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Archive for the ‘Guests on The Infra Blog’ Category

Conversations with infrastructure experts and stakeholders from around the U.S.

Guest on The Infra Blog: John E. Shinn, Director, District 4, United Steelworkers (USW)

Tuesday, October 8th, 2013
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“There’s just no credible reason for not investing in manufacturing for infrastructure materials and supply chain items…Public policy has got to be in the right direction this way.”
“We need to make sure we protect the steel industry we have, and also build it for the future of the infrastructure projects – not for one bridge but multiple bridges, transit, and also any type of construction of infrastructure.”
“We need to build things in this country to have a successful economy…If we’re going to really rebuild this country we need to help the economy in this country by using US domestic products in the supply chain.”

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Guest on The Infra Blog: Richard. M. Daley, Former Mayor of Chicago

Thursday, September 26th, 2013
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“You can’t say ‘Okay, we have X amount of money, go do something. You have to spend it within a year.’ I think the debate got caught up into not looking at long-range infrastructure projects that are sustainable and allow a much more efficient operation dealing with sustainability of businesses using the infrastructure or the private sector…America has to get back because it’s not just the roads, it’s the water systems, it’s the energy systems, it’s transportation, its looking at things and how, with sustainability, we can be more efficient.”

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Guest on The Infra Blog: Rob Gramlich, Senior Vice President, Public Policy, American Wind Energy Association

Tuesday, September 10th, 2013
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“If the wind stops blowing in one place it’s most likely blowing somewhere else around that region and therefore across the region, and these are regional electricity markets that we have in the country. Across the region wind itself is not variable…if you spread it out with transmission across such a wide region.”

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Guest on The Infra Blog: Stewart Schwartz, Executive Director, Coalition for Smarter Growth

Wednesday, August 28th, 2013
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“Citizens are critical and non-profit advocacy groups are particularly important. Frequently, the business community advocates for infrastructure investments, but I think you need a broader coalition and I think you need to have the conservation and smart-growth community, affordable-housing advocates, transit advocates and others at the table in advocating for infrastructure.”

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Guest on The Infra Blog: Martin H. Duke, Editor-in-Chief, Seattle Transit Blog

Tuesday, July 9th, 2013
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Martin H. Duke on the state of Seattle, what Seattle needs to fix, getting in touch with local politicians and the vision and promise of Seattle Transit Blog

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Guest on The Infra Blog: Edwin Hill, International President, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

Friday, June 28th, 2013
 Guest on The Infra Blog: Edwin Hill, International President, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

Edwin D. Hill is President of the the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), an office he has held since 2001. As President of a union whose members work in all sectors of the economy, from utility companies to solar panel production plants, from building retrofitting to nuclear power facilities, Mr. Hill has a unique, […]

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Guest on The Infra Blog: Leo Gerard, International President, United Steelworkers

Tuesday, June 18th, 2013
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Leo W. Gerard is International President of the United Steelworkers, the dominant union in paper, forestry products, steel, aluminum, tire and rubber, glass, chemicals and petroleum. Under Gerard’s leadership, the 850,000-member USW has heightened its focus on reversing the alarming decline of U.S. manufacturing. He has worked to inject workers’ rights into trade agreements, investment […]

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Guest on The Infra Blog: Paul Farmer, FAICP, The American Planning Association

Wednesday, June 5th, 2013
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Paul Farmer, FAICP, is Chief Executive Officer of the American Planning Association (APA) and APA’s professional institute, the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP). He has primary responsibility for the long-term strategic direction of the association, in concert with elected leadership. He is responsible for representing the leadership of the association, its members and the interests of planning with partners and with the public. He is the prime spokesperson for APA. He is also president of the Planning Foundation.

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Guest on The Infra Blog: Patrick D. Jones, International Bridge, Tunnel, and Turnpike Association (IBTTA)

Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013
Patrick D. Jones, IBTTA

Patrick D. Jones is executive director and chief executive officer of the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association. Topics Include:
-Political Will to Fund Infrastructure
-Why Tolling Works
-Roads Need Constant Maintenance, and a Constant Revenue Stream
-We’re Too Patient with our Failing Infrastructure
-Roads Are a Service, Not a One-Time Purchase

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Guest on The Infra Blog: Mike Jacobs, The Union of Concerned Scientists

Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
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Mike Jacobs is leading the Union of Concerned Scientists’ work on electricity markets and regulatory reform. Topics include:
The Union of Concerned Scientists on Renewable Energy
Energy Independence
Making Electricity “Visible”
Consumer Choice: Greater than Ever

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