Policy, Tax, The Infra Blog

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It has not been swift…but federal funds will soon flow into Texas and Florida

Monday, March 19th, 2018

Seven months after hurricanes Harvey and Irma wreaked catastrophic damages in parts of Texas and Florida, leaving $175 billion in damages in their wake, help is on the way. Much-needed federal disaster relief dollars from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) should reach public officials in Gulf Coast counties by the end of this month.

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Tags: FEMA, Florida, Gulf States, HUD, Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane Irma, Mary Scott Nabers, Natural Disasters, P3s, PPPs, Public-Private Partnerships, Strategic Partnerships Inc., Texas
Posted in Environment, Funding, Guest Post, Private Investment, The Infra Blog

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2018 Report Card for Michigan’s Infrastructure

Wednesday, March 14th, 2018

Unfortunately, most of Michigan’s infrastructure is old and outdated. In older Michigan cities, some systems date back to the late 1800s. For close to a decade the state suffered from a poor economy, resulting in Michigan under investing in infrastructure repairs and replacement. Imagine not changing your car’s tires for 10 years. Now we are faced with highways that are full of potholes, bridges that are being propped with temporary supports, sinkholes destroying homes, and beaches being closed due to contamination. In general, most investments during those years were a result of emergencies. Emergency repairs can be inconvenient, cause safety issues, and are more costly than doing routine infrastructure maintenance or replacement.

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Tags: 2018 Report Card for Michigan's Infrastructure, American Society of Civil Engineers, ASCE, MI, Michigan, Michigan Infrastructure Report Card, Michigan Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers
Posted in Funding, Infra Views, Local

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Environmental Defense Fund: Financing Sustainable Infrastructure

Tuesday, March 6th, 2018

A new report from the Environmental Defense Fund and Meister Consulting Group examines innovative financing approaches to sustainable infrastructure. The sustainable infrastructure market is growing across the United States and is increasingly driven by state or local requirements or sustainability goals. Built and managed to meet economic, environmental and social goals, sustainable infrastructure enables government to meet multiple goals by integrating environmental and social co-benefits. The new report introduces an Investment Design Framework featuring four key elements to assist local governments in creating “investment-ready” projects.

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Tags: EDF Business, Environmental Defense Fund, Meister Consultants Group, Sustainable Infrastructure
Posted in Funding, National, Show Us Your Infra, Sustainability

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How much do we care about water resources and water safety?

Monday, February 26th, 2018

Trump infrastructure plan - water infrastructure

Now that the Trump infrastructure plan has been released, the question is, “Will it hold water?” That’s a question of high interest to people who deal with water issues on a daily basis. City, county and state officials who need financial assistance for projects related to water resources and water systems had hoped for some sort of timely help from Congress. It appears, however, that no immediate assistance will be forthcoming. Despite bipartisan support for infrastructure reform, there is no consensus on how to get started.

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Tags: Inc., Mary Scott Nabers, Strategic Partnerships, Trump Infrastructure Plan, Water Infrastructure, WIFIA
Posted in Bipartisan, Drinking Water, Funding, Guest Post, National, Policy, The Infra Blog, Wastewater

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Building Tennessee’s Tomorrow: Anticipating the State’s Infrastructure Needs

Friday, February 23rd, 2018

One of the greatest fiscal challenges facing our elected officials is dealing with aging infrastructure. As the population grows and shifts, new classrooms must be built and equipped to meet our children’s needs. As roads and bridges wear out, they must be repaired or replaced to ensure our safety. And as outdated water lines begin to crack and fail, they must be upgraded to carry clean drinking water safely and efficiently. These examples are just a few of the demands confronting government officials as they struggle with the daunting task of matching limited funds to seemingly unlimited needs.

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Tags: TACIR, Tennessee, Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, TN
Posted in Funding, Infra Views, Local, Roads, Schools

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Guest on The Infra Blog: Stephen K. Benjamin, Mayor of Columbia, SC

Thursday, February 22nd, 2018

Across this country, 85% of our citizens now live in cities and metropolitan economies. 89% of the jobs are in the cities and in metropolitan economies. 91% of America’s nearly $20 trillion GDP is created in cities and metropolitan economies. We are driving the economic growth of this country. And our message is that by partnering with mayors, by looking at the creative solutions that are being deployed all across this country, seeing the innovative ideas, seeing the massive investment in infrastructure, but also embracing the idea of inclusion and ways in which we can all move forward together, is the way to go…We’re always coming around the table. That’s the strength, I believe, of being a mayor and having to always listen to every opinion, not gerrymandered ideas with narrow constituencies. We’re going to continue to do that.

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Tags: Columbia, Mayors, SC, South Carolina, Stephen K. Benjamin, U.S. Conference of Mayors
Posted in Bipartisan, Equity, Funding, Guests on The Infra Blog, Jobs, Policy, Smart Growth, Technology, The Infra Blog

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Illinois Transportation by the Numbers: Meeting the State’s Need for Safe, Smooth and Efficient Mobility

President supports funding non-essential California infrastructure project …but fights funding for critical New York project impacting 800,000 motorists a day and 20% of GDP

Infrastructure funding in the new budget bill – here’s where it will go

Guest on The Infra Blog: Congressman Peter DeFazio (D-OR)

It has not been swift…but federal funds will soon flow into Texas and Florida

2018 Report Card for Michigan’s Infrastructure

Environmental Defense Fund: Financing Sustainable Infrastructure

How much do we care about water resources and water safety?

Building Tennessee’s Tomorrow: Anticipating the State’s Infrastructure Needs

Guest on The Infra Blog: Stephen K. Benjamin, Mayor of Columbia, SC

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