SOLAR ENERGY INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION
The U.S. solar market has experienced rapid growth in the last few years and is poised to continue growing over the next five years according to our baseline forecast. However, extending the TGP would significantly accelerate this growth, increasing investment, employment and deployment across the U.S. While an extension would benefit all sectors of the solar industry, utility-scale solar development would see some of the longest lasting impacts due to the long project development process.
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Solar Energy: Economic Impact of Extending the Section 1603 Treasury Program
Friday, October 21st, 2011Discretionary Grant Programs: State by State
Tuesday, October 18th, 2011FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION
FY 2011 Discretionary Program Awards: Alternative Analysis (AA), State of Good Repair (SOGP), & Bus Livability
Infrastructure Bank is DOA in House, Mica Declares
Thursday, October 13th, 2011Transportation Issues Daily House Transportation Chair John Mica opened a hearing on an infrastructure bank by stating “I’m afraid that the national infrastructure bank is dead on arrival in the House.” The lone witness in favor of creating a federal infrastructure bank, Marcia Hale, president of Building America’s Future, observed a federal infrastructure bank is […]
View this complete post...Reinventing the Urban Interstate: A New Paradigm for Multimodal Corridors
Wednesday, October 12th, 2011TRANSIT COOPERATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM
The objectives of this research were to (1) evaluate the potential for rehabilitating and reconstructing portions of interstate freeways and similar freeways in the urbanized areas in the United States as new paradigm multimodal transportation facilities and (2) develop strategies to plan and implement these facilities. These facilities might be better used by people, if the facilities offer passenger mobility by multiple modes and are better integrated into
communities.
Bridging the Partisan Divide
Tuesday, October 11th, 2011Innovation NewsBriefs Vol.22, No. 28 Two infrastructure-focused meetings on Capitol Hill — one sponsored by the liberal-leaning (or “center-left” as they prefer to be called) Progressive Policy Institute (PPI), the other by the conservative-leaning Free Congress Foundation — have sent an encouraging signal that, when it comes to investment in transportation, the partisan divide is […]
View this complete post...Who Will Design and Build Future Transportation Network?
Friday, October 7th, 2011Transportation Issues Daily The transportation industry is facing serious workforce issues: 50% of the current workforce is or will become eligible for retirement over the next 10 years Increased competition from other fields for a smaller pool of skilled workers Substantially different skill sets and abilities to respond to rapidly changing demands and a transforming […]
View this complete post...Washington Airports Task Force
Thursday, October 6th, 2011The Washington Airports Task Force works to ensure that the aviation services, related infrastructure, policies and knowledge, are in place to position our region for prosperity by sustaining Washington Reagan National Airport and optimizing expansion of Washington Dulles International Airport. – WashingtonAirports on YouTube
View this complete post...Water Works: Rebuilding Infrastructure, Creating Jobs, Greening the Environment
Wednesday, October 5th, 2011GREEN FOR ALL
This report estimates the economic and job creation impact of a major investment in water infrastructure in the United States. This number—$188.4 billion—is based on the level of investment necessary, as estimated by the Environmental Protection Agency, to manage stormwater and preserve water quality across the country. We find that an investment of $188.4 billion spread equally over the next five years would generate $265.6 billion in economic activity and create close to 1.9 million jobs.
The Road to Good Jobs: Making Training Work
Tuesday, October 4th, 2011TRANSPORTATION EQUITY NETWORK
As joblessness continues to afflict millions of Americans, the national conversation has turned to investments in transportation infrastructure as a path to job creation. Calls to invest in our crumbling highways and bridges and cash-strapped transit systems have come from the AFLCIO and U.S. Chamber of Commerce alike. President Obamaʼs American Jobs Act proposes $50 billion in immediate spending on transportation infrastructure, while Congressional Republicans are reportedly seeking ways to boost revenue levels in their proposed federal transportation authorization act.
High-Speed Rail: International Lessons for U.S. Policy Makers
Friday, September 30th, 2011LINCOLN INSTITUTE OF LAND POLICY
High-speed rail has been adopted throughout the world, and is now being planned and developed in the United States. Over the past 50 years, U.S. transportation spending has favored the development of interstate highway and aviation systems. In the meantime, countries such as China, Japan, Spain, France, and Germany have been investing in modern high-speed rail systems to satisfy the travel demands of current and future generations. As the United States embarks on the High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail Program launched in 2009, it can learn from the experiences of other countries i planning, constructing, and operating high-speed rail.
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