John Hennessy III,
P.E.
Originally posted on Faster Better Safer, the blog of Americans for Transportation Mobility The story of America’s faltering infrastructure (deteriorating roads and bridges and strained waterways and ports) is playing out in ways that consumers, manufacturers and suppliers are feeling. Whether it’s higher home prices because the raw materials that go into the building process are […]
View this complete 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!
View this complete post...Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg testified on his department’s priorities before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. In his opening remarks, Secretary Buttigieg said “the infrastructure status quo is a threat” and emphasized the need to make a “generational investment” in transportation infrastructure. He also talked about the importance of creating resilient infrastructure and confronting inequities. Throughout the hearing, lawmakers questioned the secretary about transportation technologies, low-emission transit systems, aviation safety issues, high-speed rail funding, the Highway Trust Fund and the permitting process for infrastructure projects.
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Please register below to join me, Accelerator for America Action and our New Partnership on Infrastructure coalition, CityAge, Senator Cathy Cortez Masto of Nevada, Representative Greg Stanton of Arizona, and Mayor David Holt of Oklahoma City for Building to Recovery: America’s New Playbook for Infrastructure on Monday, March 1, at 12 pm PT | 3 pm ET.
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Member organizations of the Americans for Transportation Mobility (ATM) Coalition took part in a recent national Radio Media Tour (RMT). They advocated a Congressional furtherance of the FAST Act and for a longer-term federal investment plan to rebuild aging highways, bridges and public transit.
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Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic has made a difficult situation worse. A sizable portion of our existing infrastructure systems are supported with user-generated revenue streams. With the onset of the pandemic, commercial water use is down, commuters are staying off the roads and away from transit, and airports are virtually empty.
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That improvements to passenger rail, public transit, bridges, rural roads and interstates are needed is not up for debate. In 2017, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) informed all of America that our infrastructure was graded at a D+. This included multiple systems, but largely surface transportation. President Trump, early on, made infrastructure investment […]
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The events of the past week are powerful reminders – which we should not have needed – that the physical fabric of a community is only as strong as the social contracts beneath it. That parks and housing and schools and jobs and transit need to be accessible and safe for everyone. And they aren’t. Not even close.
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The United States now needs another stimulus. A COVID-19 recession is all but certain. Additional spending will almost certainly follow the CARES Act approved by Congress in late March. While there are enormous needs for relief and support all across the economy, the president and many congressional leaders have indicated that they want infrastructure to be a major part of some future stimulus bill. If Congress wants to use infrastructure spending to create jobs and support recovery, we should learn from the previous stimulus.
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The core purpose of transportation infrastructure is to provide access to work, education, healthcare, groceries, recreation, and all other daily needs. Congestion can become a problem when it seriously obstructs access, but may not be a major problem if it doesn’t.
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